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Show probably be very glad to give a coch: afew pice for pulling the pankha rop b'nck and forth, thus agitating the hot, heavy air, as well as keeping the flie and insects in motion. Every little while the rotund station master, dresse weather-stained notice, framed and glazed, that hung on the wall, a familiar object in all Indian village railway stations. The notice was a writte inventory of the furnishings of the room, and for want of better amusemen I made a rzunscript in my note-book: "Four teak long-arm chairs; on chamber pot; one iron jug; one notice board, glass framed; one panum wit mat fill; one ublc for washing hands; one large round teak table; one zine bathing tub; one iron bound wood chest." Without a great deal of menta effort I was able to locate cach and every object that the list called for, an T was please that nothing had been stolen or removed T had not been long napping in the rattan chair when I heard Mr. Ra at the door, speaking in Hindustani with several other Indian gentlemen who had returned with him. I was at once introduced to Mr. Munnala Khaddari, the proprietor of the school and the author of the only book o papermaking in the Hindustani language; also accompanying Mr. Ra and Mr. Khaddari were Mr. S. Nagarajarao and Mr. Jagannath Prmad both instructors in the papcrmaxmginstitute. They wereall glad t me and I was even more pleased to sce them, for in an hours time become quite weary of the station roomw-nh its pankha with mat fill, th chamber pot, the iron jug, and the various other useful appurtenances e kindly station master, with hospitality and efficiency, served te for us, and finally we were off to the Munnalal Khaddari school of papermaking. To reach the school we walked through the only road of the village, a thoroughfare ankle-decp in heavy black dust kept in agitation b the constant tread of innumerable bullocks' hoofs and the swaying wheel of heavily-laden carts. I could not but picture in my mind the condition o Digital image © 2005 MarriottLibrary Universit of Utah, All rihts reserved |
