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difficult to conceive, but I h;ivo Ji series of tracings which seem to 

 indicate that it is a hereditary character. 



Weissenberg (1895) states that the first toe protrudes from 10 to 

 13 mm., but the second toe seldom more than 5 mm. In these state- 

 ments I am at one with Weissenberg as regards measurements on 43 

 persons. 



I regret not having been able to work out the relation of toe-type 

 to height. 



II. The Study of the Foot of the Foetus. 



The only age factor of any importance is the foetal period, as shown 

 by an examination of 91 embryos. (Table III.) This table shows that 

 the S type is the commoner at this age, as it represents 50 per cent, of 

 the females and 41*3 per cent, of the males. It is interesting to observe 

 that, in spite of the smallness of the numbers, no L type appears in 

 females until the fifth month, whilst it is found in males of four months. 

 Perhaps, here too, there is evidence of the female retaining the primitive 



45 = 13 L, 23 S, 4 A, 5 B. 



46=14 L, 19 S, 3 A, 10 B. 



