The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-03-28

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Well, there came = man from Con.
necticut down here. before this garden
was built, and one day while wai
looking over the patients I asked him
how he came on. He replied that he
was broiling slowly, but could not
complain. When 1 was turning away
he asked me if 1 did not think 1t q
great extravaganza to let so much sur
plus heat go to waste, and then sug'
gested the idea of this garden, which
has proved a perfect success, as you
see. He has had an extra ton of brim.
stone q week ever since
tThe furnaces are underneath, then 2
| Beneath your feet is lake of brim.
stone, q liquid mass, divided into com.
partments so as to give the required
degree of broil to different bodies.
sThere's no fear of the roof. caving
in, is there2' l..ass.g
None whatever. This roof has
lasted since the department was start
ed.' ~ k
sWho supplies the brimstone3
I'VE have deposit of our own, ap-
parently inexhaustible.'
Have you never contemplated get
ting any abroad2'
mo. THERE'S Chicago man down
here who has made us several propo-
sitions, but on examining the general
principles of Chicago contracts we
concluded 1t was al we could safely
do to take the contractors without
their contracts. The fact Is, we once
gave those Chicago men show they
would soon be running the whole con-
cern. They burn we'll, though. Not
40 well as . Cincinnati or st. Louis
man, may be, but better than Boston
subject. 1t takes more fire and brim.
stone for q Boston man than he's
wo:th. They are 60 tough, A Louis
vile man will 60 off like match. He
is 90 picked in Bourbon all you have
to do ia to touch him off,
At this moment your correspond
ent's ears were saluted with series OF
yells and cries that sounded % though
q million babies were being spanked.
sAh, that is from
THE INFANT RETORT.
explained his majesty. sThey are
opening it to fire up. 1t is about firing
up time now, and we will walk over
and will show you the different de-
partments,'
His majesty then led the reporter to
where some of the devils in attend
ance had removed large circular
covering, exposing q great glowing
pit beneath, down which they were
throwing great cart-loads of brim-
stone. On looking over the brink OF
this section of the internal regions, a
sight me. his eyes that was truly hor-
rifying.
In an immense pit, filed with a
motion mass Of liquid sulphur, were
some billions of babies, all red hot,
and writhing and twisting. and rolling
and turning, and crawling over and
over like a great pot full of human
crumbs, while the yells they uttered
came from the mouth of the pit in one
continuous roar.
This department. exclaimed his
majesty, sis of comparatively recent
origin. 1t was built to please tina CAL
vanists, we being indebted to them
for large supply of our material, and
for many years they have had nearly
the exclusive privilege of filling 1t,
To tell you the truth, we would never
have thought of having an infant de.
partment at all If they had not suggest
ed the idea. But it is quite success
and the youngsters burn nicely and
he looked oyer into the hole with the
eye of q connoisseur, and suggested
that little more brimstone be poked
over on some particular spots.
But don't it hurt them?' asked the
reporter.
sOh, not after they get used to It,
sHow long does it take them to gel
used to it?' ns to
sAh, that we cannot tell, the depart.
ment has not been open long enough,
he replied.
do you have many Calvinists come
down here to zee how their specially
gets along?' s
SWELL, yes,' he replied slowly,
there's good many como down here
but not exactly for that purpose
Tdat attendant having charged thai
retort, closed up the mouth of 1t and
proceeded 10 open another from which
issued q tornado of groans. AS hi,
majesty and the reporter marched ovel
to the new hole they commenced
shoveling the brimstone in.
Hold OH moment said his mai
esty to these. tAllow this gentleman
to look in.'
The reporter looked into the pi
and curious sight met his eyes. There
was an immense iron door, glowing
red-hot, swinging ajar. Against thi'
door surged aud rushed some millior
of people, all red-hot themselves, ut
tering the while yells of the most in
tense agony, while around them boilei
and bubbled the molten brimstone.
These said his majesty, 'are .peo
pie who 60 out without shutting tn,
door. 1t don't seem hardly enough
punishment for them, but it's the bes
We haye. That big red hot door yol
see open there is perpetual reminde
to them of the crime for which they
are here. How is the thermometer
/ Relzebub? p