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as the back wall ; the front wall facing the 

 verandah should then be run up so as to leave a 

 space of six inches or more between it and the 

 roof, to allow of the escape of impure air and 

 smoke. Coolies like a good wide verandah, finding 

 it useful to sit in in hot weather, for storing fire- 

 wood, and for drying their clothing in in wet 

 weather. 



Sanitation must of course be attended to as far 

 as possible, no impurities being allowed to collect 

 near the lines. It will not be possible to prevent 

 this altogether, and it will therefore be well to 

 employ a scavenger specially to clean up all round 

 the immediate neighbourhood. A cangany may 

 be specially deputed, with a small extra allowance 

 of pay, to see that this duty is properly carried out. 



Coolies should always be provided with raised 

 " charpoys," or sleeping benches, and will generally 

 be found only too willing to fix these up for them- 

 selves if provided with a few boards. Each hut or 

 apartment should also have a wooden door swung 

 on strong hinges. 



The walls should be frequently re-coated with 

 mud or clay to keep them in repair, and plastered 

 with cow-dung. The latter is an excellent pre- 

 ventive of vermin, and once dried gives an exceed- 

 ingly clean, neat surface. No cracks or interstices 

 in the walls should be left open, or these will 



