Show F of the or gant fly scaled NOT in tins f 1 4 0 above occidental t a packer night orienta tea picker GAIN romance and machinery S take hands one wt man crowded the tea flavors assi ot of the far east into a tin and sealed the lid sealed it in vacuum while it was still hot from US its toasting which Is the point of 0 the story for in san francisco in an ultra modern magical way tea lea with a zest of 0 the orient Is now perfected in the occident in the latest vacuum way to most of us tea production is in a legendary sort ot of process vaguely sugg suggestive ostive of 0 romance dainty oriental maidens in warm flowering fields vast surry sultry areas in india china and japan mongols Mon gols hindus tolling toiling in the drying and rolling and packing of 0 frag fragrant rant leaves and tor for us solace satisfied thirst and intimate gossip over the dainty tea cups too often romance goes down before the machine ot of today but in this case the machine brings to all the essence ot of oriental romance in tea perfection by this latest movement of 0 the wheel cheol of 0 science thousands of miles removed from cherry blossom maidens and temple bells the crowning glory fiory ot of the tea drinking orient is preserved lor for us and hermetically sealed in the modern tea tin tea and few ot of us know this must be roasted like coffee first in the orient this tor for preservation and again in the occident this tor for perfection august schilling ot of san francisco is responsible tor for this newest startling method ot of preservation he is a pioneer master in his own line A man biti planed the poets fancy into the art by putting on oil the american table a drink such as princes paid fortunes tor for in ancient russia it was he who conceived the idea of roasting the tea leaf eat for the second time after its journey across the pacific to restore its original flavor and fragrance hidden in the veins of therose the loaf of the tea plant is the essential oil of tea this is the soul of its flower the second roasting or toasting as it is called in the tea vernacular draws this essential tea oil to the edges of the leaf ready tor for release whop when drenched with hot water and that Is the secret of delicious tea but tea preservation was a different matter and a difficult art curiously enough schilling has been an outstanding figure in the packing of teas in america in assi he introduced to the american public the first tea to be packed in tins this was known as the perfection tin before this tea had always been sold in bulk form the perfection tin was the first move toward packaged tea in america and ladles ladies with very thin waists and very large bustles bustled accepted with pleased astonishment this radical improvement on the paper bag his next development was the parch myn lined carton which became the standard method of packing teas all over america it 11 seems natural that this man should present the latest development in tea packing sealing HOT in vacuum tins |