Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-09
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!, examining physician through the inter
I prefer. and the aliens mental fitness Il
largely Judged through thej'readlness an,
accuracy with which heAreplies. In fact
the Quickness With which he graspsa tl1
slkniflSahce Of the questions 3ofteH ASldl
Information Of the greatest value.
Here are some OF the questions that
are, asked:
How old are YOUR " lfI .ss q Y
''flow old were you four years ago?'
What ship did you come on?'' (
what Is the year Of your birthss" 4 i
what place is this?"
"tIow many are six and sik?''4
"Hpw many are six and severn" \
How many are six and Ave-" I
| What ID 4 ta1es day &of the week, date
month and year?"'
! "Ganl you count from ten to one?
| who Is the ruler of your country" Z
I "Have you memorlzed the address to
which you are going7" $ stss Z
= To sshe average person the answers "a
these comparatively 4 simple questions
might mean but little, but to men who
have! asked them Of many thousands d
persons and know exactly how the sav-
erage Of each race and type answers them
they contain a wealth Of accurate. infor.
nation. Indeed, they Ego a long way to.
ward establishing the mental caliber OF
the suspected mental defective. ri
If the questions haS4 been answered
to the satisfaction OF the examiner the
allen is allowed to go his way. provided
he has passed the physical and other tests.
II they have not been Satisfactorily
answered, and thus mental shortcomings
are indicated. the alien is detained and
allowed to rest for a few days, when more
conclusive tests are applied.
Many attempts. both pathetic ana anus
ny. are freq'1ntly tresorted to in an effort
tosssdeceive The examiners. Seldom do
thsse attempts prove .successfulayet never
day passes that they-are not tried in
q number of instances. Mnch ingenuity is
displayed in originating these schemes and
It requires all the vigilance OF the immi-
grafton officers: to detect them b.
z Il - the custom among the persons Of
certain race to make their mentally UNI
sound ok very beautiful before appear
Ing, before the examiner; they are clean
and well sroomed and have been instruct.
ed to smile a little when passing the ex-
amtner. Many Of them pretend to be deaf
and dumb, knowing that under some cir.
substances persons so afflicted will ba
allowed ito enter the country.
III One 'Of the favorite methods of circurn-
venting the examiners is to bring montal-
~ feeble persons to the country as Sec
efid and even first class passengers. This.
however, usually fails because the health
authorities board all the incoming ships
and examine those aliens who travel above
decks. There is no escaping the vigilance
OF those who are charged with the, ALI
important duty Of protecting the American
race from pollution. 2s:s h i sy ia.
fThe other day, +" said DIR. Knox in cit
Ing examples Of attempted, evasion of the
health examinations, Il observed a we'll
dressed man running toEcatch., up. With
the line Of immigrants Of which, he was
the last one stopped him and found he
was very lame, due to . dislocated hip.
He had practiced a running step 70: pos
sibly many weeks in, the hope or thus
passing the medical officer undectected.
1T is almost impossible to keep up with
the many schemes these apparently 4.g-
norant foreigners hatch up in their ties.
perate attempts Ito enter the country at
all hazard. I have known them. to cone
here: with glass eyes that virtually def:
detection. sso perfectly do they match with
the good eye. "A fayorite trick OF the to-
|tahy blind whose eyes. however, appear
normal on casual inspection is to walk
very close to their friends who are In fact
leading them. 4 VA. KERR b. l.s
The variety of such schemes is almost
endless. Persons with loathsome scalp
diseases wear wigs. Those who are hunci1
backed swear they got It on; the ship
Il this is the truth they are.not sent back
Parents with. understood innbecile chill
dren who cannot walk declare they are
but eighteen months old. Many Of them
claim TO be citizens Of the country when
IN fact they have never been here before.
Persons with goiteE bend the head for
mard TO hideisthe affliction whilesthose
with false hands wear Gloves asa also
do those who have contagious naus dis
eases. f'Thoseswith missing fingers or sfifi
elbows hang overcoats- sor shawls8 oger
them; those with Hat feet wear arches.
Women with signsaof disease on their
faces wear heavy wells and look indignant
when asked 70 remove them; persons kasc
are lame frequently carry heavy pieces
Of baggage to cover their awkward walk.
And SO It goes. Ia. 81 4 4
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