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a list of all those palpable infirmities which can be easily recognized, even by non- 

 medical men, and which exclude forever from military service. 



It is the duty of the surgeon to convince the non-medical members of the com- 

 mission, as far as possible, of the existence of the disqualifications discovered by him. 

 He will, therefore, in all cases which are not at once recognizable, call the attention 

 of these other commissioners to the characteristic points of the infirmities, giving at 

 the same time all needed explanations. 



APPENDIX A. 



List of those infirmities wJdch are frequently met with but do not imply unfitness for military 

 service, if the recruit possess otherwise a strong constitution. 



I. — HEAD. 



a. — Cranium.. 



1. The head disproportionately large. 



2. Slight baldheadedness or single bald patches. 



3. Movable or immovable cicatrices, if located on spots where the head-covering of 



the soldier does not exercise any pressure. 



4. Slight permanent depressions of the cranial bones, npt impairing the functions of 



the brain. 



I). — Auditory organs. 



1. Partial or total absence of a pinna, if the sense of hearing be normal. 



2. Malformations and benign neoplasms of the pinna, not interfering with the sense of 



hearing. 



3. Ekzema on the pinna and in the auditory canal ; also acute or chronic inflammatioit, 



(with discharge from the ear,) which is confined to the external meatus, and 

 where neither bone nor periosteum is afifected ; also polypi, originating in the 

 auditory canal and therefore easily removable. 



4. Slight contractions of the auditory canal, if thereby the function of hearing be not 



impaired. 



c. — Face. 

 Moles, na?vi, or other malformations, which do not perceptibly disfigui'e. 



d. — Eyes. 



1. Partial absence of cilia, if the borders of the lids be not in a diseased condition. 



2. Benign, non-deforming tumors on the lid of one or both eyes, if the functional 



activity be not interfered with. 



3. Peripheral cicatrices, or spots on the cornea of one or both eyes, if they do not 



extend in front of the moderately dilated pupil. 



4. Such disturbance of function or malformation of the left eye as will not cause 



marked disfigurement, and is not indicative of frequently recurring disease, 



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