And for other drinks than those of orthodox alcoholic content he has nothing but contempt. Witness the following remarks:
Tea is like the East he grows in,
A great yellow Mandarin,
With urbanity of manner,
And unconsciousness of sin;
All the women, like a harem,
At his pig-tail troop along,
And, like all the East he grows in,
He is Poison when he’s strong.
Tea, although an Oriental,