When this was the case, the bread was little better than a mixture of dough and ashes, which was not very palatable.

The time allowed for breakfast, was one hour.

At the signal, all hands were obliged to resume their toil.

The overseer was always on hand to attend to all delinquents, who never failed to feel the blows of his heavy whip.
The usual mode of punishing the poor slaves was, to make them take off their clothes to the bare back, and then tie their hands before them with a rope, pass the end of the rope over a beam, and draw them up till they stood on the tips of their toes.

Sometimes they tied their legs together and placed a rail between.