ii.] QUALITIES. 99 



maker's whalebone hoop, and measuring inside 

 the hats. It appears that the average circum- 

 ference of an English gentleman's head is 22^ 

 to 22^ inches. Now, I have only thirteen cases 

 under 22 inches, but eight cases of 24 inches or 

 upwards. The general scientific position of the 

 small-headed (who are mostly slender, but not 

 necessarily short) and large-headed men seems 

 equally good ; but the fact is conspicuous that, 

 out of the thirteen of the former, there are only 

 two or three who have not remarkable energy ; 

 and out of the eight of the latter there is only 

 one who has. A combination of great energy 

 and great intellectual capacity is the most 

 effective of all conditions ; but, like the com- 

 bination of swiftness and strength in muscular 

 powers, it is very rare. 



HEALTH. 



The excellence of the health of the men in 

 my list is remarkable, considering that the 

 majority are of middle and many of advanced 

 ages. One quarter of them state that they 



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