Show description of the jail la in which atle ivan 96 criminal were locked mazas prison in which the tha french Pana maters are incarcerated 11 said P G fouse of philadelphia to a representative senta tive of the st louis globe demo crat is one of the meanest and creart est on the face of the earth each cell is ir about eleven feet long by six and one half wide and less than nine lugh high the walls are a dirty yellow and the only light is admitted through a small pane of roughed glass the prison is e old cold and a prisoner needs to wear an overcoat there all the time at this season it was of a cell in mazas that victor hugo who was one of the first to enjoy the hospitality of this prison said that onos ones first impression is the darkness ones second the cold eich each cell is fitted with a small tablea mablea stool which is chained to the wall a hammock bed and a small quantity of ti tinplate utensils ds the hours in force at mazas are as follows at seven the bell rings for prisoners to rise half an hour later a aawar warder der opens the cell door by which time the prisoner must have swept his bis cell folded up liis his hammock and be ready for inspection the warder hands him his loaf of bread and fills his jug with 1 his is daily allowance of water at e ight eight his bis first meal of vegetable soup is s served meat soup being only allowed on sundays and holidays at three abree the second and last meal of the day clay is served to the Dris prisoners it consists conj ats of a gamelle camelle of beans or lentils meat icing being given only twice a week at eight clock 0 the bell warns prisoners to tad get their cells ready for the night and at ten t all lights are put out each prisoner la Is allowed to exercise himself for three quarters of an hour every day in a small yard or passage which lies between high walls with iron prating grating at either end during his exercise he is under the constant surveillance of a warder and can neither see nor communicate with any other being the rest of his time he spends in his cell where he may work for the prison contractors or for his own amusement as he chooses ia by V working all day at stitching copybooks together making slippers or brushes barashes br ashes he is able to earn about four pence which he can spend with the cantin lere tor for vin ordin alre coffee garlic or tobacco prisoners who can afford may order meals from a restaurant tau rant but these limited are in quantity and to one plate of soup a plate of meat ineat vegetables and n ono a |