The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-19
RULES GOVERNING PHYSICAL,
EXAMINATIONS Of DRAFTEDMEN

OF DRAF | EDMEN
/, each ear separately, closing the other
ear by pressing the tragus firmly
against the meatus. The examiner,
whose hearing should be normal,
| faces in the same direction as the
| candidate and closes one Of his own
| ears in the same way as control
The assistant should use low con-
versational voice (not a whisper),
| just plainly audible to the examiner,
and should use numerals, names Of
places, or other words or sentences
until the condition of the applicants
hearing is evident. The acuity of
hearing is expressed In fraction the
numerator of which Is the distance in
| feet at which the words are heard
by the candidate and the denomi-
nator the distance in feet at which
! the words are heard by the normal
ear; thus 1920 records normal hear
ing, 1920 imperfect hearing, etc. If
any doubt should exist as to the
i truthfulness of the answers given, a
watch should be used, care being
taken that the individual does not
| know the distance from the ear at
which it is being held; the watch
used should be one whose ticking
strength has been tested by trial on
normal ear. The hearing with both
ears open should not be below 1920
Causes for Rejection.
3. The following defects are
causes for rejection:
Mental-Lack of normal under
standing.
Skin.-Chronic, contagious, and
parasitic diseases, when severe and
extensive; chronic ulcers, deep or
extensive.
Head.-Abrupt depression in skull,
the consequence of old fracture.
Spine.-Curvatures carries, abscess
Lateral curvature is cause for rejec-
ton when it exceeds inch to either
side of the line Of spinuous processes,
especially when 1t throws the shout
ders out of symmetry.
Ears.-All catarrhal and purulent
forms of otitis media: perforation Of
tympanum.
Eyes.-Acuity Of vision below the
requirements of paragraph %;
conjunctival affections including
trachoma and entropion; strabismus,
diseases of the 1achrymal apparatus,
exophthalmos, ptosis. asthenopia,
nystagmus.
Mouth, nose and fauces-Deformi-
ties interfering with mastication or
speech, chronic alterations, assures
or perforations Of the hard palate.
hypertrophy of the tonsils sufficient
to interfere with respiration or pho
nation, loss of voice or manifest al
iteration of it, The person must have
at least four serviceable molar teeth,
two above and two below on one side
and two above and two below on the
other side, and so opposed as to
serve the purpose of mastication A
good-fftting bridge or plate where not
more than one-half of the teeth are
involved is not disqualifying.
Obstruction of nostriIs, or four dis
charges indicative of ozena.
Simple atrophic rhinitis is readily
durable. Nasal polypi often mean
chronic sinusitis, but are not bar
to acceptance for military service.
Sunken or SCARED nose is often in
dicative of syphilis, while a red
dubious nose suggests alcoholism o.
Indigestion. Ia
Neck-Pronounced goiter, great en-
ldTSeIu6HL OF uiCeTatlOnS OF the cerFi-
cal glands.
Chest-Disease of lungs and heart, !
especially in flat or narrow or mall
formed chest. In examining the heart |
care must be taken not to ascribe |
to disease the hurried, sharply ac-
centuated action sometimes due toll
nervousness, fright, or embarrass-
ment, or the irregular action caused !
by the excessive use of tobacco. Nor |
should the examiner attach undue i'm !
portance to the soft systolic mur- !
murs often heard in growing athletic |
youths, functional and temporary in I
their nature.
Abdomen-Chronic inflammattons
of the gastro-intestinal tract, incIud- |
ing chronic diarrhea and dysentery
and other diseases of the contained |
organs; great care should be exer-
cised before exempting for these !
conditions; hernia in all situations.
Annus- Hemorrhoids of a pronounc-
ed type. prolapsus, fistula, and fis-
sures.
Genito-urinary organs - Syphilis |
when discernible by inspection and
examination; tight uretheal !,