The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-12

be q simply dished. and appeals TO washipgtqs
DO, him no, good whateyer, This may look Ike
the enlisted psrsonnsi OF the two services keyed
up to q splendid standard. It sorvea more
over, to force the old tirlsra I? take much bet
der the old system. When men have Il con.
stqntly IN mind that At tho conclusion Of their
same Cd examination srdesi, and that they
must stand or fall ey the declsion OF the sur
ggS SST;;, ta iSyD are SSs %G ,S,I LIABLE A.2G 70 1 fssS .S SsTo t 81 ' .SSt
too old even to tottcr or ws6blo., Tho height Of
or sailor when only a butt, say Of six months,
remains Of his enlistment, 10 as humorous as ills
he says. No moro leave Of absence or shore lib.
ertY for him. He's had enough Of such foolish
hnes'' and so on; In truth a,, ne Is 0 N training yHhsS Tor Ss
passes safely the. rapidity with which no be-
comes the Same old card Is funny.
these schemes require the collision of the re-
adorable part Of tho examination for the surgeon.
Tho recruiting sergeant always wants to see
s siSo oiG I pSfso gSt %f ihtsHost i SSf tSs Matter nna 9T h for tho 2S,
recruiting sergeant who helps the old timer
along in his examination is always generously
For sample, the old soldier who feels that
his eyesiEht 10 becoming. a bit dim has Q word
formally applies for re.onliStmept. Now, the
eyeslght tests In the army medical examination
S5S nSTy Of ;o PRINT, a TsS % %RRSlISS oth d @S't an TSHa th sTa
with one eye at q time, OF q considerable dis
tance. II he falls down In this ATTEMPT moro
than twice 1t 10 all up with him and he 10 reject
ed on the spot. The cards containing the vari-
GUS styles Of type arc frequently changed in the
become too well known to mon applying for on.
listment. The old timer gets q copy of q card
from the recruiting sergeant and cons 1t studi-
ously for a day or 90. before he applies for on
listment, fixing the relative positions Of the let
ters firmly In his mind, Thus, when be 10 under
examination, he has the letters all pat accord
ing to their p~ositions on the card. He docs not
road them of with a rush. as this would be
likely to excite the suspicion OF the surgeon. but
smallest type, always, however, reading the
letters correctly after going through this bit Of
acting. This gets him through 80 far as his
~eyesigNt is concerned, and he may be pretty
confident as to. tho remainder OF the examina-
wherein they arc weak beforethey apply for
re.enlistment and provide. for contingencies.
The experienced swRddio who, before apply
ing for re-enlistment, feels that his hearing 10
word with tho recruiting sergeant prior to TAX.
Ing his examination. It ID the recruiting ser
geant who almost invariably tests the hearing
Of applicants. He goes off to q corner of the
other corner Of tho room: a .fow questions in q
very low tone Of voice. 1t Is q simple enough
matter for the old timer to have a little rehearsal
OF these questions before the examination.
Tho bluejacket Of long service also has q
becominE chummy with tho apothecary, who.af-
ways assists the examining surgeon on o receiv-
Ing ship. If he is CONVINCED that no can't mako
out co!ors 30 readily as he could when he first
shipped, 1t 10 no job at all for the apothecary to
Jacket is put through the ordeal OF calling the
turn on many different colors of yarn.