XVTII 



INTRODUCTORy. 



Bunion, if deep-i-ooted. 



Coims, if very large and numerous. 



Perforating disease of foot. 



Fetid perspiration of feet. 



Incurvated nail of big toe, if attended with fungoid condition of the flesh. 



Hygroma, if extensive. 



Loose cartilages in joints. 



Claudication. 



GREAT BRITAIN. 



The British army is supplied with men by means of a very thorough system of 

 recruiting. A small bounty is paid, which varies with the need for material ; but it 

 seldom exceeds twenty pounds. At present the bounty offered is four pounds and the 

 kit. There is no conscription, nor any system resembling it, in. force in the British 

 dominions ; but it is the opinion of many competent authorities that better soldiers 

 would be obtained by it, were it introduced, than by voluntaiy enlisting. 



The age of recruits for all branches of the service is from eighteen to twenty- 

 five years for service in Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, the Cape of Good Hope, and 

 the Mediterranean stations. For other foreign stations none are to be received under 

 eighteen and a half years. By special application "very eligible lads between seven- 

 teen and eighteen years of age" may be enlisted for home-infantry. Artillery-drivers 

 must be nineteen years old ; artificers for the artillery, seventeen. Boys from four- 

 teen to sixteen years of age are enlisted for musicians.' 



The height and circumference of chest prescribed for the different corps of the 

 army are exhibited in the following table : 



Cavalry : 



Heavy 



Mediuai . . . 

 Light 



Royal Artillery : 



GiiiiDcrs. 



Heigbt. 



From- 



Artificers 



Drivers 



Eoyjil Engineers: 



Sappers 



' Drivers 



Infantry of the line 



Kitle-Iirigiule 



Sixtieth Regiment 



5 ft. 8 in. 

 .'i 7 

 5 G 



7 

 H 

 10 

 5 

 ii 



C 



5 



4i 



To— 



5 ft. 11 in. 

 5 9 



5 10 

 Upwards. 



r> ft. fii in. 



Upwards. 

 ■'') ft. H in. 

 Upwards. 



r> ft. 7 in. 



Chest-measurement. 



34 to 35 inches. 

 33 to 34 inches. 

 33 inches. 



33 inches, full. 



34 inches. 



35 inches. 

 33 inches. 

 35 inches. 



33 inches, niinimnm. 

 35 inches, niinininni. 



33 inches, uiinimnin. 



34 inches, njinininni. 



Height (in metres ) 



Froni- 



1.727 

 1.702 

 1.67G 



1.702 

 1.727 

 1.778 

 1.651 

 1.C39 



i.(i:;9 



To- 



1.803 



"1.753 



1.727 



1.727 



1.778 

 Upwards. 



1.689 



1. 676 I Ui)Ward8. 

 1.639 j 1.676 



1.651 I Upwards. 



1.702 



Chest-measurement, 

 (in millimetres.) 



864 to 889 

 838 to 864 



838 



838, full. 

 864 



889 

 838 

 889 



838, minimum. 

 889, minimum. 

 838, minimum. 



864, niininiuni. 



' General orders by his Royal Uiglmeas the Field- Manhal Commandiiig-in-chief, lat November, 1872, p. 92. 



