San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-03-14

bell in their cells to raise an alarm
and the indicator show who rings.
A miss-use of this entails punish
ment"
"There are three classes of regu-
lar diets. The third for those who
are 'in' for any time undera month,
which consists of one pint of oat-
meal Cruel and s ounces of whole
meal-bread three times day. The
second class is almost the same
except that good, strOngsvegetable
soup, and potatoes, suet pudding
and boiled meat and pO-
tatoes are alternately served daily
instead of cruel and bread. In the
third class confined for over six
months, fine strong fatty cocoa is
served for breakfast and supper.
This diet seems poor, but, as a
matter Of fact, prisoners look better
after Imprisonment and materially
increase in weight. This perhaps
is due. to hygiene, regularity of life,
and the absence of the abuse of
natural health laws"
"The only deviation of this diet
airy is under the doctors orders, or
for punishment when the governor
can order a man to have only eight
ounces of bread three times day
and water, ad lib, instead Of his
regular diet"
"Every prisoner for the first
month has to sleep.on plank bed,
with only blanket to cover him.
For the second month he is given
alternately, every other night a
hammock that he suspends from
each side of his cell, and a full set
of bedding. On the third month he
has the bedding regular, but this
is contingent upon his marks for
good behavior, which are shown by
his card and the little red stars
worn upon his coat"
"PrisOners can only receive one
visit and write and receive one let
ter each three months, except in
serious or rare cases, at the discre-
ton of the governor. He can re-
ceive no money, goods, food or pa
papers, but may, upon the approval
of the justices, have select educa-
tional works sent to him after be-
ing rigidly examined. He can also
have books, one each week, from
the prison library, but they are not
very interesting. Then again, all
these privileges are dependent
upon good conduct. No tobacco,
drink or morphine is allowed I'M
less by the doctor, and then only
is the case of absolute necessity"
GA prisoner can earn so many
good marks each day, and as many
bad ones, and, on judgment of the
governor, forfeit all or any already
earned, and as | have shown his
privileges depend upon his good
marks. To earn these a prisoner
must be clean and tidy in person,
have his cell clean and fixed in
regulation order, perform his tasks
we'll, and not violate any of the
many regulations of the prison.
Speaking to or communicating
with fellow prisoner, exchanging
anything with him, having any
forbidden articles in your cell,
shouting, singing or making
noise, profane conduct in church,
disOrderly conduct at exercise, in
sulting an officer, giving unneces-
sary trouble, "playing sick" and a
hundred other offenses, will lose
you marks and also get you pun
ished by bread and water dirt,
strict confinement to the cell or To-
cation in the black hole dark cell
with a bread and water diet for
any time not exceeding three
days"
every man is registered &C
cOrding to his religion, so regard
ed and is not allowed to change.
The Jew can be exempt from
work on his Sabbath, and have his
religious service, and so can others.
No work is done on the Christian
Sunday, and it is the longest and
most tiresOme day to a prisoner.
He only gets out Of his cell three
hours each Sunday, one hour
morning and afternoon for church,
and one hour for exercise. The rest
of the day he spends in solitary
confinement. No man who is of no
| declared religion, can be forced to
go to church, nor can he go after
wards if he will, unless by special
permission. The ignorant are al
lowed to attend school each day
for one hour if so desired.
"Every prisoner is taken out for
a bath each week, and is then given
a change of underlinen and clean
towel, for cleanliness is strictly en-
| forced"
"The solitary confinement, hard