The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-20

cal Requirements
feet type. the vision is unusually acute
and recorded 20-15. etc.
Cd In accordance with these con-
clusions. the minimum visual require
ments are as follows: 20-40 for the
better eye and 20-100 for the poorer
eye, provided that no organic disease
exists In either eye.
Acuity Of Hearing
(k) Hearing-To determine the &C
uity of hearing, place the applicant
facing away from an assistant who is
twenty feet distant and direct him to
repeat promptly the words spoken by
the assistant II he cannot hear the
words at twenty feet, the assistant
should approach foot by foot, using
the same voice, until the words are
repeated correctly. Examine each ear
separately, closing the other ear by
pressing the tragus ARMY 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 a control The assistant should
use low conversational 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 a
fraction the numerator of which Is
the distance in feet at which the
words are heard by the candidate and
the denominator the distance in feet
at which the words are heard by the
normal ear; thus 1920 records normal
hearing, 1920 imperfect hearing, etc.
II any doubt should exist as to the
truthfulness of the answers given, a
watch should be used, care being TAX
en- 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 a normal
ear. The hearing with both ears
open should not be below 1920.
Causes for Rejection
g. The following defects are causes
for rejection:
Mental-Lack Of normal under
standing.
Skin-Chronic, contagious and par
astic diseases; when severe and ex-
tensive; chronic ulcers, deep or ex-
tensive.
Head-Abrupt depression in skull,
the consequence of old fracture.
Spine-Curvatures. carries, abcess.
Lateral curvature is cause for rejec-
ton when 1t exceeds one inch to eth
er side of the line Of spinous pro-
shoulders out of symmetry.
Ears-All catarrhal and purulent
forms Of otitis media; perforation OF
tympanum.
Eyes-Acuity of vision below the re-
quirements Of paragraph 2 ID; con-
junctival affections, including tracho-
ma and entropion, strabismus, dis
ease Of the lachrymal apparatus, ex-
ophthalmos, ptosis, asthenopia, nys-
tagmus.
Teeth important
Mouth, nose and fauces-Deformi-
ties interfering with mastigation or
speech, chronic alterations, assures or
perforations Of the hard palate, n.y.
pertrophy Of the tonsils sufficient to
interfere with respiration or phona-
ton, loss Of voice or manifest altera-
ton 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
htting bridge or plate where not more
than onehalf of the teeth are involved
is not disqualifying.
Obstruction of nostrils or four dis
charges indicative Of ozena.
Simple atrophic rhinitis is readily
durable. Nasal polpi often mean
chronic sinusitis, but are not bar to
acceptance for military service. Sunk
en- or SCARED nose is often indicative
of syphilis, while the red dubious nose
suggests alcoholism or indigestion.
Neck-Pronounced goiter, great en-
largements or alterations of the GER
vical glands.
Chest-Disease of lungs and heart,
especially in fiat or narrow or NAL
formed chests. In examining the
heart care must be taken not to as
cribe to disease the hurried, sharply
Q ccentuated action sometimes due to
fright or embarrassment,
or the irregular action caused by the
excessive use Of tobacco Nor should
the examiner attach undue Importance
to the soft systolic murmurs often
heard in growing athletic youths,
functional and temporary In their
nature.
Digestion Important.
Abdomen-Chronic inflammation of
the gastro-intestinal tract, including
chronic diarrhoea and dysentery and
other diseases of the contained or
gans; great care should be exercised
before exempting for these conditions;
hernia In all situations.
Anus-Hemorrhoids of a pronounc-
ed type, prolapsus. fistula, and fis-
sures.
Genito-urinary organs Syphilis J
who discernible by inspection and |
physical examination: tight urethral |
structure, undescended testicle, chron- |
&c disease of the bladder and kidneys |
Varicocele does not constitute cause |
'or rejection unless 1t is so large as