Show ODD WAGER IS EASILY WON flesh and blood leg no match in endurance with cork one it rt was in the commercial room and the conversation had turned on the topic ot of the powers of endurance shown by men of the past and present during a lull in the conversation a young commercial man said any man it if he has the will power can endure pain or fatigue I 1 know I 1 can silence for or a moment and an old man of the road replied III bet you a dinner you cant hold your toot foot boots on in a bucket of hot water as long as I 1 can the bet wis was taken and two buckets ot of hot water were brought in and a kettle ot of boiling water to raise the temperature to the point ot of endurance in went a toot foot ot of each bettor the young man 3 face began to pale but the other called for more boiling wat er what the deuce Is your leg made ot of sir yelled the former suddenly taking his toot foot from the bucket cork sir 1 cork was the cool an ewer and the other gentleman felt that he had indeed lost chicago chronicle |