Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1882 — Minstrel Jokes. [ARTICLE]

Minstrel Jokes.

The origin of the banjo dates back to the time of the Pharaohs, one of these instruments having been found in the tomb of a royal family by a relic-hunter in Egypt. It is described as being of the exact form of those played by our negro minstrels. We didn’t suppose the banjo was so ancient. Il the relic-hunt-er had found in the same spot the identical jokes used by our negro minstrels we should not have been surprised. Mr. E. B. Roland, of Covington, Ky., writes: “I had given up ever finding relief from the ills that afflicted me. I suffered greatly, both mentally and physically. Pimples and boils were all Over me. The smallest cut or wound would cause a sore. My digestion troubled me, and my back and kidneys pained me severely. A friend recommended Dr. Guysott’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. Thanks to its use, I am again in sound condition, and I never can grow weary of praising it to my acquaintances. ”