An old woman at Jhansi, in North India, a Brahman of strictest
sect, and mother of a princess who was very ill, called in
Dr. Blanche Monro, of the Woman’s Union Missionary Society.
She dismissed the lady doctor each time with smiles, thanks,
and rich rewards, then grimly ordered her servants to wash
everything the foreign lady had touched--the floor, table,
chairs, her own clothes, and finally herself. After she has
taken a bath, she feels pure once more.
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