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Show Matt- sses nnd Elbbons, The fipmnn military authorities have lately been makltii" experiments with a now tylo of inat.russ. Somebody Some-body has d scovored that palliasses stuffed with tho sorpontins which uro thrown nbovt at carnival tlmo make excellent mattresses fni soldiers, and tho few trials which havo been mado havo proved tho truth of tho idea. Therefore, tho Gorman minister of war has determined to make a more extended experiment, and go tho noncommissioned non-commissioned officors' school at Trep-tow Trep-tow has Jit recelvd -vera! wagon wag-on loads of '.erpentins, and when tho mombors of tho school havo slopt on these now mattresses for somo tlmo the officials will mako a solemn report re-port to tho war olllco. Tho question Is, will tho non-commlssloinod officers of-ficers venture to say that their bods aro uncomfortable? |