Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1917 — Ed Thacker’s Latest. [ARTICLE]

Ed Thacker’s Latest.

A doctor friend of the Colyum, who resides in another city, was the examining surgeon in his town in 1898 when the volunteer army was raised for the Spanish-American war. He recalls this incident in the course of his professional service: Doc had taken several men through the test one morning and finally a big raw bone specimen appeared and was instructed to remove all of his clothing. After he had done so and the physician had taken a look at him he said :“Why, John, you’re the dirtiest •man I ever say. Don’t look as if you had taken a bath for years. You’re even dirtier than yotir brother whom I examined this morning.” “Well,” replied the recruit, “by G—, I orter be. I’m three years older than my brother.”