The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-12-03


ply, atrophy, mutilation, or obstinate
chronic liberation Of the tongue, sufli-
oient in degree to interfere seriously
With the use Of tile organ. \
%. Stammering, if excessive and
confirmed. To be established by sat
isfactory evidence under oath.
%: Loss of sufficient number Of
teeth to prevent mastication Of food.
This applies to those cases only where
the loss OF teeth is so great that, if the
man were restricted to solid food, he
would become incapacitated for mill
tary sertictI
24. Tumors er wounds of the neck
impending respiration or deglutition
tistula Of larynX or trachea; torticol-
lis, if Of long standing and well mark
ed. .r.... -....... .....
25. Deformity of the chest, or cX-
cessive curvature Of the spine, sufficient
to prevent the carrying of arms and
military equipments; carries Of the
spine, ribs or sternum.
26. Abdomen groosly protuberant ;
excessive obesity.
27. Hernia,
29 Artificial anus; structure of the
rectum prolapsus ami Fistula in ano
is not u positive disqualification, but
may be Sc if extensive or complicated
with visceral disease.
20. Old and liberated internal hem
orrhoids, if in degree sufficient to i'm
pair the mans efficiency. External
hemorrhoids are no cause for exempt
ion.
80. Total loss, or nearly total loss
of penis; epispadia or hypospadia at
the middle or near the root Of the
penis ....
81. Incurable permanent organic
structure Of the urcthra, in which urine
is passed drop by drop, or which is
complicated with disease Of the blad-
der; urinary fistula. Recent or spas
modic structure ef the uretha does not
exempt.
81. lncontinence of urine, being a
disease frequently fcigned and of rare
occurrence, is not of itself cause for
exemption. Stone in the bladder, as
ccrtained by the introduction Of the
metallic catheter, is positive disqual-
itication.
'33. Loss or complete atrophy of
both testicles from any cause; perma-
mont retention Of one or both testclcs
within the inguinal canal; but volun-
tary retraction does not exempt.
"a. Confirmed or malignant sarco-
celc; hydroccle, if complicated with
organic disease of the testicle Vari-
coccle is 10. itself disqualifying.
'35. Loss Of an arm, forearm, hand,
thigh, leg or foot.
36 Wounds muscular or cutancous
contraction from wounds or burns, or
tumors, which would prevent march
ing, or otherwise manitestly incapaci-
tate the man for military service.
81. Fractures, irreducible disloca-
tions, or anchylosis of the large joints,
or chronic diseases OF the joints or
bones, that would prevent marching,
or otherwise unfit the man for military
service.
SO. Total loss ofthumb; total loss OF
the index finger Of the right handle
Other permanent defects or dctormi-
tics Of the hands, so decided as to leave
no doubt of the mans incapacity for
military service.
80. Club feet; totalloss of a great toe
Other permanent defects or dclormit,
les Of the feet, such as will necessarily
prevent marching.
40. Varicose veins Of inferior eX.
trcmtcs, if large and numerous, and
accompanied with chronic swcllings or
alterations.
IL. Chronic ulcers; extensive, deer
and adhercnt cicatrices Of lower cX-
trcmtcs. .
Surgeons Of Boards Of Enrolment
in reporting the statistics Of the caus
es OF exemption on account Of physica
disability, Twill hereafter, in odditior
to the alphabetical list Of disabiliie' Is
required by Circular No. 90, from thi:
office, report the number rejected un
der each paragraph Of the above list O
disquaIifying infrmitics.
JAMES B. Fry,
Provost Marshal General.