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They are often very rich and are chiefly the educated class. We know them because they are always fat. They eat no meat, but they take much milk and ghee - soft butter. The men of all castes wear no clothing above the waist, are barefooted and the garment below the waist is considerably abbreviated. The Brahmins wore a cord over the shoulder.
Here in Madura we occupied a room together, but each had a bathroom! They contained a tub of cold flowing water and a washstand with bowl and pitcher and what is here called a night chair. We journeyed on some hours and arrived at [illegible]. Here we engaged an old man of 72, formerly a Cook's guide. He spoke English well, but when we asked questions he couldn't answer if the answer was in the little piece...