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was at that time tliouulit to ]>v liiinliar. and tlie 

 measurementis wci-c made arcordinLiiN . 'V\iv ivsults 

 roiiiparc as follows with the avcrago of lift_\- male 

 hodies. 



Total 



65.0 



61.9 



99.9 



100.0 



A 4. 



By transferrhiii- ■).') cm., for a vert(.'l)ra and disc, 

 fi'om the loins to the hacl\ we get the pi'opoi'tiou of 

 the hack 4S.'.I'/; , and'of the loins 28.8%, which is ahout 

 as much out the otlier way. It is worth noting that the 

 proportion of the neck is nearly normal. 



A-4. Cat. '.1370-11. 



Male, white. Evidently from an old person. 

 There are exostoses on the spine and a slight twist. 

 C. 7, T. 13. L. o, 8. o, C. 3 or 4. 



There are 13 ])airs of rihs. The 1st left rii) is 

 rudimentary. The l-Stli are typical last ribs, which is 

 uncommon. The 1st rih on the right is a tolerably 

 normal one. but the left one is narrow, a little shorter 

 than the other, and connected with its cartilage by 

 ligament. The narrowest place, at the subcla\dan 

 trroove, is S nnn. broad. At the end it is about 1 cm. 

 The spine of the lith cervical vertebra is bilid. which 

 is rare among whites. The last rib of the right side is 

 8.-1 cm. along tlu' concavity, and that on the left 7.8 

 cm. The change of the articular |)rocesses from the 

 thoracic to the luml)ar type occurs 1k4ow the I'.lth. 

 The spine oi the l^dth is distinctly luml)ai'. On the 

 other hand the spread of the lumbar transverse pro- 

 cesses is greatest at the od (23d), and the ne.xt is a 



