1895.] 477 



dicatcd here, the two crosses having been arranged in such a way as to be 

 included on a single plate. These positions or the angles made by each 

 stroke of the cross with the horizontal guide line are of considerable im- 

 portance in assisting one to form an opinion as to the identity of the writer, 

 because the directions of these lines are governed by the writer's physical 

 structure and peculiarities of will and muscular power, which together 

 with the original model adopted produce the result which habit makes 

 permanent. The illustrations given here are intended to show the differ- 

 ence between marks made by the joint action of two hands and by a 

 single unhampered hand, to which there was no exception in the series 

 of experiments undertaken. 



All the lines are considerably blurred owing to the uneven absorption 

 of tlie ink by the adjacent parts of the paper and also to the fact that the 

 crosses were too hastily blotted after having been drawn, and the photo- 

 graph magnifies these defects. For this reason the long lines in the illus- 

 trations are not sufficiently distinct to enable one to form an accurate 

 judgment as to the crookedness of their lateral margins. It will, however, 

 be conceded that of the four marginal edges, those of the broader line in 

 the large cross are much more irregular than those of the broader line in 

 the smaller cross. 



Stated Meeting^ November i, 1895. 



Secretary, Dr. Brinton, in the Chair. 



Present, 12 members. 



Dr. A. P. Brubaker, a newly elected member, presented to 

 the chair, and took his seat. 



Correspondence was submitted as follows : 



Letters of acceptance of membership from Sara Y. Steven- 

 son, Sc.D., Philadelphia, and Albert P. Brubaker, M.D., Phil- 

 adelphia. 



Letter from F. P. Harper accompanying a donation of 

 "Zebulon Pike's Expeditions," and suggesting the desirability 

 of publishing a manuscript diary of the revolutionary period 

 in the Society's possession. The letter was referred to the 

 Publication Committee. 



Letters of envoy from the Geological Survey of India, 

 Calcutta ; Acaddmie E. des Sciences, Amsterdam, Nether-^ 



