32 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANATOMICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



IST FEBRUARY, 1912. 

 Mr. A. HUNTER BROWN, President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



A paper was read by the Secretary, Mr. J. Alexander Innes, on "The 

 Meaning and Value of Anthropology." He spoke of the scientific and of the 

 practical value of anthropology and emphasised the importance of the latter. 

 The particulars of measurement and classification of skulls were given, and 

 the temperaments and sociality of the four divisions of the human race were 

 contrasted. 



Mr. Neil Cantlio then read a paper on " A New Method of Division of the 

 Liver." His paper was a summary of the conclusions arrived at hy Mr. 

 James Cantlie, M D., F.R.C.S., who first suggested the new method of division. 

 The line of division ran from the gall-bladder in front to the inferior vena 

 cava behind. Mr. Cantlie argued that this was the rational method of division 

 and supported his argument by embryological, morphological, and clinical data. 



On the motion of Dr. N. J. Calder a hearty vote of thanks was accorded 

 to Mr. Innes and Mr. Cantlie for their papers. 



