THE CHART OF EVOLUTION 



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We are apt to say that the figures just given are not so bad 

 as they seem, for they include many minor ailments. True, but 

 great oaks from little acorns grow. What did our draft show 

 during the Great War? Only preliminary figures are yet avail- 

 able. Judging by 9,256 men who were examined at eight camps, 

 however, men were rejected for defects and diseases in the follow- 

 ing ratios per thousand men: 



(A) Defects of eyes 

 Defects of teeth 

 Defects of ears . 



(B) Physical undevelopment 

 Flat foot 

 Underweight 



(C) Venereal diseases 

 Alcoholism and drugs 



(D) Mentally deficient 

 Nervous disorders 



(E) Diseases of the joints 

 Diseases of the bones 

 Diseases of the skin 

 Diseases of the muscles 



(F) Diseases of the heart . 

 Diseases of the blood vessels 



(G) Hernia .... 



Diseases of the genito-urinary 



(non-venereal) 

 Diseases of the digestive system 



organs 



80 

 31 

 22 



15 



14 



6 



16 

 3 



17 

 14 



12 



11 



4 



2 



22 



7 



28 

 5 



133 



35 



19 



31 



29 



29 



