The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-01

war department is determined to hold
for service-either general military or
special-all men registered except
those whose physical condition Cal.
never be remedied to make them for
any kind of service.
Physical defects that can be RENE
died and make the men suitable for
service will be remedied or the men
rigorous as trench fighting, crowder
says.
Accept Flat Feet
Height and weight requirements
were both lowered and increased. Flat
foot or club and claw foot and several
foot troubles no longer are causes for
rejection and local boards are ordered
t.. reject no feet cases.
Any rejection for these troubles
must be by the medical advisory
board. Chances for reflections for eye
and ear defects were greatly lessened
and the dental requirements are
modified.
cause of man. reflections under the
first draft, must be very serious to
win rejection. Only complete OBJ
struction will reject, which means that
adel.o and enlarged tonSils are no
cause.
Lower Height Minimum ) Inches.
The minimum height for men of the
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inches by the new regulations, altho
all the cases of men between SIS and
so inches must be referred to the
medical advisory board by the local
physicians.
Practically all the maximum height
restrictions were removed, indicating
that Uncle Sam sees no reason why
the giants should not fight. The regu-
lations placed the limit at six feet
and three inches but the new orders
provide that men above six feet SIX
inches may be accepted If they are
well proportioned. The weight mimi
mum was lowered from Ito to 100
pounds, altho those whose weight is.
less than 100 pounds because of ILL
ness are to be held for service pending
better health. Only extreme cases of
obesity are to cause overweight re-
lection. Registrars in good physical
condition but under the weight re-
quirements for certain heights are to
be accepted.
Spinal troubles must interfere seri-
ously with weight bearing power to
reject and the wearing of a plaster
jacket will not of itself disqualify the
registrant.
o. x. With One Bum Ear.
Those who can hear with one ear
spoken words at a distance of ten feet
will be accepted, only complete deaf
ness being a ground for rejection by
local physicians. Deafness in one ear
is referred to the advisory board.
Color blindness no longer will be a
cause for rejection and those whose
eye troubles can well be corrected
with proper glasses will be accepted.
If a man has six good teeth on each
jaw he will be taken.
Formerly if three were missing the
man would be rejected. IL
Venereal diseases will reject only
when they make a man permanently
unfit for service. Other registrants
with these defects will be advised to
accept treatment pending receipt OF
orders to report for duty. A strict
| and careful examination of the lungs
| is ordered. with a view of keeping to
| the minimum the number of pneu-
! monia and tubercular cases in the
| camps. Conditions at camps now in
| dictate physicians should be most care
| full in this respect, Crowder says.
| Extreme cases of chronic alcohol
| ism will be rejected.
Restrict Local Physician.
Under the new regulations the
power of the local examining physi-
clan is greatly restricted. Local
ical qualifications only when the reg
| istrant comes within certain uncondi-
tional Standards All other cases and
those of doubtful Interpretation go to
the medical advisory board. similar to
/ the district exemption board.
| Physicians do not need to make a
complete report on any man as was
necessary under the first draft. AS
soon as a defect is found which I'M
conditionally disqualifies a man the
examination ceases.