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PLATE XIV.
A MAN FASTENED TO A LARGE BLOCK OF
WOOD.

A strong ring of iron is passed through one corner of a short, heavy, piece of timber. From this ring, a weighty chain is continued round the neck of the man, and fastened, by a padlock, upon his breast.