The European in India, or, Anglo-Indian's vade-mecum : a handbook of useful and practical information for those proceeding to or residing in the East Indies, relating to outfits, routes, time for departure, Indian climate and seasons, housekeeping, servants, etc., etc. : also an account of Anglo-Indian social customs and native character / by Edmund C.P. Hull ; to which is added a Medical guide for Anglo-Indians, being a compendium of advice to Europeans in India ... / by R.S. Mair.

Mair R. S.

Date:: 1871

Credit: The European in India, or, Anglo-Indian's vade-mecum : a handbook of useful and practical information for those proceeding to or residing in the East Indies, relating to outfits, routes, time for departure, Indian climate and seasons, housekeeping, servants, etc., etc. : also an account of Anglo-Indian social customs and native character / by Edmund C.P. Hull ; to which is added a Medical guide for Anglo-Indians, being a compendium of advice to Europeans in India ... / by R.S. Mair. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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$A few Madrassccs arc also employed in Bombay, being preferred to those born on the spot. Indeed, it is no exag- geration to say, that the Madras servants, like the Madras houses, are, taken altogether, the best in India. The following table shows the servants employed in each of the three presidencies, and their wages. The class of house containing such an establishment, in each case, is in- tended to be one where the status of comfort and position aimed at is that of tolerably well-to-do people in society. Madras. Calcutta. Bombay. [. Butler, at 10 to 15 rs. 2. Matey, at 6 to 8 rs. 3. Dressing-boy, at 6 to 8 rs. 4. Cook, at 10 to 15 rs. 5. Market-boy, at 5 rs. C\ W itoviviin it f Ia n vc U. > \ .ill.!!.]..!,.. ^ LU \j lb. 7. Tannycatch, at 4 rs. 8. Sweeper, at 5 rs. 9. 10. Two Gardeners, at 5 and 6 rs. 11. Ayah, at 10 to 12 rs. 12. Dhobic, at 9 rs. 13. Coachman, at 7 rs. 14-16. 3 Ilorsckeepers, at 6 rs. I7_I9- 3 Grasscutters, at 4 rs. 20. Bearer, at 7 rs. 21-23. Punkahmen ; one at 5 rs., 2 at 34 rs. 24. 26. 27. Khansamah, at 10 to 15 rs. Kitmutgar, at 8 rs. Sirdar-bearer, at 8 rs. Cook, at 10 rs. Bazaar coolie, at 6 rs. RKppctif1 it C vc X)I1CCM1<~9 ill 3 13. Mussalchee, at 5 rs. Mehter, at 6 to 8 rs. Mehteranee ayah, at 6 rs. 2 Mallees, at 6 and 9 rs. Ayah, at 10 to 12 rs. Dhobie, at 10 to 12 rs. Coachman, at 10 to 14 rs. 3 Syces, at 6 rs. each. 3 Grasscutters, at 4 rs. Bearer, at 6 rs. f 4 Punkahwallahs, at 5 C rs. Durzee, at 12 rs. Durwan, at 7 rs. Butler, at 17 to 20 rs. Hamal, at 10 rs. Dressing-boy, at 12 to 15 rs. Cook, at 20 rs. Market-coolie, at 8 to 10 rs. HnPi^ctiO it T hi t f~\ OC\ VC DllCCoLlC) t-ll i LU l3« Mussalchee, at 5 rs. Sweeper, at 6 rs. 2 Mallees, at 10 rs. each. Ayah, at 18 rs. Dhobie, at 15 rs. Coachman, at 12 to 15 rs. 3 Syces, at 8 to 10 rs. each. 3 Grasscutters, at 6 rs. each. The following list is intended to represent the estab- lishment of a young bachelor, desirous of living with quiet- ness and economy.$

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