The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13

said the doctor. "What chart?"
asked the prospective soldier. The
examiner said, "Sit down in that
chair, take your time and look at
the chart" The draftee said,
what chair ?"
The doctor left the Office in the
afternoon and went to the movies
and when the lights went up, he
was sitting next 10 the young man
he had examined that morning.
Quick as a flash the young man
turned to him and asked. Does
this bus stop at seth and Main?"
We had lots of experience in
World War | with fellows who
weren't mad and didn't want to
fight if they could get out Of it.
1t was a hard job to catch them
and it was very interesting TO see
some of the clever tricks used.
Detecting Malingerers
The best detector Of malinger-
ing that | ever knew was an ocu-
list. When he sent for man who
claimed to have bad eyes, he would
be seated at a desk and pretend
to be busy writing. He would say,
Hang your hat on that nail" The
soldier would do so, and he would
say Examination concluded"
This was startling to the soldier
who wanted to get out Of the
army, but was based on the fact
that the doctor had carefully
measured the size of the nail and
if the man had good enough eyes
to see so small an object at that
distance, there was nothing wrong
with his eyes.
Another dodge was for the ex.
aminer to drop small instrument
on the floor and the soldier, in an
effort to please, would quickly pick
il up. Now the object was so small
that at the distance from the floor
to the eyes of man five feet, eight
inches in height, it would not be
possible to see it with poor eye
sight.
Curing Backaches
In my hospital we had a whole
group Of men who claimed to have
backache. They were all rounded
up and taken TO the parade ground.
They were the saddest looking
bunch | have ever seen. They all
seemed to be in intense pain,
hunched over, struggling along,
with arms hanging down list
lessly.
We made a great show of ex-
aiming and measuring them with
instruments. Just as we were be-
ginning to finish the examinations,
a prearranged artillery charge
was shot off on a nearby range.
They Strengthened up and began
to run in all directions, all except
one poor fellow who really had the
backache.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
II. E.:-"Kindly suggest some
thing for excessive under-arm
perspiration and its odor."
Answer: Alum, boric acid and
salicylates are commonly used in
deodorant perspiration prepare
tions. a good lotion Of this kind
has the following formula: Alum
mum chloride, l dram; salicylic
acid, y dram; glycerine, pa
drains; cologne water to ounces.
there isn't much to be said in its
favor. It's agreed that the Japs
can be disposed Of navally and
with the Chinese and
the Russians cooperating
from the. Asiatic mainland.
Germany. Italy and North Africa
are mentioned, though, as possible
fields thatll require American
troops. to get EN- under complete
iubjection.
There still is considerable doubt
expressed that it'll be a very long
var The dope is that, if we and
he Chinese and. perhaps, the Rus
slams, lick Japan fat, Nazi and
Fascist morale will be so disorgan-
zed that they'll peter out pretty
rapidly.
Nobody disputes, however, that
the period Of postwar economic
readjustment win be the worst
headache in history.