[Avodah] Throwing a Drop

[Akiva Blum]

   >R' Akiva Blum writes:
   >
   >
   >>>The gemorah Yoma 58b says that the cohen who sprinkles the  blood of par 
   >cohen moshiach and of par ho'edo stands on the eastern side of  the mizbeach 
   >hazohov, which is situated slighly west of centre of the heichal.  This means the 
   >cohen stood at about 20 amos away from the peroches.
   >The  gemorah 57a states according to R' Elozor ben R' Yossi, the blood of par 
   > heelem dovor shel tzibbur should touch the peroches as he whitnessed it in  
   >Rome. This means that he would successfully throw drops of blood 20  amos!
   >
   >Why is this not listed as one of the avodos koshos  shebamikdash?<<
   >
 RnTK:
   >>>>>>
   >1. What is your source that the mizbeach hazahav was so far away from the  
   >paroches?  I'm not arguing, just asking.  My mental picture is that  the 
   >mizbeach hazahav was close to the paroches.
   > 
Yoma 33b.
Please note that the avodah for yom kippur was directly in front of the paroches.

   >2. Another subject, only tangentially related to what you asked, but  
   >something I've always wondered:  did they clean the paroches (and the  bigdei kehuna) 
   >periodically, and if so, how?   I have trouble  picturing beautiful, elegant 
   >clothing and curtains being esthetically pleasing  once they have blood stains 
   >all over them.

The peroches: The mishna states, Shkalim 8:5, that 2 new ones were made every year.

Bigdei kehuna: The gemorah states, Pesochim 65b, that soiled bigdei kehuna are possul.

Akiva Blum