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( Megaseme ronml eyes. 



Eyes < Mesosenie medintii eyes. 



( Microseme narrow eyes. 



iOrtboirnatliic straight or vertical jaws, 

 Mesogiiathic inedinin jaws. 

 Prognathic projectiug jaws. 



( Chaiiia^prosopic low or broad face. 



Face < Mesoprosopic medium face. 



( Letoi>rosopic narrow or high face. 



SPiatypellic broad pelvis. 

 Mesopellic niediuui pelvis. 

 Leptopellic narrow pelvis. 



On the 13th of March Mr. J. Venn gives in Nature the results of a 

 series of measurements made upon the students of Cambridge Univer- 

 sity, in Englaml. The following queries are put, according to Dr. Gal- 

 ton's system: (1) Tlie distance of the clearest vision, (2) traction upon 

 the dynamometer, (3) force of pressure by the hand, (4) volume of the 

 head, (5) capacity of pulmonary' inspiration, (G) stature, (7) weight of 

 the body. The most interesting result relates to the head, which is 

 found to be larger in volume in the better students, and in all classes 

 to increase up to the age of 25. Into comparison with this study may 

 be brought that of Pauline Tarnowsky upon 150 prostitutes, 100 female 

 thieves, 100 peasants, and 50 women of culture: 



Prostitutes. Thieves. Peasants. 'Jultared. 



Antero-posterior dianieteraud transvorae niaxitnuin 



divided b v 2 



Horizontal circuinforeuco 



Frontal diameter , 



Cepbalic index 



Stature 



160.3 161.6 163.2 164.2 



531.6 535.5 ."iS?. ! 538.0 



137.5 ' 138.6 139.2 i 145.9 



80.0 I 80. 2 ' 79.9 I 79 1 



153.5 155.6 I 156.4 I 134.1 



The vexed question at this moment in the science called criminology 

 is whether there is an ensemble of characteristics which consign their 

 possessor to a life of crime, or which may be used to distinguish differ- 

 ent sorts of criminals. In some form the Italian school are committed 

 to this doctrine, and are more or less opposed by the French school. 



In 1889 Dr. N. Anoutchine, of Moscow, published an elaborate work 

 on stature of men in Russia compared with that of other nations. An 

 excellent summary of this monograph is given in L'Anthropologie 

 (I, 62-74), with chart and map. Every work of importance on human 

 biology is noted in the Index Medicus, published by Dr. J. S. Billings 

 and Dr. Robert Fletcher, of the Surgeon-General's Office, in Washing- 

 ton. The permanent record of this literature is to be found in the 

 Index Catalogue of the Surgeon-General's Office. Further important 

 works are the following: Anthropometric Identification of Criminals, 

 Bertillon; Anthropometry, Galton, Hurd ; Ascent of Man, Baker; 

 Cerebral Convolutions, Turner; Chest Development in Young Persons, 

 Berry ; Color of Skin in Oriental Races, Beddoe ; Corsets, Robin; Cross- 



