Shortage in tea as well as bread and boots

'Tis well to teach us how we may replace

The foreign brew by native substitutes,

Extracted from a vegetable base

In various wholesome plants and herbs and fruits,

"Arranged and blended," very much like teas,

To suit our "gastric idiosyncrasies."

It is a list for future use to file,

Including woodruff, marjoram and sage,

Thyme, agrimony, hyssop, camomile