Like all other penitentiaries, the Minnesota State Prison contains its
quota of inmates who are slightly demented, or who have periodical fits of
hallucinations. When these unfortunates give oral demonstrations in the
evening after the prisoners have retired and all is quiet for the night
they furnish considerable amusement. Their mental state, of course, is
deplored by all, and it is only their language that arouses the
risibilities of fellow prisoners.