The life of John Howard. Abridged1856 |
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Strana 118 - I have been frequently asked what precautions I use to preserve myself from infection in the prisons and hospitals which I visit. I here answer, next to the free goodness and mercy of the Author of my being, temperance and cleanliness are my preservatives. Trusting in Divine Providence, and believing myself in the way of my duty, I visit the most noxious cells ; and while thus employed, I fear no evil.
Strana 143 - The most pernicious infection, next the plague, is the smell of the jail, when prisoners have been long, and close, and nastily kept; whereof we have had in our time experience twice or thrice ; when both the judges that sat upon the jail, and numbers of those that attended the business or were present, sickened upon it, and died.
Strana 264 - We shall soon meet in heaven;" and, as he rather expected to die of the plague in Egypt, he added: " The way to heaven from Grand Cairo is as near as from London.
Strana 45 - House that John Howard, Esq., be called in to the bar, and that Mr Speaker do acquaint him that the House are very sensible of the humanity and zeal which have led him to visit the several jails of this kingdom, and to communicate to the House the interesting observations he has made upon that subject.
Strana 7 - At the last of these towns were several of our ship's crew and my servant« I had sufficient evidence of their being treated with such barbarity, that many hundreds had perished, and that thirty-six were buried in a hole at Dinnan in one day.
Strana 48 - In each of these are locked up at night sometimes three or four felons. They pitch these dungeons two or three times a year: when I was in one of them, I ordered the door to be shut, and my situation brought to mind what I had heard of the Black Hole at Calcutta.
Strana 54 - ... travelled again into the counties where I had been; and, indeed into all the rest; examining houses of correction, city and town gaols. I beheld in many of them, as well as in the county gaols, a complication of distress; but my attention was principally fixed by the gaol-fever and the smallpox, which I saw prevailing to the destruction of multitudes, not only of felons in their dungeons, but of debtors also.
Strana 54 - This started a fresh subject of inquiry. I resolved to inspect the bridewells: and for that purpose travelled again into the counties where I had been; and, indeed into all the rest; examining houses of correction, city and town gaols. I beheld in many of them, as well as in the county gaols, a complication of distress...
Strana 99 - Scotland, he used to stop at one of the poor cabins that stuck up a rag by way of sign, and get a little milk. When he came to the town he was to sleep at, he bespoke a supper, with wine and beer, like another traveller; but made his man attend him, and take it away while he was preparing his bread and milk.
Strana 18 - I, an ill-deserving, hell-deserving creature ! But, where sin has abounded, I trust grace superabounds. Some hope ! — what joy in that hope ! — that nothing shall separate my soul from the love of God in Christ Jesus...