Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29

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SIM The rooms are swept by filthy
eoolie, who with a bundle of switches,
ike a South Sea Islander, whips the
Mating and fans the dust into cor
nsrs. but does not clean the room.
towels are unchanged; so you carry
,opr own towels, and lock them up 10
,reveut the coolie from drying his
.set upon them while tidying the
.oom It is A notorious fact that they
Ia use your bathroom and anything
,onvenient such as hair brushes,
.oap dentifriee, towels, etc.
All articles broken in the dining
-oom or elsewhere are charged to
yuests. and the majority of hotels
insist on calling l. hours 1 day,
birds hop about the dining rooms
and roost in crevices at top OF each
.oom. the ceilings being usually very
nigh and without much finishing, with
rafters visible. Lizards crowd undis-
-prbed about the apartments, and the
ruest may be thankful they are not
snakes
salt is heavily taxed, on the princi-
pie. probably, that such taxation
teaches the poorest Of the poor, and
aone can escape 1t. 1t is a crime to
extract salt from earth or sea, for 1t
IS government monopoly and yields
more revenue than the immense liq-
1or and opium traffic of India. Hotels
Grind salt with flour to increase its
bulk until it loses its SAVIOR
The Hotel Menu
The hotel menu each evening con-
-ains veal, chicken or mutton outlets,
consisting of remnants of meat and
made into coarse sausage-like
rake In each cake secondhand"
zone is stuck, then it is fried and
served. Chocolate cream is on the bill
5f fare as dessert, a sort of chocolate
eolored pudding ofscraps ofbread
served with sauce; and this same dish
will masquerade each evening under
different name, while the band plays
great style Calcutta hotels, at
east, have one night per week a
guest night, when band plays, and
10 is safer TO invite friends to dinner
IN that night as there always Is a
nance Of getting some real ice cream,
or the like Yet, these hotels have
he audaclty of invariably bringing
Forward a book in which you are
isked to write and sign fattering
esumonal, overlooking with praise
0r the management
The Servants.
india is the "land of many SER
ANTS" The head servant is called the
bearer he has the responsible con-
rol and general management OF All
Inc servants except the cook The
ook, the next in Importance, not only
.ooks but buys all the provisions. At
be big hotels he contracts to feed
The guests at a rupee (32 cents) or
ess per head a day Another resign
iiy placid individual sits on his feet
the kitchen and washes the dishes.
The gardener cares for the lawn and
ase5rates the table with flowers at
very meal The Waterman has duties
peculiar TO housekeeping in India, and
shouts at frequent intervals during
.G5 night 10 prove he IS awake; but
ls has been known to shout in his
sleep The ayah or ladys maid, is
be only woman servant IN European
aouseholds in India.
it a man keeps a horse, five or
more extra servants are required. One
for driving the horse, another to
see that he does drive it, one to cut
-ass the food Of the horse another
p harness {. fifth to look after the
srdge. ana so on.
Every European, resident or travel
rides in India, It being a disgrace
any white person TO habitually
'aIk. When driving from one to
ar natives must accompany yon. II
aa ride on small cart driven by
'0er one man straddles beneath the
tE.a az the rear OF the cart and hangs
r Tor dear life In a barouche the
lTYer and a native occupy the front
eat while two footmen stand upon
oal steps at rear. The chief at
-leant shouts at those blocking the
.llrle'5 progress The footmen run
mead OF your team, shouting and de-
handing right Of way, especially al
street corners and curves The native
a.a'a all but fly from beneath the
'5.se.s ho2ts and accidents are o.
HIent occurrence.
The water carrier supplies all the
Hro1ms and the kitchen, besides
aer,ns the shrubs and flowers p!
a ae pulls the water from deer
Another man the sweeper
ks after the rooms and keeps then
-a.' At night these menials scat
.l all the plague spots" Of town
return perhaps with sufficient con.
for the whole family
Stranger il India need neyel
.r.anliess, for at his departure
each hotel he is surrounded by
legation Of farewell wlshers, a Tel
moi twelve . twenty servants
.a.1s those aforemenloned They
.a1F u your Intended departure
before you DO Threef0urth'
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