Illustrations of the theory and practice of ventilation : with remarks on warming, exclusive lighting, and the communication of sound (1844)
Reid, D. B. (David Boswell), 1805-1863 · London : Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans · leaf 441
metimesnot more than eighteen inches in height. In this condition, men, women, and children, perfectlynaked, and, in many cases, the women either in a state of preg-nancy or carrying their children of from four to twelve monthsold, are conveyed to their wretched holds. In these dungeonsof misery,… … Fip;. 80S. —Ill l_l 1_J lj tj IT XT U The most vivid idea of this particular may be gatheredfrom the manner in which those who have witnessed the scenedescribe it. They tell us, that the negroes are packed so close,that it is impossible to move without treading upon them; thatin one case, one…
