Show chinese prie praise of tois T authentically it may mar be said that the first record of tea in china Is to be found in uie the historical narratives ot of lo 10 yu wrote edward K R emerson in beverages past and present lo 10 yu yn was chronicler of the tang dynasty and his writings are of such character that there can be no doubt as to their truthfulness lo 10 yu records that tea was in universal use in the sixth century and that it had bad grown so popular in A 1 D that emperor till tsung put a tax on its consumption referring to the benefit to be derived from the use of tea lo 10 yu says it tempers the spirit arid and harmonizes the mind dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue awakens awaken thought and prevents drowsiness light lightens eps or refreshes the body and clears cleara the perceptive faculties |