Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1879-11-27

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toVthe sick at each stockade. Clean
lihcss of person, quarters, night-tubs,
ete.. has been studiously observed.
Ain abundance Of medicine, shoes,
clDthing, blankets, etc. have beer
kept, on hand, except once or twice
in summer when we have been a lit
tie short of clothing and shoes, bu
during the present year each OF our
| convicts has had three suits OF clothes
The convicts may have been pres
ed somewhat hard at times to fnisH
particular jobs Of work. but ordinarl,
-}iythey have not been overworked
4 md have oftener worked less than ten
Ihours day than they have worked the
| full ten hours. As rule they have
never had less than an hour for din
/ n lr and rest in winter, and from two
1 to four hours in the summer accord
ing to the length of the day, or the
heat of the weather. The superin-
! tendent, overseers and guards have
never abused the convicts habitually
or even in particular instances to our
collective or individual knowledge,
and some one or more of the direct.
ora. who reside at short intervals all
aiong the line of the road have al
m ,st : daily and frequently several
times a day, either visited the stock
80 yhore the conyicts were kept for
: the time or the railroad where they
' WEI were at work. No one but the sup
| er;ntendent or head overseer has
, beep permitted to infict punishment
and they only with strap, and il
sa scars are to be found on the heads Oh
nersons Of any of the convicts We
have had in charge Gas is alleged BY
some of the news papers, We un94uah:
y fadly deny they have been inflicted
y by our employees, except, perhaps
1t - one or two instances for an at
m tamnt to to revolt or escape. Yet al
a. though such has been our genera
OF treatment, the sickness and mortali
IS = as before stated, has been YER
ly G,sa, ga esp.cially during Lost summo
Ut and IDS spring. That scur;yy was 1:4t Tn i
ly mos most fatal disease hardly aamiTs
he tv, dombt and although we had the bes
of .v med;cal attention in the nelghbol
lis hoo5 IussiId Of each stockade and althoag
a numerous nuJn 70 country physicians vlslte
at nuI'.f h IS the srockades No. 8, 4 and
en- yI where nearly all the deaths have e Q,
we CURED, yet we were not informed atiy j
sn. the the presence Of the scurv!y untll u
at. 18th iss = August last, when it was dlsc0' hs,
ausI assd in most Of the convicts by
esea 81 ea;aa, 90 com committee consisting Of Dr. D.
j. g. Maxwell. Q. M Tbat Putkaa,v u W
q and s. q. Merriwether., Inat II = " =,
hat ao, auu wv y, which produced most OF + t
ary mortality is proven oy tne .a tatr tres ~ :,
Ids. w 90 soon as the prisoners were 1leas i, cav
be- 20 ND d;eted for scurvy there vas alno 10
less snG : natantaneous usvo change for the bett
4, is,s 3ay one s dias aei during
s. 1as ss olse%, l. onth and only two other deaf
the iast monsN ous informed have happen
ao- among NON the twenty-five .;,ant;ory aonviors
! not turned turned by us to the penl5ehSlI1Ityb pe. III yb
con. q the 2oth : psemosr, .n,;dIS dISo eoonvalesc
nary At the time of their departure i0f
.% nuS umbia. 40.
tant he 81 ~ dnring the past sunni
hing agsra ast universal and protrac
. in ny alllt' - this part OF the State,
ough drouguS !. ns - from supplying the
rug veu"n =, fresh vegetables tney W.
Yeo- vlces WI ..Iarwise received. On the
day Of April lass s.. our annTiats 9HmphIy frcm
rolins 80 ;t,,t;ary qOahoM uny mca.cee
IN on ieu..' -, bu our Slagcais ana tlia