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ridges, indicating the boundary between thenar and hypothenar areas, 

 while 3 were set down as " indefinite," a condition due in part to incom- 

 plete printing. 



d. Occurrence of Patterns. — The occurrence and relative frequency of 

 patterns upon the palm may be seen from the following table, compiled 

 from 100 hands (50 individuals). In this any definite looping or ridges, 

 even when confined to a single ridge, is considered a pattern. It may 

 be noted that while the same number of monkey palms would give 600 

 patterns, the total number occurring here is 131, indicating the degree 



Fig. 



Fig. S. 



Fig. 9. 



Fig. 7. — Left foot. Tracing. Three palmar areas open without patterns. 



Fig. 8. — Left foot. Tracing. First and third palmar lines confluent. First and 

 second palmar areas circumscribed, containing patterns. Third palmar area open. 



Fig. 9. — Left foot. Tracing. Second, third and fourth palmar lines confluent, 

 circumscribing second and third palmar areas. First palmar areas open upon the 

 outer margin. All three palmar areas with patterns. 



of reduction attained by the human or, at least, by the " Anglo-Saxon " 

 palm. 



Area. 



Pi 

 P. 

 Ps 

 H 

 Th 



Right. 



1 

 24 

 31 

 31 



3 



-No. of Patterns.- 

 Left. 





 15 

 29 

 16 



2 



Totals 69 



Total. 



1 



39 



50 



37 



4 



1.31 



In a single instance out of the hundred (Fig. 5) I have found a pat- 

 tern upon each of the three palmar areas. As will be seen, this hand 

 possesses also a well-marked hypothenar pattern, thus making it the 



