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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 59 



has been observed in the Indians. The smallness of the difference is 

 due principally to the fact that no really senile or very old individuals 

 are included in the Kharga series. 



KHARGA OASIS: PULSE, RESPIRATION, AND TEMPERATURE IN 

 RELATION TO EXTREMES OF STATURE 1 





20 



shortest men 



, 152.3-159-8 cm. 



T 5 



tallest men, 



167.1-173.8 cm. 







(average age 33.9 years) 







(average age 39.7 years) 











Temper- 









Temper- 





Pulse 



Respiration 



ature 





Pulse 



Respiration 



ature 



Stature 



(sitting) 



(sitting) 



(sub-lingua) 



Stature 



(sitting) 



(sitting) 



(sub-lingua) 





per minute 



per minute 



5 minutes 

 exposure 





per minute 



per minute 



5 minutes 

 exposure 



cm. 







°F. 



1 



cm. 







°F. 



152.3 



78 



18 



97-9 



167.1 



78 



18 



98.3 



153 



6 



78 



16 



99.2 



167.3 



78 



22 



98 



5 



155 



7 



65 



14 



98.3 



168.2 



78 



22 



98 



3 



155 



9 



72 



20 



98.9 



168.3 



72 



17 



98 



1 



156 







77 



17 



97-9 



168.8 



76 



21 



98 



9 



157 



5 



81 



22 



97-7 



168.9 



82 



17 



99 



2 



157 



8 



72 



20 



97-4 



169.4 



68 



18 



98 



5 



158 



3 



92 



22 



99-5 



169.4 



84 



19 



98 



9 



158 



4 



70 



16 



97-8 



170.5 



82 



18 



98 



8 



158 



5 



74 



20 



99.2 



171. 3 



76 



18 



99 



1 



158 



5 



70 



18 



99.2 



172.2 



92 



16 



98 



6 



158 



7 



72 



21 



98.9 



172.4 



7i 



18 



99 



1 



158 



7 



76 



16 



98.5 



172-5 



70 



18 



98 



1 



158 



8 



72 



18 



98.0 



172.7 



82 



21 



98 



2 



i59 



3 



80 



15 



99-3 



173.8 



78 



18 



99 



6 



159 



4 



78 



15 



98.9 











159 



5 



69 



18 



98.7 











159 



6 



72 



l6 



97-5 











159 



7 



78 



20 



99.4 











159 



8 



72 



16 



96.2 











Averages 



157. 



74.9 



17.9 



98.4 



170.2 



77.8 



18.7 



98.7 



1 In adult healthy men of not more than 50 years of age. 



KHARGA OASIS: PULSE, RESPIRATION, AND TEMPERATURE IN 

 RELATION TO VIGOR 



18 weakest healthy men (up to 50 years of age) 



16 strongest healthy men (up to 50 years of age) 



Average 



pressure 



force in 



right hand 



Average 

 pulse (sit- 

 ting) 



Average 



respiration 



(sitting) 



Average 

 temperature 

 (sub-lingua) 



Average 

 pressure 



force in 

 right hand 



Average 

 pulse (sit- 

 ting) 



Average 

 respiration 



(sitting) 



Average 

 temperature 

 (sub-lingua) 



Kg. 



28 



Per min . 



74-5 



Per min . 

 18.3 



F. 



98.3 



Kg. 



41 



Per min. 

 75-4 



Per min . 

 19.0 



F. 

 98.6 



