330 On the Manufactures carried on at Bangalore, &c, 



when the farinaceous parts of the seed, and the water, form 

 a cake; and this having been removed, the oil is found 

 clean and pure in the bottom of the mortar, from whence 

 it is taken by a cup. Seventy Pucka seers (^y%\ Win- 

 chester bushels) of surugafiaf or 65 seers of cari-ellu seed 

 (^tVoV Winchester bushels), give 2 ,Cucha maunds (rather 

 more than 54. ale gallons) of oil. The mill requires the-la- 

 hour of two men and four oxen, and grinds twice a day, 

 Thu oxen are fed entirely on straw, and are allowed none of 

 the cake ; which is sometimes dressed with greens and fruits 

 into curry, and at others given to milch cattle. 



The huts' 'cllu is managed exactly in the same manner as 

 the sesamum. The seventy seers measure require a little 

 more water than the other ellu, and give 65 seers of oil (or 

 a little more than 4^ gallons). This also is used for the 

 table. The cake is never used for curry, but is commonly 

 given to milch cattle. 



The harulu, or castor oil, is made indifferently from 

 either the lart^e or smiill varieties of the ricinus. It is the 



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common lamp oil of the country, and is also used in medi- 

 cine. The oil made by boiling is only for family use; all 

 that is made for sale is expressed in the mill. To form 

 the cake, seventy seers of the seed require only five seers, 

 Cucha measure (ItV^ ^^^ quarts), of water, and give 60 

 seers (4VoV ^^^ gallons) of oil ; which, after being tak^ii 

 out of the mill, must be boiled for half an hour, and 

 then strained through a cloih. The cake is used d,5 

 fuel. 



Coh'i oil is that made from the dried kernel of the coco- 

 nut, which is called colri. This oil is chiefly used for 

 anointing the hair and skin. Cakes are also fried in it, and 

 it is sometimes used for the lamp. The mill receives 6 

 maunds weight of the cobri (almost 93 lb.), and 1 1 Cucha 

 seers measure of water (a little more than 3 ale quarts). This 

 produces three maimds (about 7-/o ^^^ gallons) 'of oil. The 

 natives eat the cake dressed in various ways. 



The ipay oil, made from the fruit of the hassia longifolia, 

 is used for the lamps burned before the gods, being esteemed 

 of a better quality than that of the ricinus. The mill takes 



70 seers 



