Show the hold in the waa A gentleman ano nas recently from quite a long trip through the land of the azteca aztecs has been giving some interesting details of hia experiences to hi friends among other things he said that when he was in the city 0 mexico he was shown through some ancient buildings convents and jails that were erected by the spaniards several centuries ago in the wall of one of cheso ancient edifices he saw a small opening so he naturally inquired ol 01 bis mexican guide what purpose it served he was told that it one of those buildings in which criminals were walled up alive but what was the use of the hole in the wall he asked well senor replied the guide as long as the prisoner lived his food was handed to him on a plate and he handed back the empty plate through the bole but when the prisoner handed back the plate with the food on it untouched then the jailer knew that he was dead already and give him any more |