inspection, the leaves that are not entirely closed being rolled over
again.

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Madame Pfeiffer had an opportunity of tasting a cup of tea made after the
most approved Chinese fashion. A small quantity was dropped into a
delicate porcelain cup, boiling water was poured upon it, and a tightly-
fitting cover then adjusted to the cup. After a few seconds, the
infusion was ready for drinking--neither milk, cream, nor sugar being
added.

* * * * *

But we must tarry no longer within the borders of the Celestial Empire.
We have to follow Madame Pfeiffer in her wanderings over many seas and
through many countries,--for in the course of her adventurous career she
saw more of "men and cities" than even the much-travelling Ulysses,--and
our limits confine us to brief notices of the most remarkable places she
visited.

From China she sailed for the East Indies.

On her way she "looked in" at Singapore, a British settlement, where
gather the traders of many Asiatic nations. The scenery which stretches
around it is of a rich and agreeable character, and the island on which
it is situated excels in fertility of vegetation. A saunter among the
plantations of cloves and nutmegs is very pleasant, the air breathing a
peculiar balsamic fragrance. The nutmeg-tree is about the size of a good
apricot-bush, and from top to bottom is a mass of foliage; the branches