The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01
LIFE IN INDIA.
Its Domestic Side as 1t Appears to n
Pennsylvania Missionary.

PlttsburS Dispatch.
:. The domestic side of the missionary's
life is brightly set forth in a letter re-
ceived this week by friends in this city,
which will be enjoyed by the housekeepers.
burg lady, is now stationed with her hus-
band and family in the Himalaya noun
tains, and vents her confidential feelings
do not ask me to write in enthusiastic
praise of India, in its housekeeping ex-
periences at least l am in despair of ever
being able TO get a thing done in the house.
/ must find out how to manage the serv-
ants better by making inquiry Of some me
along without an ayah, or indeed any
house servant. but | fear I'VE must try am
and household work TO look after that
l can make but little Roadway with the
manded results will not be satisfactory.
l have the wish to do so much directly
care of the house and the children seems
to run away with much time.
Il often wish for one good, reliable
Scotch servant, such as we had in Amer
lea, TO whom one could say Do this
and when you came back would have
reasonable certainty that you would find
it done.
THE scenery here in the Himalayas is
not like the Rocky mountain scenery in
khuds or ravines narrower. They have no
wonderful canyons just about here, but
scenery is said to be the grandest in the
world. Most of the rivers begin from
glaciers / do not expect TO ever venture
cult, and all the supplies must be car
ried with you, and on mems shoulders. L
do not think times can be very hard in
that a worlds fair rug sold in that city
for $500 People have a right, / suppose,
to encourage art. only hope the cause OF
missions Will not be forgotten. 1t saddens
wso to think 9f the e bodS edd ed
You ask what kind of plumbing we have
in India. We have what we facetiously
very precious. 1t is carried to the house in
goat skins by a man called the behishti.
the we'll, in Dehra, from the new town
water supply, and in the hills from~a khud,
or valley. a mile and half down the hill.
man. as the word indicates, is a great in
stitution here No machinery Of any kind
here. no plumbing whatever. Our bath
rooms are small, bare, mortar-covered,
whitewashed places, with zinc for a tub,
a commode and a waShstand in each,
though from the plan of the house sent
as though we missionaries are rolling in
luxury on the church money. a mihtar
carts OF all slop. Of cooking, dishwashing
and all other refuse. In Dehra we were
not under military rule, and there was alb
solutely nothing TO be done but to bury
all the household refuse. But here the
mihtar comes every night.
IL hear that the women are working hard
for suffrage in America. / think well of the
idea, provided ii is the intention to clean
up city politics and improve the country.
But ii all depends If there are more good
men and women than bad ones all will be
we'll
but, to change the subject. We have no
very choice breed of chickens here. We
started in to have Houdans, but only one
of all of them is left. You see our movings
are not favorable. Some of the chickens
get smothered and some disappear by the
way or are exchanged for small ones and
a difference in money, which the owner
never gets, and some are made away with
altogether. In this land ii is wise to trust
nobody. Some of the natives have learned
higher morals from contact with Chris
tian people, but only those who have taken
hold of a vital Christianity show the fruits
in purified lives. To bring enlightenment
and blessing to the lost ones about us is
our ever present desire.