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slight, and graceful, with well-formed limbs, hands, 

 and feet, a fine clear skin, and usually a fair com- 

 plexion. The face is oval, the lower jaw small, the 

 features delicate and regular, the lips thin. The 

 eyes are bright, and covered with long eyelashes, 

 and the hair is often remarkably fine and silken. 

 A sprightly and excitable disposition may be added, 

 and the picture is complete " (p. 86). 



" In the phlegmatic type are comprised indivi- 

 duals, as a rule, short and burly, with coarse limbs, 

 large hands and feet. The face is broad, the lower 

 jaw large, the malar bones often prominent, the 

 features coarse and irregular. The nose is generally 

 thick, the lips tumid, the lobes of the ears large, 

 and the neck unshapely. The skin is coarse, harsh, 

 and thick. The amount of subcutaneous cellular 

 tissue is considerable, and often sufficient to conceal 

 the muscular outlines of the body. The skin in 

 the previous type is fine, and it is possible to pinch 

 up with the fingers a little portion of it ; but in 

 these individuals none but a large fold of skin can 

 be picked up, as it is so coarse. Speaking generally, 

 persons of this class appear flabby and heavy- 

 looking; they are apathetic, have little muscular 

 power, and are soon tired. The vascularity of their 

 tissues appears to be impaired, and leads to certain 

 peculiarities of parts " (p. 87). 



We now have to define and illustrate what is 

 meant by the term " a similar series of kinetic 

 action." This is a series of movements alike in 

 time, and in quantity, to a second series. The use 

 of the term involves the consideration of two series, 



