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For instance, at Whitby, writes the historian of that town,
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Old habits die hard. The stronger beverage of English ale had been so long in use that the old folks could not be induced to relinquish it for a foreign herb. A striking instance of the force of habit is related by Dr. Aikin, in his history of Manchester (1795).
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About 1720, he says,
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At that time it was the custom for the apprentices to live with their employers, whose fare was far from liberal; but
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remarks Dr. Aikin,
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Tea was evidently a costly beverage, for
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appears to have been the usual dish provided for apprentices. Those who could afford it, however, drank the Chinese herb. There are many references to tea in
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The Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom,