Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21

n every case; other evidence Of kid
neN disease is required.
Il soldier should have good feet
is necessary. instruction No. 50 reads
as follows:
Examine the feet for flat foot, corns,
deforned loes. ingrown toenails. and
%bunions, and for sinking feet. Care
hou he taken to examine the soles
not cause rejection unless ii causes
symptoms. is Very pronounced, or is
accompanied by toeing out. Simple
sinking OF the arch is extremely COM
mon and unless attended With sub
%jective symptoms is of no conse-
quence."
lngrown %toenails, bunions and corns
on the soles d%isqualify when they cause
walking TO be painful. If the big toe
points tuward the outside of the foot
cause a bunion, it d~isaualifies. Sweat
ing of the feet does not diSqualify UNI
less it causes the skin to blister.
Knock knees and bow legs do not
~disqualify unless they are marked
enough to Interfere with walking. Ii
the deformity is great enough to make
the applicant unsoldierlike in appear
ance it will cause his rejection.
Naricosc Veins do not disqualify UNI
less they cover a large area, are prom-
inent, are associated with ulcers, or are
causing symptoms.
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read this column to know that varico-
cele and hydrocele are matters OF III
particular moment. They are not in q
proper sense diseases and they do not
lead to disease or disablement. The
reading of the rules relating to these
conditions is as follows:
"Naricocele is not a cause for rejec-
ton unless it is painful or so large as
to interfere with ~locomotion. Naricocele
seldom constitutes a disability and fire.
quentlY occurs among The most robust
men, often without their being aware
of it's presence until their attention is
called to 1t. Simple hydrocele of the
cord, ii of moderate size and unaccOm-
panied by symptoms, is not a cause foi
rejection. All varieties of venereal dis
eases are causes of rejection"
HemorrhoidS are a cause of rejection
ii the condition is at all pronounced.
The rule is that hernia is a cause Of
rejection. There are few exceptions.
The applicant is to be rejected if his
abdomen is especially large: also If he
is flat chested, or narrow chested, or
pigeon breasted.
III there is curvature of the spine the
examiner first determines the amount
of curvature. 1t must not interfere
With soldierly appearance. 1t must not
so ~displace and deform the internal or
sans-lungs, heart, and liver-as to de
crease efficiency or vitality. If the de-
formity is not great enough to cause
rejection, the next question is as to it's
cause. Deformity due to tuberculosis
more liable to cause rejection than il
it is due to vocation or habit.
The applicants joints must be rea-
sonahly supple, moving freely and over
a proper range and without much
areakins. His muscles must be fairly
Well developed and firm. His teeth
and tonsils must be in fair shape.
Examiners are instructed to be on
the lookout for diseased minds ~
minds liable to become diseased under
strain. An experienced observer can
pick out those liable to become insane
with fair success. The shape of the
presence of certain physical signs
makes him suspicious that the appli-
cant is not we'll alanced mel ALLY.
If the applicant has the alcohol habit
OF any drug habit or has the perverted
tastes and cravings of the |neurotic
type of mind which is liable to lead to
the drug habit it is held to be n rea-
son for rejection.
And finally a careful physical exam
nation is made to detect the presence
of latent forms of infection, such as
chronic malaria, hookworm, venereal
disease. and slowly developing organic
disease. such as consumption.
These are briefly the standards
which must be met by the young man
who wishes to enter the amy. In some
INSTANCES, as Wltn the IlfSt cavalry,
Illinois national guard, the same stand
ards are exacted. They are high.
The responsibility of being a good
father or a good citizen should be as
high as those of a good soldier. A good
parent ought to be physically fit. Why
SHOULD not q good citizen or a good
Workingman want to be physically 81?
Here We're 1886 young men Who
had an idea that they were we'll and
strong: 122,615 We're mistaken about it.
Suppose everybody in the anlr,u-
nifty. men and women of all ages, were
measured by these standards, what
proportion would pass?
Should not industlr also have stand
ards? Is it not plain that industry
will have its standards within n few
Years? Does this not mean that within
a few years medical service, based OF
periodic examinations, will replace that
based on symptoms?
Hughes and Whiskers.