In India the practice was hand grind daily. That’s exercise their body fit & beautiful. In the morning they chant Hare Krishna & grind. Whatever they require for the day, they grind fresh. Churning milk, grinding the wheat, this is their household activity. full engagement. no time for gossiping.
When pride comes we are already fallen, what comes after that is a detail.
Krishna, Krishna’s service and love of Krishna are the three great riches of life.
Chaitanya Caritamrta,
Madhya Lila 20.143
In Kali-yuga, Goverment has no well-protected treasury, and the only means of circulation is currency notes made or paper. Thus in times of distress the government artificially inflates the currency by simple printing papers, and this artificially raise the price of commodities, and the general condition of the citizens becomes very precarious.