St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27

Again they are called to the position
twenty feet from the examiner, but this
time with the back toward him. and
Sergt. Croker stands by his side with
his finger closing one of the applicants
ears and Capt. Hall calls Off numbers
and letters of the alphabet in low
voice and they are repeated by the man
taking the examination. Seven out of
the eight ears passed the ordeal success
fully, but the right Cal of the man of
thirty wouldn't hear thing, and he fol-
lowed the fate of the foreigners.
The four who had so far withstood
the test were taken to side room.
whence they were called out stripped,
just as nature made them.
The first was the b0yiSh fellow, and he
came out into the light rather modestly.
'Step on the scales" said Capt. Hall,
adjusting the weights.
''Stand close against this, heels to-
gether, head back" was the next COM
mand as the old soldier ascertained his
height.
'Weight, l27: height, five foot six and
half he called to Sergt. Helmle at
the desk.
"You haven't had much to eat lately,
have you. my boy; you are very light.
Out of money, are you?"
D. L
to eat"
The captain next obtained the lung
capacity by first measuring the chest
when perfectly empty, and then meas
uring it when forced full. Then laying
towel on the breast he laid his ear on
it and listened.
walk to the other end of the room.
fast. Now back again. Now hop
down. Now back on the other foot"
and again the sharp ear Of the exam
iner was over the heart of the hopper
The action of the heart evidently was
not right.
"Go down there and jump as high as
you can
And so the examination went on. The
boy exercised his arms, his legs, his
fingers, his toes, and answered all queS-
tons satisfactorily, except that poor
heart of his.
You are weak and excited now, but
you may be all right. Put on your
clothes now, and come over tomorrow to
ST. Paul. or come here Monday. Your
heart may do better then. If it doesn't
can't take you
Cant get to st. Paul, sir, unless I
walk; will it do as we'll here Monday?"
Eyes, come Monday. and in the mean
time try and get something to eat"
The sailor was called in, his arms
tattooed. and his chubby form quite
clean and bright. He passed good ex-
animation, and went out happy, for the
strict captain had said:
"You're all right, you'll make a good
cavalryman. Sergeant, put this man
into a uniform"
The grimy blacksmith came forth
and went through all right, though hot
with the hearty recommendation of his
companion. He was to be an infantry
man.
The Dane came last from the room.
stripped. but not naked. The color Of
his underclothes was quite evident from
his skins rospleAion, and soil of the
old country was probably still with him.
Haven't bathed lately, have you?
Well, never mind. you fellows make
good, faithful soldiers" He passed the
examination all right, and was sent off
to battle and don his new uniform.
''Those Danes and Swedes and Nor
wegians make good men. and you will
hardly know these fellows when they
get cleaned up and in uniform. They
will have more to eat for dinner to-day
than they have had for week before,
probably. They nearly always pick up
eight or ten pounds the first week; that
boy was three pounds under weight, but