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occipital region. The coalescence of the two streams on the 

 lateral aspect of the neck produces that reverse of slope of hair 

 so well known practically to those that shave their beard. It 



Fig. 3. 



is difficult to see an interpretation of this peculiarity from such 

 causes as one is attempting to trace elsewhere, but, as far as it 

 goes, the effect of clothing round the neck would tend to con- 

 firm it. 



4. On the thoracic abdominal and dorsal regions are certain 

 peculiarities which either do not exist at all, or very rarely, in 

 the Simian family. 



In man a " parting " is found extending from the axilla (in 

 some cases commencing above at the level of the nipple) with 

 slightly sinuous course down the side of the thorax to the level 

 of the umbilicus, where a radiating whorl is found, and from this 

 point to the middle of Poupart's ligament ; it is then lost in the 

 diverging line found on the flexor aspect of the thigh. This 

 long line marks the divergence of two great streams of hair, 

 one to the ventral and the other to the neural aspect of the 

 trunk. No special interest in this connection is attached to 

 the ventral stream. But that which passes from this line men- 

 tioned is very interesting in its course from the present point 



