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August 30, 1893
The Herald
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
What is this article about?
A group of men on South Street in New York wager on whether a steamer emitting a camphor odor is unloading tea. They visit the Hankow and learn that tea and camphor are never shipped together due to the penetrating smell, even kept separate on piers.
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Tea and Camphor In Transit.
One of the big English tramp steamers pier between the sectional docks and the bridge filled the east side with a mixture of odors peculiar to the far east, the most prominent among them being the pungent aroma of camphor.
"Halloo," said one of a group who were walking down South street. "Let's go down and see them unload the tea ship."
"No you don't," said a second man. "No tea there."
Argument followed, suppers were wagered, and the question was settled by a visit to the Hankow, the steamer which was at the pier. The first speaker knew more when they went away from the pier, for he learned that no tea is carried on a steamer which carries camphor, and that no matter what composed the rest of the cargo, the camphor was kept in a separate, closed room and was only taken at an exceedingly high rate of freight.
So carefully is tea handled and so penetrating is the odor of camphor that the two are not allowed on the same pier together, even in the open air, with 800 feet of space between them. The next time he smells camphor he will not go down to the ship to see tea unloaded.—New York Tribune.
One of the big English tramp steamers pier between the sectional docks and the bridge filled the east side with a mixture of odors peculiar to the far east, the most prominent among them being the pungent aroma of camphor.
"Halloo," said one of a group who were walking down South street. "Let's go down and see them unload the tea ship."
"No you don't," said a second man. "No tea there."
Argument followed, suppers were wagered, and the question was settled by a visit to the Hankow, the steamer which was at the pier. The first speaker knew more when they went away from the pier, for he learned that no tea is carried on a steamer which carries camphor, and that no matter what composed the rest of the cargo, the camphor was kept in a separate, closed room and was only taken at an exceedingly high rate of freight.
So carefully is tea handled and so penetrating is the odor of camphor that the two are not allowed on the same pier together, even in the open air, with 800 feet of space between them. The next time he smells camphor he will not go down to the ship to see tea unloaded.—New York Tribune.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Camphor Odor
Tea Shipping
Wager
Hankow Steamer
Pier Separation
Where did it happen?
South Street Pier, New York
Story Details
Location
South Street Pier, New York
Story Details
Men mistake a camphor-laden steamer for a tea ship due to odors, wager on it, visit the Hankow, and learn tea and camphor are separated because the camphor's smell penetrates and ruins tea, even requiring separate piers.