THACKERY ON TEA.

North Otago Times, 24 May 1909, Page 1

THACKERY ON TEA.

hi the daily lives of .the vast .majority of people:throughout.the world to-day is hardly realised, by 'any of us.- We driuk of the cheering: beverage without much thought as to the inlinite. care and constant, effort" that- are exercised ■in preparing it. for our delectation But if the supply were suddenly, cut oil'! Cau one imagine the constcrna : tion such a calamity >vould cause? No other beverage ■ could quite take the place of Tea in the estimation, of our ■women folic at least, Thackeray, in "rendennis," has the following charming passage, showing what the family teapot meant to. people in his day: Shandon went to the cupboard,: and in lieu of a diuner.made: herself.some tea. ,And in those varieties of pain of. . -which we spoke anon, what a. part of confidente has that poor 'teapot' played ..ever.since-, the kindly.plant was intro-

duccd among us! What myriads -of women have cried over it-to .be sui'c ! What sick beds it has smoked by! What fevered.lips have received 'refreshment' from'out of it I Nature meant very gently by women when she made the tea plant. With a little thought, what a scries of pictures'and groups the fancy may conjure up and assemble round i .thanteapot and> cup.,!,i Melissa and Snccliarissa are talking [love secrets over it. Poor Polly has |it and her-,lover's letters upon ; tho 1 table —his letters who was her lover yesterday, and when it was with plea-, sure, not despair, she .wept over them. Mary comes tripping into her mother's bedroom, bearing a cup of the ' con-, soler to the widonywlio will take no Tho,important part that Tea plays other food. 'Ruth is busy -concocting it for her, husband; who is coining home from the harvest field. One could fill a page with hints for such pictures."

The .thousands upon thousands of persons-throughout,New Zealand who year in and year out drink "Tiger" Tea can truly '■ appreciate the sentiment of Thackeray's words, As a means of refreshment to the invalid, as a source'of -enjoyment to, friends and lovorsjor ,as,a restorer to tho tired worker, "Tiger" Tea has played and is playing its part well., No Tea is so .good as "Tiger," none is more pure and strong. IE you want to experience all the delights of a ■ good, wholesome Tea, be snro always to insist on "Tiger." Sold in various grades, each one the best value it is possible to get.—(3).