EXPLANATION OF TABLES. XI 



number of men of the nativity, is 5.304. This total when divided according to degrees 

 of girth of chest shows the following result : 



Under 29 inches 456' 



29 inches, and under 31 inches. . 535i 



31 inches, and under 33 inches- . 347\ .n ^ n-, • t • i • i. 

 or. • 1 1 1 „. • , ^.^/-A^ll under 61 niches m heio'ht. 



33 mches, and under 35 niches. . 219( 



35 inches, and under 37 inches. . 93* 



37 inches, and over 24^ 



1,674 



If the first of these totals be followed into its details, the following is the result as 

 regards expansion of chest : 



1 inch, or less 25^ 



Over 1 inch 50 f All under 61 inches in height, and 



Over 2 inches 263 ( under 29 inches in girth of chest. 



Over 3 inches 118 J 



456 



The value of the "totals," (and their ratios,) which close each of the eight series 

 of degrees of stature, and of the colunnis of " Grand aggregate," have been fully set 

 forth in the explanation of those parts in Table No. 1. 



TABLE No. 4. 



*4f.* This is the first of a series of six tables, extending from No. 4 to No. 9, identi- 

 cal in form and purpose, but each one relating to a different race or nativity. The men 

 represented in them were exclusively accepted men; and they were obtained from all 

 classes, namely, from recruits, substitutes, di-afted men, and enrolled men. The expla- 

 nation of this table, wdiich is given below, applies watii exactness to the five succeeding 

 tables also. The section relating to Complexion is necessarily absent from Talile No. 5. 



Material. — This table displays the results of the examination of 190,621 men, all 

 of them white natives of the United States. They consisted of recruits, substitutes, 

 di'afted men, and enrolled men, who wei'e found to be fit for military service. 



PuKPOSE. — Two distinct sets of observations are included in this table. The first 

 illustrates the relation borne by stature, girth of chest, and expansion of chest to the 

 two varieties of Complexion, namely, liglit and dark. 



The second illusti'ates the relation borne by the same qualities to six periods of 

 Age. 



No relation exists in the table between the two qualities of complexion and age. 

 The number of men at each degree of stature and dimension of chest, as well as the 

 total number, is the same under each, but the sections are independent of each other. 



