The Grocer's Companion and Merchant's Hand-Book: Containing a Comprehensive Account of the Growth, Manufacture and Qualities of Every Article Sold by Grocers; Also, Tables of Weights and Measures, and - Hardcover

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9780265218617: The Grocer's Companion and Merchant's Hand-Book: Containing a Comprehensive Account of the Growth, Manufacture and Qualities of Every Article Sold by Grocers; Also, Tables of Weights and Measures, and

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ISBN 10: 0265218616 ISBN 13: 9780265218617

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Tea - IS extensively adulterated in China by means of exhaust ed tea leaves and the leaves of other trees, to the amount of many millions of pounds annually. China clay, fine sand, iron filings, etc., to the extent of from 20 to 40 per cent. Are used, the tests for which are simple, and will be referred to under its proper head.

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