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of the nipple, the arms hanging loosely. The man is to be told to count slowly from 

 1 to 10, to avoid nndue inflation of the chest, and the measiu-e is to be then ascer- 

 tained.^ (It is much to be wished that all chest-measurements should be made both at 

 the moment of full inspiration and of complete expiration.) 



BELGIUM. 



The Belgian army is recruited by voluntary enlistments and liy an annual con- 

 sci-iption. The latter is conducted upon a plan closely resembling that prevailing in 

 France. The annual contingent is divided into the active force and the reserve. 

 Exchange from the former into the latter is, under certain conditions, permitted, and 

 substitutes are received. The young men are all registered at nineteen years of age, 

 and take their chances in the draAving of the succeeding year. The term of military 

 service is of eight years' duration.' 



The minimum and maxinumi of height" are tixed for each arm of the service as 

 foUow^s :^ 



INFANTRY. 



Infantry of the line, 1.55 metres (61.02 inches, English) and over. 

 Carbineers, 1.62 metres ((i3.78 inches, English,) ;ind over. 

 Grenadiers, 1.70 metres (66.93 inches, English,) and over. 



CAVALRY. 



Mounted chasseurs, minimum, 1.64 metres, (64.57 inches, English;) maximum, 

 1.67 metres, (65.75 inches, English) 



Lancers, minimum, 1.66 metres, (65.35 inches, English;) maximum, 1.70 metres, 

 (66.93 inches, English.) 



Guides and cavalry-school, minimum, 1.69 metres, (66.54 inches, English;) maxi- 

 mum, 1.71 metres, (67.32 inches, English.) 



ARTILLERY. 



Mounted artillery, minimum, 1.67 metres, (65.75 inches, English;) maxinmm, 

 1.72 metres, (67.72 inches, English.) 



Horse-artillery, minimum, 1.67 metres, (65.75 inches, English;) maxinuim, 1.72 

 metres, (67.72 inches, English.) 



Siege-artillery, minimum, 1.68 metres (66.14 inches, English) and over. 



Train-artillery, minimum, 1 (17 metres, (65.75 inches, English ;) maximum, 1.72 

 metres, (67.72 inches, English ) 



Pontoniers, mininuun, 1.70 metres (66.93 inches, English) and over. 



ENGINEERS. 



Regiment of engineers, 1.65 metres (64.96 Inches, English) and over. 

 In all cases the chest is to be well developed, though no precise circumference is 

 prescribed as a limit. 



' General Order 111, December 1, 1870. 



- Loi 9ur la milice, '.i juin, 1870. 



' Inslriiction gdni'rah rcglantl'executioii de la loi sur In milice dii i jiiiii 1870. Biuxelles, 28 Kvrier 1871. 



