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adolesoonce, and even earlier, to old age, do considerable work, though they 

 seldom hurry, nor do they care to work for long stretches at a time. Indolence 

 is, however, quite prevalent among the more or less degraded Indians. 



" The love of outdoor life and of outdoor sports, especially hunting, horse 

 and foot races, and various games, is general." 



Of the different tribes the Otomi of northern Mexico deserve special mention, 

 according to the author, as they carry on their backs bulky and heavy loads for 

 long distances. 



"A very large porportion of the food of the Otomi consists of tortillas, beans, 

 and chile. As is the case with all the tribes living in the maguey region, they 

 regard pulque as food." Only a little food is eaten when on the road. Ap- 

 parently, these Indians are not averse to other sorts of food than those enumer- 

 ated, as mention is made of the use of pork products. 



As regards the dynamometer tests of muscular force, " the pressure force 

 and, in younger subjects, also the traction ap])ear on the average slightly infe- 

 rior to those in wliites. . . . 



" The figures [recordedj show that the male Indian, even at his best, does not 

 quite equal, so far as the strength in his hands and arms is concerned, a strong 

 white American ; with the women of several of the tribes and white working 

 women of similar ages the relation would probably be closer. 



" Muscular force diminishes, particularly in the males, with decrease in height 

 in the tribes. Tall individuals in the same tribe are also the stronger." 



An extendetl bibliography with explanatory notes is included in the bulletin, 

 and as food is one of the topics taken into account in these notes, the bibliogra- 

 phy gives much information as to the amount of data which has been recorded 

 on the subject of Indian dietetics. 



Wages and living [in Mexico], W. W. Cax.vda (Daily Cons, and 'Trade 

 Rpts. [U. 8.], 1910, No. 3685, p. 1). — Prices are given of a number of food prod- 

 ucts in Mexico. According to the author, foods for a period of years have 

 steadily advanced in cost to the consumer. 



Food consumption in Paris, J. Xokmaxu {Econ. Fninr., 31 {lUO'J), II, So. 

 52, pp. D3]-933). — Statistical data are summarized regarding the kinds and 

 amounts of food consumed in Paris. 



Foodstuffs in Slam, C. C. Hansen {Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts. [U. 8.], 

 1910, No. 3679, p. 12). — According to the author, the main staple foods produced 

 in Siam are rice, fish, fruits, and vegetables, meat being used in limited 

 quantities only. He notes further that the demand for foreign articles of food 

 is increasing and that western methods of living are gradually replacing the 

 older food habits. The foreign articles of food sold and consumed in increasing 

 quantities are, according to his summary, " wheat flour, canned milk, butter, 

 fish, meats, fruits, vegetables, jams, raisins, figs, prunes, tinned biscuits, and 

 many other kinds of preservetl food." 



[Notes on the food and living conditions of natives of Tierra del Fuego], 

 C. W. Furlong {Harper's Mo. Mag., 120 {1910), No. 716, pp. 217-229, pi. 1, 

 figs. 7, map 1). — In an article describing the Onas, a native tribe of Tierra del 

 Fuego, whom the author considers primitive men still living in the Stone Age, 

 information is given regarding their food habits, living conditions, and physical 

 endurance. The climate of the region is not favorable to ripening grain and so 

 as the author points out the food of these natives consists almost entirely of 

 meat of wild animals, birds, the blubber of stranded whales, fish, and mussels, 

 these foods being supplemented by a few tasteless berries in their season, and 

 a round, sweetish, mucilaginous fungus.- 



