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MEMOIRS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 

 TABLE I. General Measurements.* Salado. 



1. Special number. 



2. Museum number. 



3. Age, in the 6 periods of Broca : 1st, to 6 yrs ; 2nd, 6 to 14 yrs ; 3rd, 14 to 25 yrs ; 4th, 25 to 40 yrs ; 5th, 40 to 60 yrs ; 6th, 60 yrs up. 



4. Sex: M for male; F for female ; ? for doubtful. 



5. Capacity in cubic centimetres. 



6. Horizontal length: from glabella parallel with horizontal plane to a perpendicular tangent to maxim 11111 occipital point. Frankfurt 1. 



7. Greatest length : from the glabella to the maximum occipital point. Frankfurt '2. Topinard 1. p. 354. 



8. Metopic length : from the metopiou to the maximum occipital point. Frankfurt 3. Topinard A. 



9. Greatest width : perpendicular to sagittal plane (not over mastoid process or at posterior temporal ridge). Frankfurt 4 ; Topinard 2. 



10. Biasteric or maximum occipital width. Topinard B. 



11. Bijugular or inferior occipital width. Topinard C. 



12. Biniastoid width or width of the cranial bases: distance between the ends of the niastoid processes. Frankfurt 13 a. 



13. Inferior subtoiupural width: from one subtemporal point to the other. Topiuanl K. 



14. Two frontal widths : 1st, smallest frontal, Frankfurt 5, Topiuard 4 ; 2nd, maximum frontal or greatcnt of frontal Imnc ; Kmil Schmidt.! 



15. Two auricular heights : 1st auricular height, Frankfurt 8. 2nd auxiliary auricular height, Frankfurt 9. 



16. Horizontal circumference: above the superciliary ridge and over the most prominent part of the occiput. Frankfurt 14; Topinard 5. 



17. Two Divisions of the horizontal circumference: 1st, anterior; 2nd, posterior. Separated by supra-auricular curve. Topinard (I. 



18. Sagittal circumference: from nasion to opisthion. Frankfurt 15. 



19. Three divisions of the sagittal circumference : 1st, frontal; 2nd, parietal; 3d, occipital. Topinard E. 



'JO. Two vertical circumferences : 1st, vertical circumference perpendicular to horizontal plane. Frankfurt Hi. 2nd, supru-aiirirulur curve. 



21. Two dimensions of the foramen magnum : 1st, length in sagittal plane ; 2nd, width perpendicular to sagittal plam>. 



22. Zygomatic width : greatest distance between the zygomatic arches. Frankfurt 18; Topinard 8. 



23. Bimalar width: from external extremity of small fronto-malar suture to same point opposite. Topimird 9. 



24. Facial width: from inferior extremity of niaxillo-matar suture to corresponding opposite point. Frankfurt 17; Topinard 11. 



25. Inter-orbital width: Distance from one dacryon to the other ; Topinard H. 



26. Two facial heights: 1st, total, nasion to lower border of inferior maxilla; 2nd, upper, nasion to alveolar point. Frankfurt 1!>. 20. 



27. Two nasal dimensions: 1st, length, nasion to upper border of nasal spine; 2nd, maximum width. Frankfurt 21, 22; Topln*rd 17,18. 



28. Two orbital dimensions: 1st, dacryon to opposite margin in grand axis; 2nd, greatest height perpendicular to preceding. Topinard 19,20. 



29. Two palatal dimensions: 1st, length of bony palate; 2nd, median width of palate. Frankfurt 27, 28; Topinard O, I. (less exact ). 



30. Two pala'ine widths: 1st, posterior. Frankfurt 29 ; Topinard M; 2nd, anterior, between canine and second incisor; Topinard K. 



31. Depth of palatine arch: maximum, from alveolar edge, avoiding posterior palatine foramina. Topinard. 



32. Two alveolar widths : 1st, external maximum, taken at level of malar region; 2nd, external posterior. Topinard. 



33. Superior facial projection, or projection of the ophryon with regard to the alveolo-condylcan plane. Topinard f. 



34. Two widths of the lower jaw: 1st, external bicondy.ar; 2nd, external bigonial. Topinard 12. 



35. Two dimensions of the ramus : 1st, height from angle to upper edge of coudyle ; 2nd, width, perpendicular to height. Topinard Q. 



36. Basilo-mental radius : basion to mental point. Topinard S. 



37. Superior alveolar radius: basion to alveolar point. Kollmann's "length of profile of face." FrankfurtSO; Topiuard. 



38. Nasal radius : basion to nasion. Topinard V, 7. "Length of crauial basis." Frankfurt 10. 



39. Intersuperciliary radius: basion to glabella. Topinard W. 



40. Metopic radius : basiou to metopion. Topinard X. 



41. Two vertical radii : 1st, " basilo-bregmatic diameter," Topinard 3 j "auxiliaryheight,"Frankfurt 7; 2nd, "Entire height" after Virchow. 



42. Obclic radius : basiou to obelion. Topinard Y. 



43. Inial radius: basiou to Inion. Topinard Z. 



44. Occipito-alvoolar length : from maximum occipital point to alveolar point. Topinard 22. 



45. Occipito-spinal length : from maximum occipital point to inferior bonier of nasal aperture. Topinard 23. 



48. Two cranial projections: 1st, anterior or prebasilar; 2nd, posterior or post-banilar; both alveolo-condylean plane. Topinarrt d, e. 



47. Profile angle (German) : angle of naso-alveolar line on audito-orbital plane. Frankfurt. 



48. Angle of Daubenton: sub-orbito opisthiac line with plane of foramen magnum. 



49. Two other angles of plane of foramen magnum : 1st, occipital angle with naso-opisthiac line ; 2nd, hasilar angle with naso-hasilar line. 



50. Cephalic index: No. 9X100-^No. 7. 



51. Vertico-longitudiual index: No. 41, 1st, X100-f No. 7. 



52. Index of the foramen magnum: No. 21,2nd, X 100^-21, 1st. 

 MI. racial index of Virchow: No. 26, 1st, X 100 -f- No. 24. 



54. Upper facial index of Virchow: No. 26, 2nd, X 100-5- No. 24. 



55. Facial index of Kollmann: No. 2, 1st, X 100 -i- No. 22. 



56. Upper facial index of Kollmann : No. 26, 2nd, X 100 -.- No. 22. 



57. Nasal index: No. 27, 2nd, X 100 H- No. 27, 1st. 



58. Orbital index : No. 28, 2nd, X 100 * No. 28, 1st. 



59. Palatine index : No. 29, 2nd, X 100 -f- No. 29, 1st. 



60. Gnathic index : No. 37 X 100 -i- No. 38. 



' All measurements in this table, not otherwise specified, are given in millimeters, t For further particulars as to measurement see 2. 



