New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-30
ARMY EXAMINATION
RULES ARE ISSUED
Also Tell Why Certain Candidates
Should Be Exempt


the disabilities on which man
should be exempted from the selec-
tive draft army will shortly be in the
hands of the physicians who are to
make the physical examinations.
The rules prescribe that all men
presenting themselves for examina-
ton must be stripped.
A standard height weight and
chest measurement is first set forth
for the guidance of the physicians.
These figures range from a height of
five feet and one inch to six feet and
six inches. The standard weight for
a man five feet and one inch tall is
given as 118 pounds, his chest def1at-
ed at thirty-one inches and inflated
at thirty-three inches. For a man
six feet six inches tall the standard
weight is 211 pounds, chest 3S ID,
and expansion four inches.
Variations in weight and expansion
are permissible for qualification as
follows:
Height 81 to 81 inches. a variation
of 8 pounds and i inch chest expan-
sion; Ga to IS inches tall. 10 pounds
and 2 inches; So to 50 inches. IL
pounds and inches; SO to 70 inches.
Is pounds and 2 inches; 70 to 10. 20
pounds and inches; 73 inches and
over, "a pounds variation. in weight
and inches in expansion.
To be acceptable for military serv-
ice a man below 5 feet and inches
in height, the rules direct, must be
"of good physique, well developed
and muscular.
"Unless exceptionally we'll proper
toned" the rules also say, men
above 6 feet and inches in height
| should be rejected
Causes for Rejection.
Causes given in the rules for rejec-
| ton of men for military service in
! clude the following:
Mental, lack of normal understand
| ing.
Skin, chronic, contagious and para
site diseases, when severe and extern
sive, 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-
either side.
Ears, all forms of obitis media; per-
| foration of tympanum.
|
| ardized requirements, conjunctival af-
| lection, including trachoma and en-
| tropia, Strabismus and other affec-
tions affecting clear vision.
Mouth, nose and faces, deformities
| interfering with mastication or speech
chronic alterations, tissues, or per-
forations of the hard palate; hyper
trophy of the tonsils sufficient to in
alton; loss of voice or manifest alter
alton Of it.
-Four Good MOlarS Required. .
Teeth-At least four serviceable
molars required on each side of jaw,
two above and two below; good fitting
bridge or plate where not more than
one-half of the teeth are involved is
not disqualifying
Neck-Pronounced goitre, great en-
largement or alterations of the cervi-
cal glands.
Chest-All chronic diseases of lungs
and heart
Abromen-Chronic imitation of the
| gastro-intestinal tract, including
chronic diarrhoea, dysentery and 9TH
er diseases of the contained organs.
All enitro-urinary disea ses, hemor-
rhoids Of pronounced type, prolapsus,
| fstula and assures.
Other ailments included in the list
are rheumatism, diseases of the joints
of disabling type. irreducible or false
joints, severe strains, atrOphy paraly-
| sis, permanent contraction Of the
muscles, etc.
| Hands, webbed fingers, extension
or loss of motion of one or more
| fingers; loss or serious mutilation of
| either thumb; total loss Of any two
! fingers Of the same hand; loss of sec
| ond and third phalanges of all fin
gers Of either hand.
Legs and feet, varicose veins, pro-
| nounced knock knees, club feet, web
feet, webbed toes, bunions, overriding