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<p n="427">September 1784</p>
<p n="428">"To the Prisoners in Maidstone Gaol.</p>
<p n="429">"It is well known that when a Number of Men are<lb></lb>
confined in close Places, that their breathing Air so confined<lb></lb>
renders it unfit to support Life, and that they frequently die<lb></lb>
very suddenly; which alarming Circumstance ought to Caution<lb></lb>
those deprived of their Liberty to use such Methods as are known<lb></lb>
to purify the air. And as it is the indispensible Duty of every<lb></lb>
Man to prolong that Life which is given him as a State of Trial<lb></lb>
on which will depend his future eternal Happiness or Misery<lb></lb>
it is hoped no rational Man will neglect to make use of these<lb></lb>
effectual methods which are here offered him.</p>
<p n="430">As Lime Water is well known to purify Air that has<lb></lb>
been rendered noxious by being too often breathed in the<lb></lb>
Shower Machine by letting it fall as Rain, purifies what Air<lb></lb>
it comes in contact with, of one bad Quality it has acquired<lb></lb>
from its being too frequently breathed; and another Quality<lb></lb>
that has been given to it, from the Pestilential Disease now<lb></lb>
prevalent in the Gaol, will be corrected from Showers of<lb></lb>
Vinegar impregnated with antisceptic Herbs falling through<lb></lb>
it and letting in fresh Air.</p>
<p n="431">Therefore it is earnestly recommended, that Lime Water<lb></lb>
and Vinegar so impregnated be suffered alternately to fall as<lb></lb>
showers in all parts of each Room Passage Etc that this Machine<lb></lb>
can be wheeled to; and over each Bed, and such parts as it<lb></lb>
cannot reach it is advised that a Man force away by the Fan<lb></lb>
the Air of such places towards the purifier to make room for<lb></lb>
that which has already been corrected</p>
<p n="432">"To purify uninhabited Rooms</p>
<p n="433">"Boiling Vinegar, impregnated with the Herbs above<lb></lb>
mentioned is to be thrown to all parts of the Rooms, (vizt.<lb></lb>
Cieling, Walls Etc) by the Engine, while the Door and every other<lb></lb>
opening next <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo278">the Passage</rs>
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or other part of the Gaol, is close stopped<lb></lb>
and the window, and every opening next the external Air is<lb></lb>
open. Afterwards boiling Lime Water is to be thrown in the</p>
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