PEEFACE. 



THE evidence as to the fine physical form of 

 Irishmen, set forth in this book, has been put 

 together with a view to the enlightenment, or 

 edification, or comfort of various classes of 

 people, such as : the members of the Irish race 

 all over the world ; those who take a kindly 

 or curious interest in that race ; students of 

 Irish History ; writers on the History of Man ; 

 comparative anatomists ; comparative anthro- 

 pologists and ethnologists ; monogenists and 

 polygenists ; gentlemen of the Press, of the 

 Cartoon and the Platform ; people " in another 

 place ; " " the man in the street ; " and lastly, 

 those who dislike " the policy of pinpricks and 

 of unfriendly acts," and deem it a safe and 

 sound policy to keep " the open door " to amity 

 and friendly intercourse between the " Pre- 

 dominant Partner," and the Irish of the United 

 Kingdom and of the United States. 



Unfortunately, some years ago, when this 



