Memoirs of the Public And Private Life of John Howard the Philanthropist
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Should a confession be forced from him, he was required to sign it, and forty-eight hours afterwards he was executed. In a small dungeon of this gaol was a stone seat, like some Mr. Howard had seen in other old prison-towers, on which it was said that prisoners were formerly suffocated by brimstone, when their families wished to avoid the disgrace of a public execution. But no person in Antwerp remembered an instance of this kind ; though about thirty years ago a private execution had very impr...operly been permitted in a prison, which, fortunately for the interests of humanity, had at this time but two occupants. The male prisoners in the house of correction here were all employed in spinning cotton, as were also some of the women, the remainder being engaged in making lace. They had the whole of their earnings, which amounted but to from eight to fourteen sous a week, for themselves ; but out of that they were to purchase whatever food they chose to have, beyond the rye-bread and water, which was their only allowance from the public purse ; and also to contribute a sous towards the washing of their linen, which they were obliged to change once a-week.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Should a confession be forced from him, he was required to sign it, and forty-eight hours afterwards he was executed. In a small dungeon of this gaol was a stone seat, like some Mr. Howard had seen in other old prison-towers, on which it was said that prisoners were formerly suffocated by brimstone, when their families wished to avoid the disgrace of a public execution. But no person in Antwerp remembered an instance of this kind ; though about thirty years ago a private execution had very impr...operly been permitted in a prison, which, fortunately for the interests of humanity, had at this time but two occupants. The male prisoners in the house of correction here were all employed in spinning cotton, as were also some of the women, the remainder being engaged in making lace. They had the whole of their earnings, which amounted but to from eight to fourteen sous a week, for themselves ; but out of that they were to purchase whatever food they chose to have, beyond the rye-bread and water, which was their only allowance from the public purse ; and also to contribute a sous towards the washing of their linen, which they were obliged to change once a-week.
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