Academy or Sciences] 

 No. 3] 



MEASUREMENTS 



Table 64. — Hand modvle ' 



89 



Members of the Academy 



Old Americans 



Not old Americans 



Old Americans 

 at large (lab- 

 oratory series) 



Subjects 

 Average. 

 a 



cv 



90 



14. 23 ±0. 42 



0. 595 ±0. 030 



4. 18 ±0. 21 



48 



14. 38 ±0. 056 



0. 573 ±0. 039 



3. 98 ±0. 27 



247 

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HAND LENGTH, BREADTH, AND MODULE VERSUS STATURE 



Members of the Academy 



Old Americans 



Not old Ameri- 

 cans 



Old Americans 

 at large (lab- 

 oratory series) 



Subjects to 60 years of age, inclusive 



Hand length 



Hand breadth 



Hand module (mean diameter).. 



54 



11.09 



5.28 



8. 19 



21 

 11. 15 



5.33 

 8. 24 



247 



11. 10 



5. 26 



8. 16 



HAND MODULE AND AGE 



Members of the Academy 



Old Americans 



Not old Americans 



Old Americans 

 at large (lab- 

 oratory series) 



Subjects to 60 years of age, inclusive 



Average 



a 



CV 



Over 60 years of age 



Average 



u 



CV 



54 



14. 36 ±0.055 



0. 597 ±0.039 



4. 16 ±0. 27 



36 



14. 09 ±0.062 



0. 553 ±0.044 



3. 93±0. 31 



21 



14. 43 ±0. 094 



0. 639 ±0.067 



4. 42 ±0.46 



27 



14. 33 ±0.066 



0. 510±0. 047 



3. 55 ±0. 33 



247 

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1 See the following equation: 

 Length + Breadth 



The Foot 



As with the hand and for the same reasons, the measurements were restricted to the left 

 foot. The foot yields itself to two main diameters, the greatest length parallel to its long axis, 

 and the greatest breadth at right angles to the latter; both measurements taken on undeformed 

 feet only and while the weight of the body is placed on the foot that is not measured. 



There was not noticed in the members of tbe Academy any really flat foot, such as abounds 

 in the Negro, nor again any foot with especially high arches; and there was no case of pathological 

 or other deformity. The data obtained on the part follow: 



