The Moetal Remains of Swedenborg 35 



openecU The squamous sutures on both sides are somewhat separated, 

 causing the upper edge of the temporal bone to protrude two or three 

 millimetres from the plane of the parietal bone. All these changes are 

 imquestionably of a post-mortem nature; no signs have been observed 

 by us which could indicate any violence experienced during life, sus- 

 picion of which has been expressed (see page 24). Neither have any 

 changes in the skull due to disease been noticed; it ought especially to 

 be observed that the inner side of the skull, which was carefully searched 

 with the help of a laryngoscope, did not show any exostoses or other 

 pathological changes. The finding of traces of plaster in the depres- 

 sions at the base of the cranium has already been mentioned above. 



With regard to its general form, the cranium in question may 

 be characterized as a well-shaped skull, of medium size, with mesati- 

 cephalic and ehamaecephalic brain-case and relatively small facial ske- 

 leton of medium breadth. 



First, in regard to the three principal dimensions, the greatest 

 length (192 mm.), and the greatest breadth (150 mm.), may be regar- 

 ded as large rather than small, ^^•hile the diameter of the height (130 

 mm.) must be considered as being decidedly low. Calculating the re- 

 lation between the above measurements, a length-breadth index of 78. is 

 is obtained, which places the cranium in the mesaticephalic group, 

 somewhat nearer the border of the brachycephaly than of the dolicho- 

 cephaly. The length-height index is only 67. vi, and therefore pronoun- 

 cedly ehamaecephalic or platycephahc The inconsiderable height of 

 the cranium will be still more apparent if one considers the breadth- 

 height index, which is only 86.67. 



Judging from the given linear measurements in the several planes, 

 one would expect to find the horizontal circumference comparatively 

 large, but the sagittal and transverse circumferences of about medium 

 size. Such is also the case; the former measurement amounts to 536 

 mm., the latterare, respectively, 388 and 315 mm. One may likewise 

 predict that the capacity of the brain-case will not greatly exceed the 

 average volume, and, upon measuring with peas, it proved to be about 

 1500 cub. em. 



^ The reproduction of the plaster cast of 1823 shows that the injuries on the alveolar 

 processes and on the mastoid processes partly date from the time after that year. The 

 rest of the great injuries were already in existence when the plaster cast iu question was 

 made. Again, the left zygomatic arcli nn the original cast seems to have been broken, before 

 the reproduction was taken. 



