Show ODD WAGER IS EASILY WON flesh and blood leg no match in endurance with cork one it was in the commercial room and the conversation had turned on the topic 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 he has the will power can endure pain or fatigue I 1 know I 1 can silence tor a moment and an old man of the road replied til bet you a dinner you can t hold your foot boots on in a bucket of hot water as long as f can the bet was taken and two bucket of hot water were brought in and a kettle of boiling water to raise the temperature to the point of endurance in went a foot ot each bettor the young man s face began to pale but the other called for more boiling wat er what the deuce is youree made of sit yelled the former suddenly taking his toot from the bucket cork sir cork was the cool an ewer and the other gentleman fell that he had indeed lost chicago chronicle |