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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14292, 11 February 1910, Page 6

It is said that when Dr. Johnson was reading Butler's "Analogy" he drank 14 cups of strong, tea before he finished the first two chapters, and through the combined effects of tea and theology, finished the volume a more confirmed hypochondriac than ever he was before. In a mild attempt to popularise the stores of literature within their keeping, the Melbourne Public Library trustees have turned their attention to tea also, but with hopes of results much more pleasant. The idea is to provide readers who , visit the institution with the opportunity of obtaining light refreshments without serious interruption to their literary or other researches. Refreshment rooms are to be established beneath the Stawell Gallery, and will be open from 11 a.m. until seven p.m. By this innovation the library trustees hope to meet the convenience of users of the . library who may require to spend hours over, their tasks