Tea not just for drinking anymore

I had heard that some Victorians saved their tea leaves to assist in cleaning . They sprinkled them on the floors apparently,then swept them up. I had asked someone about this and had asked if this was for dust control. I never did get a reply so I decided to give it a test. We saved our tea leaves and today I did the whole room .Sprinkled the tea leaves over the floor and swept them up according to what I had been told ...sure enough it decreased the dust . We get a lot of dust in the house from burning wood. So this is an ideal way to control the dust somewhat ..Just thought I would share that with you ...see you soon
Margaret