Tea at Trianon: The Health Benefits of Tea...

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

The Health Benefits of Tea...

...Especially white, green and red teas. The Adagio tea site has several articles about the advantages of drinking tea for one's health. This is of interest to me, especially the helpful effects for those suffering from cancer, and many other ills.

Here is also a link about tea etiquette. Share

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Yes, I've heard about the green and white tea effect. The red and blue teas are good too if they are made from the real fruit. Red and blue fruits have anti-oxidant effects.; March 8, 2007 at 7:48:00 AM EST
Anonymous said...: I've never heard of white tea!

We have been enjoying all of our splendid teas we brought back with us from our China trip. Very fine quality Green tea is more expensive than jewels. But thankfully, a little goes a long way. We are also enjoying the Jasmine tea, Lychee tea, and Ginseng tea we brought back with us. All of them have differing health benefits. Jasmine is especially soothing and recommended for PMS and premenopause; Lychee is especially good for controlling cholesterol, especially drunk after a meal; and Genseng is good for vitality and strength in aged folks (my elderly inlaws have been taking Ginseng capsules prior to the tea).

~Georgette; March 8, 2007 at 7:52:00 AM EST
elena maria vidal said...: Thank you, Georgette! I knew that having been all over the far east you would know some interesting teas!; March 8, 2007 at 7:59:00 AM EST