BY GREELEY q McELRATH.

yOL. III. NO. Hs.5s.
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pany 20 the usa sofsone Instrument, we shouia
shinb this mode of taking Tea deserving the con-
sderation OF the wealthy, sineeit possesses seve-
raj adsansages over the Chinese plan which We
have adopted. In the first place, it is not only
more ingenious and scientific mode OF raising
liquid but also more graceful than the gross me-
chanical one Of lifting the vessel with 1t. IL Is
more economical as regards the exertion required;
for in ordinary cases person expends an amount
of force in carrying cup of tea backwards and
forwards. so many times TO his mouth, as would
suffice to raise q bucket OF wstsr froa moderate
Iv deep well. In the of these tubes there is
chance of verifying the old proverb--. many slip
between the cup and the lip And then there is
no danger of breakage, since the vessel need not
be removed from the table How often has valu-
able tea-set' been brohen, and the heart of the
fair owner almost with it, By some awkward visi-
tor dropping cup and saucer on their way to his
mouth, or on their return to the table Lastly,
the introduction of these tubes, would leave the
same room as at present for display in tea-table
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Some of the most curious portions of the book
thooo eNPosi,ts Of tho dauice. Of tho on
cient heather, and the following is certainly, the
author calls it, very neat specimen CT religious
ingenuity. The figure below represents an an
cent vase of lustra water constructed that, al
though no attending priest was necessary, the
dropping of sufficient quantity of coin into the
lid would Immediately cause the holy water to
flow. 1t is thus explained by Mr.. EwBAEK: