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of the observer is to secure the maximum effort in each hand and he 

 must stimulate the subject to a maximum exertion. As a rule at 

 least two tests are to be made with each hand, after which fatigue 

 ensues. 



Combined with these tests may be made an inquiry into right- and 

 left-handedness, but this is not as simple as may be thought at first 

 and will require some special preparation. 1 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Other physiological observations, such as those on blood-pressure, 

 lung capacity, acuity of perception and response, etc., may be added 

 to the above, but are scarcely fit for a general routine examination. 



TEETH 



The examination as to the condition of the teeth fits best perhaps 

 at this place. We examine for state of eruption; for abnormalities 

 (crowding, impaction, etc.), and anomalies (persistent teeth of first 

 dentition, congenital absence, supernumeraries, etc.); also for decay. 

 Morphological observations are best made the subject of special 

 study. 



Combined with examination of the teeth may be that of the palate, 

 but it is preferable to make a special study also of that structure. 



WEIGHT 



Except in recruiting and army camps, we are obliged, or find it 

 advisable, to weigh our subjects with a certain amount of clothing, 

 the weight of which may readily be approximated and eventually 

 subtracted. The author finds it most convenient to weigh his sub- 

 jects in their ordinary clothing and shoes, but without coats, wraps 

 or hat. 



1 See Beeley (A). Left-handedness: Am. J. Phys. Anthrop., 1919, n, No. 4, 

 389-400. 



