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Show Taa Tippling In Iraland. V Some IntereiitliiK aldollithla on tho i life of the puMantry In Ireland am contained In the re port a of the Innpec- tor of national achooln. which liav lately been IbmimkI. Ttie report aaya: t . "The uae of tea la now carried to auch '. ' dantremua exneHi that It ranks bufora JJ alcohol aa an enemy of tho publto ! ' y, hti.ilth. To aKKravate the altuutlon It ' la In the very poo rent parts of th country tlmt tlie tua evil ta inoit a ; tlve and hurtful. It ta only the cheap ortH of tin itiit reach Iheae poor people; peo-ple; and, let the quality be Rood or bad, the tea la ao prepared for uaa that the liquid, when drunk, haa th propertlea of a alow poUon. The tea pot atewltiK on the hearth all day long la kfpt literally on tap; the member of the family, young aa well M old, re-lurtliiK re-lurtliiK to H at discretion." J |