[COMPLETE]Tea and the Effects of Tea Drinking, by W. Scott Tebb - brrot

[VOgalUS]

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Tea and the Effects of Tea Drinking, by William Scott Tebb

William Scott Tebb gives a history of tea through 1903. He describes the origin, tea plant, harvesting, distribution, popularity and the makeup of tea. Interestingly it was a drink to boost mood. He was commissioned to find the effects of drinking tea and the characteristics of those effects finding it to be a stimulant and noting there was too much tea drinking at the time. (Summary by )

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68148

Target completion date: 2024-05-01

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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction; *Non-fiction/Health & Fitness; *Non-fiction/House & Home/Cooking; *Non-fiction/Science

Keywords that describe the book: tea, tea drinking, history of tea, science of tea

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

For the first section, say:

"Section (or Chapter) # of Tea and the Effects of Tea Drinking. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Tea and the Effects of Tea Drinking, by William Scott Tebb. Section Title."

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"Section (or Chapter) # of Tea and the Effects of Tea Drinking, by William Scott Tebb. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."

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"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]

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"End of Tea and the Effects of Tea Drinking, by William Scott Tebb."

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[silverquill]

I would be glad to join you as DPL.

[VOgalUS]

I would be glad to join you as DPL.

Hi silverquill,

What is DPL?

[silverquill]

I would be glad to join you as DPL.

Hi silverquill,

What is DPL?

Dedicated Proof Listener -- someone who will listen to all of your recordings and give you a report -- PL OK, if everything is good, or See PL Notes if there are corrections to be made. And, encouragement along the way.

[VOgalUS]

I would be glad to join you as DPL.

Hi silverquill,

What is DPL?

Dedicated Proof Listener -- someone who will listen to all of your recordings and give you a report -- PL OK, if everything is good, or See PL Notes if there are corrections to be made. And, encouragement along the way.

Absolutely. Maybe you can answer some questions I have. This book has no chapters. I've found some spots to split it up into 4 sections. Does that work?

[silverquill]

Sure! I thinks four sections sounds about right. You can put them in the MW just as Part I, Part II, etc.

I also see that there are a LOT of tables in this short book - nine by my count - and the do all have to be read. There are a couple of ways you can read these. Keep in mind that the listener needs to understand the narration without the benefit of seeing anything or really being able to visualize the way the table is set up. So, there will of necessity be redundancy in reading them so that they are comprehensible to the listener.

The first option, which I personally prefer, is to read them across. This would be read this way:

Using Table A as an example

Years 1801 to 1810 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per annum 23,717,882
Average annual Population 16,794,000 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per head per annum 1·41

Years 1811 to 1820 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per annum 24,753,808
Average annual Population 19,316,700 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per head per annum 1·28

and so on down the table

For Tables B and C, since there are only columns, it could be read as:

Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per head per annum
New South Wales 8·01 Victoria 7·38 etc.

For Table D can also be simplified since there is only one heading, like:

1866-70 India 6.2 Ceylon zero China 91·44 Other Countries 1.94 etc. down the column

Table E is more complicated, but let's give it a go.
After reading the description of the table:

Description and District: Orange Pekoe, Deamoolie, Assam: Wholesale Price without duty per lb. 1 shilling ten pence: Per cent. Extract 24·75: Per cent. Alkaloid 3.11 Per cent. Tannin 6.87 Proportion of tannin corresponding to 2·8 per cent. Alkaloid. 6.18

Going down the table line by line. You may know, but d is an old abbreviation for pence. an a slash / denotes shilling and may be followed by another number which is pence. In line 4, I have no idea what ss u means. Omit it if you cannot decipher it.

The remainder of the tables can be read in like fashion.

If this is more information than you need, just ignore my prattling.
It helps me now and then to review this for my own sake. I do some other projects that frequently have tables and charts like these.

[VOgalUS]

Sure! I thinks four sections sounds about right. You can put them in the MW just as Part I, Part II, etc.

I also see that there are a LOT of tables in this short book - nine by my count - and the do all have to be read. There are a couple of ways you can read these. Keep in mind that the listener needs to understand the narration without the benefit of seeing anything or really being able to visualize the way the table is set up. So, there will of necessity be redundancy in reading them so that they are comprehensible to the listener.

The first option, which I personally prefer, is to read them across. This would be read this way:

Using Table A as an example

Years 1801 to 1810 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per annum 23,717,882
Average annual Population 16,794,000 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per head per annum 1·41

Years 1811 to 1820 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per annum 24,753,808
Average annual Population 19,316,700 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per head per annum 1·28

and so on down the table

For Tables B and C, since there are only columns, it could be read as:

Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per head per annum
New South Wales 8·01 Victoria 7·38 etc.

For Table D can also be simplified since there is only one heading, like:

1866-70 India 6.2 Ceylon zero China 91·44 Other Countries 1.94 etc. down the column

Table E is more complicated, but let's give it a go.
After reading the description of the table:

Description and District: Orange Pekoe, Deamoolie, Assam: Wholesale Price without duty per lb. 1 shilling ten pence: Per cent. Extract 24·75: Per cent. Alkaloid 3.11 Per cent. Tannin 6.87 Proportion of tannin corresponding to 2·8 per cent. Alkaloid. 6.18

Going down the table line by line. You may know, but d is an old abbreviation for pence. an a slash / denotes shilling and may be followed by another number which is pence. In line 4, I have no idea what ss u means. Omit it if you cannot decipher it.

The remainder of the tables can be read in like fashion.

If this is more information than you need, just ignore my prattling.
It helps me now and then to review this for my own sake. I do some other projects that frequently have tables and charts like these.

That was going to be my next question. Aaack! Do tables have to be read? Other audiobooks provide a .pdf with the audiobook and put a statement in the recording to refer to Table A... in the attachment.

[Darvinia]

Yes, the tables have to be read. We release our audiobooks into the public domain with no restrictions. So anybody can take your recording and redistribute it without any attachments, in which case it wouldn't be complete or make sense.

Also, we have many visually impaired listeners who would not be able to view a table included in an attachment.

[VOgalUS]

Sure! I thinks four sections sounds about right. You can put them in the MW just as Part I, Part II, etc.

I also see that there are a LOT of tables in this short book - nine by my count - and the do all have to be read. There are a couple of ways you can read these. Keep in mind that the listener needs to understand the narration without the benefit of seeing anything or really being able to visualize the way the table is set up. So, there will of necessity be redundancy in reading them so that they are comprehensible to the listener.

The first option, which I personally prefer, is to read them across. This would be read this way:

Using Table A as an example

Years 1801 to 1810 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per annum 23,717,882
Average annual Population 16,794,000 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per head per annum 1·41

Years 1811 to 1820 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per annum 24,753,808
Average annual Population 19,316,700 Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per head per annum 1·28

and so on down the table

For Tables B and C, since there are only columns, it could be read as:

Average number of pounds of Tea consumed per head per annum
New South Wales 8·01 Victoria 7·38 etc.

For Table D can also be simplified since there is only one heading, like:

1866-70 India 6.2 Ceylon zero China 91·44 Other Countries 1.94 etc. down the column

Table E is more complicated, but let's give it a go.
After reading the description of the table:

Description and District: Orange Pekoe, Deamoolie, Assam: Wholesale Price without duty per lb. 1 shilling ten pence: Per cent. Extract 24·75: Per cent. Alkaloid 3.11 Per cent. Tannin 6.87 Proportion of tannin corresponding to 2·8 per cent. Alkaloid. 6.18

Going down the table line by line. You may know, but d is an old abbreviation for pence. an a slash / denotes shilling and may be followed by another number which is pence. In line 4, I have no idea what ss u means. Omit it if you cannot decipher it.

The remainder of the tables can be read in like fashion.

If this is more information than you need, just ignore my prattling.
It helps me now and then to review this for my own sake. I do some other projects that frequently have tables and charts like these.

That was going to be my next question. Aaack! Do tables have to be read? Other audiobooks provide a .pdf with the audiobook and put a statement in the recording to refer to Table A... in the attachment.

Ok. It looks like tables have to be read. At least I'll never be able to say I never read tables. And it looks like I'll be using a How Do You Pronounce This website a lot. You provided an excellent framework for the tables. I'll start working on this in a couple of weeks. There are some things I have to finish up (one which is a Librivox chapter) then I'll start this.

[vviera]

Ok. It looks like tables have to be read. At least I'll never be able to say I never read tables. And it looks like I'll be using a How Do You Pronounce This website a lot. You provided an excellent framework for the tables. I'll start working on this in a couple of weeks. There are some things I have to finish up (one which is a Librivox chapter) then I'll start this.

For pronunciations for less common things, including proper nouns, I like howjsay.com. For example, I'm reading a book right now with a female character from India named Kautilya. That name was in there. The person pronounced it, then said, "Hindi," so I knew I was in the right part of the world.

[brownrottger]

Hello, I will MC this for you. I will be right back with your Magic Window.

[brownrottger]

Your Magic Window is in place. As Soloist, you are your own Book Coordinator (BC). Since this is your first Solo, you will need to follow the instructions for first time BC login. For your convenience, here are the instructions for that excerpted from the guidelines for BCs.
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Use this Link to go the main login screen: http://librivox.org/workflow
Click on Login (for BCs & MCs)
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Click “Forgot Password” (Note: Your forum password will not work here!!)
You will receive an email with a link to reset your password. Click the link and enter a password and submit the form.
Go back to the main login screen and use the new password you entered above to log in to the system.

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Let me know if you encounter any problems whatsoever. As soon as this is accomplished please post in thread and I will move us to Going Solo.
Best,
Christine

[brownrottger]

In order to keep this subforum orderly, I am moving us to Going Solo.
Best,
Christine

[VOgalUS]

Your Magic Window is in place. As Soloist, you are your own Book Coordinator (BC). Since this is your first Solo, you will need to follow the instructions for first time BC login. For your convenience, here are the instructions for that excerpted from the guidelines for BCs.
Accessing the System – First Time Login

Use this Link to go the main login screen: http://librivox.org/workflow
Click on Login (for BCs & MCs)
Enter your forum username.
Click “Forgot Password” (Note: Your forum password will not work here!!)
You will receive an email with a link to reset your password. Click the link and enter a password and submit the form.
Go back to the main login screen and use the new password you entered above to log in to the system.

Here is a link for more detailed instructions: https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Soloists:_How_to_update_the_Magic_Window#Accessing_the_System_%E2%80%93_First_Time_Login

Let me know if you encounter any problems whatsoever. As soon as this is accomplished please post in thread and I will move us to Going Solo.
Best,
Christine

Hi brownrottger,

I am ready to get going on this. My password got changed according to the above instructions but it isn't letting me into anything.

[VOgalUS]

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I would be glad to join you as DPL.

Hi silverquill,

What is DPL?

Dedicated Proof Listener -- someone who will listen to all of your recordings and give you a report -- PL OK, if everything is good, or See PL Notes if there are corrections to be made. And, encouragement along the way.

Hi silverquill,

I'm trying to complete the set up. I put the document in a file to print and make notes. Is there a way I can send it to you? Also, do footnotes have to be read?