Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1914-03-20 | Page 6 | Black Hole of Calcutta

Black Hole of Calcutta. P' The innate corruption and deprav: of human nature were perhaps nei- more clearly brought out than int' historic Black Hole of Calcutta. Tt c atrocity stands unrivaled as an i: c stance of the utmost suffering hum Ity can endure, passed through by !t large number, yet leaving a few s. t vivors to tell the tale. Many w have been slain or executed at c: c time, death being expected; I f: probably only safe keeping of the pr t oners was intended, and only fear J breaking a despot's sleep preveir. i; their earlier release. Yet this torts "unequaled In Tiistory or fit'., i whose record cannot be read UDmoi- c after the lapse of a hundred and tf f, years," was produced merely by cros: a ing men together in an ill ventilat- room. No fires, r:cks, nor scourf ' were needed; all that was doneorrj quired to be done was to take frs: each the amount of air and space" which he was accustomed, crush k', into close proximity with his fello- ' and the thing was accomplished-Prom accomplished-Prom "A Farmers Note Book," bf';y E. D. Phelps. ju