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The Meaning Of Tattoo

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
July
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

About the year 1768 the beats and calls of the drum then used in the service were put into a permanent shape. The tattoo, or beat of the drum calling soldiers to their quarters at night, was once called "tap-too," from the Dutch word signifying "no more drink to be tapped or sold."