Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . g, ordrunkenness. The sentence may includefrom ten to two thousand strokes witha bamboo strip. The heavy sentencesare given in installments of five hundredor less strokes at one time. The skinis often broken open and the culprit left bleeding even after the first few mode of punishment, though re-cently repealed, is still resorted the first beating the wooden collaris often put on and the culprit put intoan open prison, being tied to a largestone in the center. At night they areput into more secure quarters. Theprison with the collar or t


Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . g, ordrunkenness. The sentence may includefrom ten to two thousand strokes witha bamboo strip. The heavy sentencesare given in installments of five hundredor less strokes at one time. The skinis often broken open and the culprit left bleeding even after the first few mode of punishment, though re-cently repealed, is still resorted the first beating the wooden collaris often put on and the culprit put intoan open prison, being tied to a largestone in the center. At night they areput into more secure quarters. Theprison with the collar or the beating isa much less dreaded punishment thanthe collar worn in public. The Wooden is a method of punishment quitecommon for theft, street fights, drunken-ness and other misdemeanors. The col-lar is made of heavy boards abouttwenty inches square with a hole >in thecenter fitting around the neck. The col-lar is fastened by two slats mortisedthrough the boards. When sentence ispassed these are fastened, locked and. The Wooden Collar in Prison.


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