The fire is then lit, and the
Avhole boiled for one hour, after Avhich the clothes are re-
moved, Avell rinsed in two Avaters, and hung out to dry.
No rubbing of any kind being required, the saving in Avear
and tear is enormous.
Flannels only require steeping for a quarter of an
hour, and should not be boiled; or if they are simply
Avell rinsed out in Avarm water in Avhich soap and paraffin
have been mixed, they Avill be found quite clean. They
should be at once Avrung out and set to dry in the shade.
When half dry, pull out careftdly and iron. This prevents
shrinking.
Table linen should always be ironed Avhilst still Avet, or it
will not glaze. Borax should also be put Avith the blue.
Coloured clothes are the better of a little alum in the
Avater, and coloured Avoollen stuffs and embroideries should
be Avashed in Avater in which bran has been boiled.
It is a good plan to order all flannel things, socks, Nc.,
to be returned the day after they are taken, as this ensures
rapidity in Avashing and drying.
The dhobi re(iuires a table, a box for the clothes, an
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ironing blanket, and a heavy sheet for carrying the dirty
clothes.
He will also be the better for a polishing iron — that is to
say, one with a convex copper surface. Without some such
thing the shirts will never look glazy. It is made moderately
hot and rubbed up and down till the polish appears.
It will be found useful to have a sujjply of “ Maypole Soap ”
of different tints for renovating blouses which fade. The
directions are given on each packet.
CHAPTEU VII
HORSES AND STABLE MANACJEMENT
So much has been said on this subject in the duties of the
Hijce, tluit little more is x'equired save to mention the diseases
to which the horse is most liable, and give a few recipes for
remedies. Of course in regal'd to the former, it is impossible
here to do more than give an outline of a few emergent ones,
and their treatment by remetlies likely to be at hand. In
India one is often beyond reach of all skilled aid, and it is a
cruel thing to sit by and see a favourite dying without know-
ing how to help it in the struggle for life. Fortunately,
danger shows itself in very nearly the same symptoms as it
does in man, therefore it is not, as a rule, hard, even for the
untrained, to diagnose the class of disease. The chief point
to be borne in mind is the ditterence in the normal rates of
pulse, breathing, &c., between the horse and its master. The
horse in health and at rest breathes about ten times in the
minute, and with great regularity in inspiration and expira-
tion. The pulse, which is most conveniently felt a little
before the angle of the lower jaw, and close to the edge,
beats from thirty-five to forty-five beats a minute. In fever
it may run as high as ninety beats. The normal temperature
of the hoi'se is 99'5°.
In health the membrane of eye and nostril is of a pale
pink. Variations from the normal in these matters point to
the same disturbances as similar variations would in the
human being.
High fever, quick breathing, shivering, and expanded
nostrils point to urgent mischief in the breathing ajiparatus.
Loud, noisy cough and discharge from the nose and eyes
generally point to bronchitis; wliile dulness, disinclination
to cough or move, total loss of appetite, and heaving of the
Hanks, show the mischief has gone down to the lungs. Both
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Presented as published in 1898. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
The fire is then lit, and the Avhole boiled for one hour, after Avhich the clothes are removed, Avell rinsed in two Avaters, and hung out to dry. No rubbing of any kind being required, the saving in Avear and tear is enormous.
Flannels only require steeping for a quarter of an hour, and should not be boiled; or if they are simply Avell rinsed out in Avarm water in Avhich soap and paraffin have been mixed, they Avill be found quite clean. They should be at once Avrung out and set to dry in the shade. When half dry, pull out carefully and iron. This prevents shrinking.
Table linen should always be ironed Avhilst still Avet, or it will not glaze. Borax should also be put Avith the blue.
Coloured clothes are the better of a little alum in the Avater, and coloured Avoollen stuffs and embroideries should be Avashed in Avater in which bran has been boiled.
It is a good plan to order all flannel things, socks, etc., to be returned the day after they are taken, as this ensures rapidity in Avashing and drying.
The dhobi requires a table, a box for the clothes, an
Housekeeper and Cook 99
ironing blanket, and a heavy sheet for carrying the dirty clothes.
He will also be the better for a polishing iron — that is to say, one with a convex copper surface. Without some such thing the shirts will never look glazy. It is made moderately hot and rubbed up and down till the polish appears.
It will be found useful to have a supply of “ Maypole Soap ” of different tints for renovating blouses which fade. The directions are given on each packet.
CHAPTEU VII
HORSES AND STABLE MANACJEMENT
So much has been said on this subject in the duties of the Hijce, tluit little more is x'equired save to mention the diseases to which the horse is most liable, and give a few recipes for remedies. Of course in regal'd to the former, it is impossible here to do more than give an outline of a few emergent ones, and their treatment by remetlies likely to be at hand. In India one is often beyond reach of all skilled aid, and it is a cruel thing to sit by and see a favourite dying without knowing how to help it in the struggle for life. Fortunately, danger shows itself in very nearly the same symptoms as it does in man, therefore it is not, as a rule, hard, even for the untrained, to diagnose the class of disease. The chief point to be borne in mind is the ditterence in the normal rates of pulse, breathing, &c., between the horse and its master. The horse in health and at rest breathes about ten times in the minute, and with great regularity in inspiration and expiration. The pulse, which is most conveniently felt a little before the angle of the lower jaw, and close to the edge, beats from thirty-five to forty-five beats a minute. In fever it may run as high as ninety beats. The normal temperature of the hoi'se is 99'5°.
In health the membrane of eye and nostril is of a pale pink. Variations from the normal in these matters point to the same disturbances as similar variations would in the human being.
High fever, quick breathing, shivering, and expanded nostrils point to urgent mischief in the breathing ajiparatus. Loud, noisy cough and discharge from the nose and eyes generally point to bronchitis; wliile dulness, disinclination to cough or move, total loss of appetite, and heaving of the Hanks, show the mischief has gone down to the lungs. Both
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