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. f 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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