180 ACQUIRED CHARACTERS SEC. 



In the right hand : 4, 5, 2, 3. 

 left 4,5,3,2. 

 In myself the order is : 



right 3, 2, 4, 5. 

 left 3, 4, 2, 5. 



In the latter case the fourth is scarcely longer than the 

 second, in the former the second very little longer than the 

 fourth. 



The order of size is usually 3, 4, 2, 5. 



Exact measurement gives for the fingers of Mr. : 



RIGHT HAND. LEFT HAND. 



2d finger 7'8 cm. 7'2 cm. 



3d 7-4 cm. 8-8 cm. 



4th 10-4 cm. 10-4 cm. 



5th 8-7 cm. 8-9 cm. 



measuring always from the terminal knob of the metacarpal 

 to the tip of the finger. The shortness of the second and 

 third fingers in both hands is caused by a strongly marked 

 shortening of the middle-finger joint. This joint is : 



RIGHT HAND. LEFT HAND. 



In the 2d finger 1*2 cm. TO cm. 



3d 1*6 cm. 1'5 cm. long. 



The joint is therefore only half to one-third the usual length. 



The first joint of the third finger of the right hand is also 

 shortened : it is only 3 -5 cm. long ; that of the same finger of 

 the left hand is 5 cm. 



The measurements of these joints is somewhat too great 

 in proportion to the length given for the whole fingers, 

 because they are taken from knuckle to knuckle with the 

 finger bent. 



Externally the shortened fingers give no impression of 

 deformity, with the exception of the index finger of the left 



