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been saved and the case settled in five minutes had the Tichborne 

 family made and kept the palm and sole records of the real Eoger 

 Tichborne. 



Although the main object of this paper has been to express the 

 matter in its morphological and biological significance, the practical 

 appeal presented by the utilitarian side may excuse the digression of 

 the last few paragraphs. As a simple and infallible system for personal 

 identification I feel that the claims of the one here described should he 

 thoroughly presented and that the matter should he brought to the con- 

 sideration of those in authority. 



Northampton, Mass., January 23, 1902. 



