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Ref. Handbook, VIII., Fig.4767). Some approach to this condi- 

 tion occurs in Ruloff, a murderer (No. 965), and perhaps in a 

 German shown by Wagner (" Vorstudien," Taf. VI., Fig. 2) 

 after Huschke, ("Schadel, Hirn und Seele," Taf. V., Fig. 2). 

 If fissural simplicity and gyral width and flatness are fam- 

 ily characteristics or correlated with Wright's mental and physi- 

 cal deliberateness, then light may be thrown upon the problem 

 by the conditions to be observed in his blood-relations or in 

 others similarly " slow but sure " in thought, speech and act. 

 Since a close mate for the brain of Chauncey Wright has not 

 been found in that of James Edward Oliver the contemplated 

 full account of it need not longer await the death of other 

 moral and intellectual compeers. Such exceptional cases will 

 always command attention. But all estimates of the extent 

 and significance of their peculiarities will be only provisional 

 until the careful comparison of many average brains supplies 

 one or more types or standards. This necessity should be kept 

 in the public mind. 



