Statistics for occurrence #1 of “South Carolina” in chapter 5 of James Redpath, The Roving Editor: or, Talks with Slaves in the Southern States.:
...ir backs down with salt water, and sends them to work again.
Washes their sore backs with salt water!
I ejaculated; for although I knew that this infernal operation is frequently performed in South Carolina , still I cannot hear of it without a shudder of disgust.
What do they do that for?
To take the soreness out of it, dey say.
(It is to prevent mortification.)
But, I continued, is it...
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| † | South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) | 21,990 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
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