THE HALF-BLOOD INDIAN. 



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tribution of statures among the half bloods are flatter than those 

 illustrating the same feature among full bloods. This peculiarity 

 may be noticed in all the curves of Fig. 2, with the exception of 

 that of the men of the second group. 



The statures near the average of each group are most frequent, 

 and as these values do not occur as often among the half bloods 



5 BOYS 10 



5 BOYS 10 



20 YEARS 



TRIBES OF MEDIUM STATURE 



FIG. 3. GROWTH OF INDIAN AND HALF-BLOOD CHILDREN. 



as among the full bloods, the values which are remote from the 

 average are at the same time relatively more frequent. Thus it 

 becomes apparent that the mixed race is less homogeneous than 

 the Indian race. 



Another important phenomenon is revealed by a comparison 

 of the growth of Indians and half bloods (Fig. 3). When the 

 average statures of children of both races are compared, it ap- 

 pears that during the early years of childhood the Indian is 

 taller than the half blood, and that this relation is reversed later 

 on. This is found in both the groups for tall tribes and for tribes 



120 mm. 130 110 150 160 



FIG. 4. BREADTH or FACE OF INDIANS, HALF BLOODS, AND WHITES. 



of medium stature. It is to be regretted that this comparison 

 can not be carried on for whites also. The social surroundings 

 of the white child are, however, so entirely different from those 

 of the Indian and of the half-blood children that no satisfac- 

 tory conclusions can be drawn from a comparison. It is difficult 

 to see why the laws of growth of the Indian and half blood should 

 differ in this manner ; why the Indian child at the age of three 



