Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-16
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VINO Work II. ss,r
without Stow Or ~. ~ cs.hs
Wheat Is tho chief Yo,d
India, although rice Ana . Nothar
are also largely used. asssr fsss
morning "the sound ~ ~ early d ~
u heard in the houses Of f. az s,o''ndiags
sone woman, 2 servant, ! v;S III naiivs
mother Of the family q rr TaOw, o. d.
tor the days consumption a.ng VIE,
two women work the mil, rometins
rude but servieeable contriss' winch b
the means Of most familiss a. a1lce within
sroan ,e. nour e kneaded with - ~s coaaay
oicce OF muslin and set awav s'eo with
Meanwhile the men. haS;.
the prayer to the sun a. ~ repeatel
ment OF its rising, 60 to the;r sxacs no !
cations. The children. II ill., ualiy sse
ceive a little food that was Ias, wish re
the dinner Of the previous eye nv, ifua
90 to school or to play in the ,s.,'ng. and
The women make the rooms t;al yard
ana dress, and await the rs,s y' 'stls
men, About noon they coma Z o Tie
The well in the court ward All oa'he By
worship by placing a l;t,,e aa Perform
flower before the family ;dol ~ Or
ilttle incense, and mutteriur a'ns
prayers after which they renal, Es
place set apart and consecrataa y tn
sacred act of eating. They - y 70
lloor with their knees near n II. e 'ns
wearing only single parment snes',
about them, which thew wash ~ wlapled
% that it shall not be contamina l,sSl, g
the touch OF man Of low caste 'a's y
other garments must not be- wo.,, y. Ivy
they eat, because they have been : a ~0ea
in this way. ~ ueilled
A metal plate is given to each No..
lota, or metal cup, filled with ...s
placed by his side, and the woms,s III ", =
The food and serve it out to tbeir J sn9
and masters. In the hot season / ,a -us
twirls one of the huge fans, on r, rI,aa
in very deft manner, creatino E..,'
breeze i'll the close hot room. VIII ! Ivy
men have finished and conc on, y, ! ~ sne
their usual whiffs at the booLa i S y
women bring in the rest of tba fss,, Jug Jug
cat their breakfast by themselves a. ''''
They cook without the aid az . ..,..
or range, and generally without er ns,''
chimney. Two or three sets OF cbn,h.s
which are merely little standards h,;l, !,
brick or mud. are in one corner ~ ~, ,.a y
kitchen. The little kettles rest u ~.
them. Fires Of small sticks are k;n VIZ,
IN these chulhas whenever wanted H.
food is cooked quickly, and the FIRE inv s
mediately extinguislied. Flat chi.
flattened out in the hands. are made !,
the wheaton dough and baken on an ;,o !,
plate over the fire, first on one side ,bsn
on the other. 1t is reckoned nice a..
complishment to do this lust right
e., to have the cakes perfectly baked 5,t
not burnt.
With these cakes, or chapatis, tbev
serve stewed vegetables or a pulse, calh1
dial, highly seasoned and enriched with
CHI, or boiled butter, or oil. Their oplr
beverage is cold water. They use no
china, glass, spoons, knives, forks Or
chopsticks. They convey food to the
mouth with the right hand alone. using
pieces of the fiat cakes as spoons to SCOOP
up the stewed pulse. At the evening
meal they have a little more variety RIGS
in some form, perhaps, with curry q
fish or vegetables, and dessert Of fruit
or sweetmeats. They are extremely fond
of sweetmeats, and have them in great
variety. They are made of rice, sugar
flour, butter, cocoanut and other fruit
Some kinds are very good; but most Of
them are too heavy and oily to be digest
ible.
Some women smoke the hookah and
all of them chew pan a large portion Of
the time. This is composed of betelnut
little shell lime, cardamon seeds. ETC.,
wrapped in pungent leaf. After chew
ing this awhile blood red juice escapes,
which colors the teeth and mouth in a
very unpleasant manner. Mrs. Z. J..
Humphrey in Demorest's Magazine.