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10. Black cataract, in all its forms and grades. 



11. Atrophy of one or both eyes, in any degree. 



12. Albinismus of the eyes. 



13. Myopia, to such a degree that the person aifected, being armed with concave 



glasses of 4 inches (4.149 inches, English) focus, is unable to read or recog- 

 nize print or other signs and marks of the height of one-third of a line, and 

 proportionately thick, at a convenient distance from the eye. 



14. Hyperpresbyopia, to such a degree that the person affected, being armed with 



" convex glasses of 6 inches (6.223 inches, English) focus, cannot read or 

 recognize print or other signs and marks of the height of one line, at a 

 distance of 12 inches (12.446 inches, Enghsh) from the eye. 



e. — Nose. 



1. Malformation and diseases of the nose which produce considerable disfigurement 



and interfere greatly with speech and respiration. 



2. Fetid discharge from the nose, the consequence of malignant coryza or of caries 



of the bones. 



/ — Mouth. 



1. Hare-lip, if greatly disfiguring. 



2. Malignant disease of one or both lips. 



3. Cleft, perforated, or entirely deficient palate. 



4. Loss of a majority of the incisors and molars, combined with a bad condition of 



the remaining teeth ; extensive caries of the teeth. 



5. Extensive loss of substance of the pharyngeal parts. 



6. All incurable disorders of the tongue which interfere with its functions, such as 



paralysis or deforihity. 



7. Stricture of the oesophagus. 



8. Ankylosis of one or hoth of the maxillary articulations. 



9. Incurable aphonia; hoarse or nasal voice to such a degree that pronunciation 



becomes unintelligible. 



10. Inveterate and excessive stuttering and stammering. 



11. Muteness. 



II. NECK. 



1. Bronchocele, hypertrophy of the thyroid gland, or the presence of cysts in the 



latter, when respiration would probably be interfered with if the uniform 

 were buttoned up. 



2. Considerable swelling and induration of the glands, with or without purulency. 



3. Large cicatrices, interfering to a considerable degree with movement. 



4. Fistula of the larynx or of the trachea. 



5. Wry-neck, with much distortion. 



III. THORAX AND ORGANS IN THE THORACIC CAVITY. 



1. Irregularities in the shape of the thorax, if they interfere with free respiration, and 

 produce an evident appearance of deformity when the man is in uniform, such 

 as flatness, depressions, or chicken-breast. 



