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HAIRY COVERING 



Anatomically there are a number of small points which distinguish 

 Man ; but they are mainly due to the erect gait. It is some- 

 times attempted to divide Man as a naked anim;d. But this is an 

 apparent difference only ; the hair is not so much developed upon 

 the body as in the Apes, save in occasional abnormalities, such as 



Fig. 281.— Skxill of Immainiel Kant. (After C. von Kiipffer.) The great size of the 

 cranium is a noteworthy feature. (From Wiedersheini's Structure of Man.) 



the various hairy men and women who can be seen in travelling 

 shows, and to a less extent the Japanese Ainos, but it is present 

 everywhere, as is shown by microscopical investigation of the skin. 

 The skull in Man " is a smooth and imposing, rounded or oval 

 bony case," which contrasts with the smaller and deeply ridged 

 skull of the Anthropoid Apes. The shape of the skull is largely 

 in accord with the large brain. The face does not project so 

 much as in the Anthropoid Apes, though this character must not 



