Re: CS>CS : the power of tea

[bodhisattva]

Sailors mixed rum and water, the rum killed off some of the pathogens, 
the water was very dirty and sometimes months old from their last port 
call. Water in some cities in China is so bad there is an oil slick on 
the surface when you put some in a glass. It's simply not safe to drink 
that trash, their standards are very low, much lower than ours, which I 
think are too low.

Harold MacDonald wrote:
Many many long moons ago when tea became popular in Great Britain 
there was a significant drop in mortality,why you may ask,because 
polluted water had to be boiled to make the tea;simple,n'est pas?
 
Harold