The World of Courtesans c8.163

c8.163

In running her household she avoided all kinds of waste. She prepared *ghee* from the unused milk, pressed oil from oil seeds, made *guda* from the sugarcane juice, spun and wove cotton yarn, collected cords, ropes, nets, bark etc. and supervised the pounding of grain and rice. In keeping with her parsimonious habits she made use of *conjee* for servants, of husks for the preparation of wall plaster, of broken rice for feeding the poultry and of rice dust for cows and buffaloes. She looked after the coal needed for the kitchen, supervised the payment of salaries and allowances to servants. She looked after agricultural operations. She attended to the domestic cattle and the means of conveyance. Her little zoo included rams, cocks and partridges for fighting, and pets such as myna, *koels*, peacocks, monkeys etc. She also kept accounts and adjusted the daily income and expenditure.