Pranam Though you wrote it long back yet the repeat is thoughtful and wellknit. Leave it the turkey towel; since when did we use the towels or tundus?. I had heard from yester generations that both male and female, used to go to the padithurai, immerse in the river water with the old dress; and male will climb up change the kaupeenam; then swap the head with the dhoti and change to another; the ladies will walk along drying their head in half measures in wet clothes and water in the Kudam; change to new dress in the home. Male and female bathing spots were understood and taught to them. So towels and kasi thundus should have been well within 150 years. Turkey is very recent only in our times. Office protocol of placing towels on the chair and placing none for clerks and placing too many as the room becomes bigger are also protocol. I used to have 6 or 7 towels in my room apart from a few napkins changed every monday. But I never used any of them. Asd they were hung so they were removed. One thing; new turkey towels will not remove the wetness over the head; and the used ones will also not remove the water content. Kasi thundu is the best. I knew it since at home I use them. But while sitting on the floor , if you lay them underneath the feet , it will cushion your feet. KR IRS 8822
On Mon, 8 Aug 2022 at 12:53, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > TURKEY TOWEL > > Dear friends, > > I was thinking of writing about Turkey towel for quite some time. While in > service each officer was supplied with 4 turkey towels in a year. Mostly in > different colours. Two were for residence. We were having residence > furniture for carrying out office work of various types which could be > conveniently done in residence or for emergent works. These towels were put > over the cushion on the back of chair. In the office the towels were > periodically washed and brought in office by an arranged dhobi. Residence > we had to do wash for ourselves. Let me continue with Turkey towel. > > Gopalakrishnan 8-8-2022 > > *1. Why are Turkey towels called so?* > > Turkish bath and hand towels were invented in the 17th century in Bursa, > Turkey and have been used in Turkish bathhouses for centuries. Known to be > super absorbent when compared to traditional towels, their tightly woven > cotton is typically styled in wide and narrow stripes. > > *2. Use as bath towels* > > Some people use them as bath towel in India also though many prefer less > weight towels locally made. Turkey towel is more absorbent. It is at least > three times heavy comparing to local towel. > > *3. Residencies and Guest houses.* > > Irrespective of our preference most residencies and guest house provide > large size bath towel and smaller size face towel. > > *4. Railways.* > > In railway AC sleeper coaches before Covid19, along with blanket, bed > spreads, pillows one hand kerchief was also supplied. In many trains now > the railway has re started issuing them. The quality of the towel varies > with type of AC coach, high quality soft ones in 1st AC coach. > > *5. Wash basin towels.* > > After wash basin has become essential in a home, in the stand near medium > size turkey towel is provided. Most homes keep quality new ones in reserve > and replace the ones when guests arrive. Here too depend on the status of > guests, quality of towel changes. > > Not only near wash basins, in bathrooms also new turkey towels are > provided. Mostly the persons in the home may be using local towels. > > *6. Keeping turkey towels* > > Turkey towels occupy more space in shops. Earlier on this account bath > towels were folded and kept in shops and homes. Now most shops keep them > rolled. > > *7. Cleaning laptop, computer, TVs* > > Slightly wetted smooth small size towels are used to clean laptops, > computers and TV receivers. Most keep separate towel for cleaning display > and body. In the case of lap tops key board is also cleaned by them > ensuring they are all switched OFF during cleaning. Many use cleaning > agents applied on the towel. > > *8. Kitchen use.* > > After modular kitchens have come turkey towel finds essential application > in kitchens and work area. Glass top and tiled walls are cleaned by turkey > towels only after applying cleaning agent. Fridges are cleaned using turkey > towel. Mostly for cleaning granite tops, exterior of refrigerators, > metallic sinks, and small size turkey towel is used. > > *9. Availability.* > > Whereas bath towels and face towels are available in textile shops, small > and medium size of different quality are available more in supermarkets. > > *10 Travel and personal use* > > Many are specific of having their own bath towels during journeys and > halts. Where as many prefer local tower, some prefer turkey towel > irrespective of the space it occupy. > > I use Indian local towel for bath. In all other places I use turkey towel. > The efficiency of a small towel is much more in cleaning laptops, TVs and > fridges. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/655340857.1711312.1659943427693%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/655340857.1711312.1659943427693%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZopcisi8BR-e8pVVwe_wU0bK8NaTEvhrkA%2BLWLoFuHAB4w%40mail.gmail.com.
