Cooking? | Somebody needs to chop the firewood, and maybe cook for the others |
Hot bath? | Chop wood, heat water and bring the water to you |
Washing clothes? | Part time washer, maybe more to wash for the others. Hot water needed too |
Driving? | Somebody to maintain the carriage, take care of the horses, clean up |
Internet? | Somebody to run to the library to ask your questions |
Warm in winter? | More wood chopping, and you might a lot of it if your house is big. Also extra cleaning because of smoke residues |
Cool in summer? | Need a big house for tall rooms, big windows, which implies extra cleaning from critters and pollen getting in |
Phone calls? | Messengers |
Water the lawn? | Fetch lots of water from the well |
At first it looks manageable--you don't need a full-time wood chopper in summer--but washing and cleaning time adds up, and since you're providing lodging for them you need more servant time to take care of the others. Maybe you and your neighbors could board horses in a single neighborhood facility and split the costs, but your current lifestyle presumes the convenience of instant use of a vehicle.
I'm guessing at least 3.
2 comments:
See Owen Young's description of Laundry Day on the farm, in my Quillette article here:
https://quillette.com/2022/07/21/steam-electricity-slavery-and-societal-sustainability/
Good examples.
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