The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18

solitary con t'u-'u-ut Also carry y TN the'u
reduction To- tine 'h.ri yId-
-Shrk,ng work hv f-,gning illness -
very usual T. - 49, usual 10 fact that ~
may BE- ,!.,.l,,rd whether th. man who -
r-aliy ~ always gr,- credit for hIs suffer
irg- The, ,onrs-. uf the. nIihug-rar - a.
foiioN- lie refuses ~ sill suppose
20 g-t ont u bid "a the morning. a 90
sItlun from wht'h he - invariably com
PEELED by force n necessary 20 re'ede
He - newt assl gnrd 90 4 -ick cell.
wh.r. the assistant doctor interviews
han The doctor -ith-r sends uim 10
th. hu=plfJI PERMITS llm 10 spend the
day IN the open AR. sends him tack TO
the SICK cell ~ orders Elru back 20 work
Those IN m" SICK c-li- ale with or with
out privileges " the halter hey NAV
not read and ar" on diet % very thin
milk and very thlu ori'a"rs Thus treat
ment - gwen 10 "as"- considered undo
-ery ing aud q few days II ~ - -nou "a
20 cure the most persistent nAlngsrerS
In an ordinary DAYS routine the gong
rfngs AZ e. \ VI and AZ the sound Of u
5OJ men get out 81 bed. rise. dress aud
tidy their cells A. 6Ij they march to
breakfast After breakfast they return
20 their cells for a moment then march
20 the shops. where they work from :
O'Clock until noon At O'Clock work
begins gain and continues until O clock
when once more comes the silent march,
and nv sl5 O'Clock every man ~ locked
IN his cell. During eight months the
night sch DOL occupies 10 men until y
o clock The remainder may smoke
read or Wfite Till lights GO out at . clock
ON sundays and holidays the gong
rings an hour later ~ the morning aud
after breakfast the men return TO their
cells for longer period Apropo~ Of
th. word cell the aristOcTatic prisoner
Uses the suphem'sm apartment or room.
lest after his relea-" he may 10 unable
to break the habit of referring to his
sleeping room ~ cell.
on sundays 81 course comes chapel
service. which continues from an hour tO
ninety minutes After service, attsn-
dane. a. winch il entirely optional. every
man j. turned out for exercise With the
exception ~ the walk 81 a few yards h.
tween th. cell hous. and the shops this
IL the only opportunity that the majority
Of the prI-onsrp get To breathe fresh AR
II II rains or SHOWS even this - denied
hem
After drill roIns- dinner. and after
dinner IN. key turns again Prom noon
on SUNDAY to rs on Monday every man
i. locked in hi- cell aud left To his own
devices On holidays instead - chapel
service aud drill there are entertainments.
followed by Il few hours - quasi liberty.
during which talking - al!os"d
with regard tO tn" menls y ~ difficuh
90 remain wholly Judicial Memories Of
many hungry days u-rsisi days ~ which
nv plate was pushed aside untouched
However am willing 20 admit that the
uualIty ~ ths. food was not 40 much TO
blame Ss tho method 81 cooking and
serving A. the yeaUs passed. ! grew
accustomed Ia the diet 90 Ia most 81 u
To partiruihTize. there we're three
moderately apTefizinE breakfasts. PORK
-ausaRa leans and bacon. and four most
hash uwI"r5 liver, and
bologna sausage Similarly there were
three good iinneTs roast pork and roast
baef uiWIoei WIth a good Vegetable. and
four bad ones iaef stew mutton stew and
hoiIsd PORK and saueTkraut twicei
THE supf@TS cons i-t"d of bread. weak
tea without sugar or milk. and diluted
canned irui ~ . poor quality. But the
most unfortunate feature was that the
Enod meals came togs'ker. leaving an
aching VOID on the other days IL IL only
fair 20 say. however. that men who bad
been in other prisons spoke very highly