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This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

​ CONTENTS PAGE Chapter I. The Cup of Humanity Tea ennobled into Teaism, a religion of æstheticism, the adoration of the beautiful among everyday facts—Teaism developed among both nobles and peasants—The mutual misunderstanding of the New World and the Old—The Worship of Tea in the West—Early records of Tea in European writing—The Taoists' version of the combat between Spirit and Matter—The modern struggle for wealth and power 3 Chapter II. The Schools of Tea The three stages of the evolution of Tea—The Boiled Tea, the Whipped Tea, and the Steeped Tea, representative of the Tang, the…

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