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-How do the English prisoners bear the flogging? Suppose you gave a sturdy Englishman thirty-six strokes with the "cat," what effect would it leave in a case of that kind ?
A-I have known men receive thirty-six strokes and not speak, and I have known other men shout before receiving a stroke.
Q-I am speaking of the effects upon the body?
A-I have seen the effects; the flogging leaves marks on the body.
Q-What is the effect of the rattan?
A-In some cases it bruises and in others it cuts through.
Q-Have you ever seen a "cat" cut through the flesh?
A-Yes.
Q-And leave bruises?
A-After the flesh has healed it leaves scars.
Q-What is the difference between the effects of the "cat" and the effects of the
rattan?
A-In what way?
Q-As to the wounds or marks that are left.
A-One is broader, the rattan is much broader.
Q-And the flesh cut in both cases?
A-In some cases the rattan does not cut.
Q.-According to the severity of the punishment?
A-Yes.
Q-What is done in English prisons after prisoners have been flogged?
A-They are admitted to the hospital, sometimes.
Q-In the same way as is done here?
A-No; they are not taken to the hospital here.
Q-Not always ?
A-No.
Q-Is the practice at home to always admit them to the hospital even if they receive only six strokes ?
A--They never receive so little. They are sent to separate cells and kept there under treatment. It is equivalent to the hospital.
Q--If they have been severely mauled ?
A-Then they are admitted to the hospital.
Q-As the surgeon directs ?
A-Yes.
Q-Is a certificate necessary before the punishment is inflicted ?
A-He is certified as fit to be whipped before sentence is passed and again immediately before receiving the whipping.
Q-Then in your opinion the Chinaman stands the rattan a great deal worse than the Britisher stands the cat-o'-nine-tails? That is your opinion?
A-That is my opinion.
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