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At seven or eight o’clock, according to the
season, they eat breakfast, immediately after which
work is recommenced. The dinner hour is twelve.
For each meal 30 minutes at most are allowed.
When the prisoners go to or from the
refectory, they are arranged in separate divisions,
and march or halt by word of command; each
one holds his hand on the shoulder of the man
who goes before him, with his head turned towards
the keeper who gives the command.
At Singsing the prisoners eat all their meals
in their cells, which certainly seems, in many
respects preferable, but of course causes much trouble
and loss of time, as the prisoners must first be
shut up in their cells, and afterwards be arranged
and divided in order to repair again to the
workshops. In the evening, when the work is finished,
the prisoners are conducted back in the same order.
On the way a mug of water, and a basin containing
their supper, are given to each.
As soon as the prisoner has come to his cell,
he enters immediately and closes the door after
him; the keepers then lock the cells in a certain
order, and to ascertain that no one has escaped,
each prisoner is obliged to put two fingers through
the grating of his door. It requires about 20
minutes to open or shut the cells allotted to each
keeper.
At night the passages are lighted, and four
keepers are responsible for the observance of order.
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