Srila Prabhupada tells about "signing your death warrant"

Satsvarupa dasa Goswami: In India, the water would be kept cool in big clay jugs. In the West, water was served with ice sometimes. Once when Prabhupada asked for water, his servant asked, "Do you want cold water?" Prabhupada replied, "Water means cold water." And water must be covered. In India, to leave a clay jug of water uncovered is, he said, "signing your death warrant." In the West, the pitcher also should be covered.