Дванадцять років рабства

           Theyareelevatedabovethebrickpier,androllintowardseachother. Anendlesscarrier,madeofchainandwood,likeleathernbeltsusedinsmallmills,extendsfromtheironrollersoutofthemainbuildingandthroughtheentirelengthoftheopenshed. Thecartsinwhichthecaneisbroughtfromthefieldasfastasitiscut,areunloadedatthesidesoftheshed. Allalongtheendlesscarrierarerangedslavechildren,whosebusinessitistoplacethecaneuponit,whenitisconveyedthroughtheshedintothemainbuilding,whereitfallsbetweentherollers,iscrushed,anddropsuponanothercarrierthatconveysitoutofthemainbuildinginanoppositedirection,depositingitinthetopofachimneyuponafirebeneath,whichconsumesit. Itisnecessarytoburnitinthismanner,becauseotherwiseitwouldsoonfillthebuilding,andmoreespeciallybecauseitwouldsoonsourandengenderdisease. Thejuiceofthecanefallsintoaconductorunderneaththeironrollers,andiscarriedintoareservoir. Pipesconveyitfromthenceintofivefilterers,holdingseveralhogsheadseach. Thesefilterersarefilledwithbone-black,asubstanceresemblingpulverizedcharcoal. Itismadeofbonescalcinatedinclosevessels,andisusedforthepurposeofdecolorizing,byfiltration,thecanejuicebeforeboiling.