INTRODIICTOIiV. XIX 



The instructions to the exaniinino- snro-eons are very concise thou<i'li cleai'.' They 

 lack the minute detail of the P'rench code, and leave more to the individual jud^'ment 

 of the medical oflRcer. The directions at to the general survey and examination are 

 as follows : 



In the inspection of recruits, examining surgeons must be guided by their ji'.dg- 

 ment and experience in rejecting men who do not possess the phvsical capacity requisite 

 for the endurance of the toil, hardships, and exposure incidental to military life. 



The principal ^joints to be attended to are — - 



That the recruit is sufficiently intelligent. 



That his vision is siifficiently good to enable him to see clearlv with either eve at 

 the required distance. 



That his hearing is distinct. 



That his speech is witliout impediment. 



^J'hat he has no glandular swellings or marks of scrofula. 



That his chest is capacious and well formed, and that the soundness of his heart 

 and lungs has been stethoscopically ascertained 



That he is not ruptured. 



That the limbs are well formed and fully developed. 



That there is free and perfect motion of all tlie joints. 



That the feet and toes are well formed. 



GROUNDS OF KEJKCTION. 



Men presenting any of the following conditions should be rejected : Scrofula ; 

 phthisis ; syphilis ; impaired constitution ; defective intelligence ; defects of vision, voice, 

 or hearing; hernia; hsemorrhoids ; varicose veins, beyond a limited extent ; inveterate 

 cutaneous disease ; chronic ulcers ; traces of corporal punishment, or evidence of 

 having been marked with the letters D, or B C ; contracted or defoi-med chest ; abnor- 

 mal curvature of spine ; or a,i\j other disease or physical defect calculated to unfit 

 them for the duties of a soldier. 



n he following course of examination is recommended: 



Note. — When not required to approach tlie recruit fqr special objects, the siu-geon 

 should ahvaj's take his place at a distance of about six feet from him. The recruit 

 should be placed so that the light may fall u|)on him. 



GENERAL EXAMINATION OV THE RECRUIT. 



The recruit being wholly undressed, the following directions are given seriatim 



1. Walk up and down the room smartly two or three times. 



2. Hop across tlie room on the right foot. 

 '6. Back again on the right foot. 



4. Hop across the room on the left foot. 



5. Back again on the left foot. 



[The hops should he short and upon the toes.) 



6. The recruit is. halted, standing ujiright, with his arais extended above his head, 

 while the surgeon walks slowly round him, carefully inspecting the whole surface of 

 his body. 



' Iiialriwtioiis for the medical examination of recruits for the army. Issued -vitli aniiy-circular July 1st, 1870. 



