| Show TREADMILL punishment it Is about to be abolished in bag land at last we are told the crabl cran and the treadmill and oakum picking are arc x be abolished boli shed these theise punishments punishment siso idiotic th atall who thought upon the subject without special kno knowlen wlee probably took it for granted that there was some occult ant son for maintaining them and they were apt to seek that reason impelled both by charity and experience to assume that the authorities would rot not persevere in an indefensible s sa yat ii T less it lad had some advantage not ent from the outside we have hear stated for instance that no mat will pick oakum quite in cheur r i i desired human lingers Ruger alone salone tur tua rr oil L the proper article and ruest most r aie fancy that the cran crank kund and 11 ll do necessary work in in grin grinding dinT corn 0 or raising water that is all ims nat r at least the eases cases are few where co vict labor of this sort effects any u us ful ul purpose the comial tapp brou on r or lately reported that the eld en toms ought to be done away with aai L behold without the least dirac uit v sensible varieties of hard or howo hilt lieen been discovered discover pd there are articles everyday use by sailors and s boldic v convicts turn out and lau iatter ore beng be g made for distribution amweg the prisons it is quite ary i tell fell us what those articles are for anyone could suggest a boundless number iland hand mills for grinding wheat will supersede the barbarous crank and female prisoners will be employed in washing and needlework for departments arte ants of the government govern ment we may as ask k nw now why this reform was not introduced ages ago dullness and official obstinacy are the only possible explanations pla nations london standard |
