The Size of the Ice-grain in Glaciers 229 

 TABLE II. 



As has been already pointed out, the figures in the tables 

 do not give an exact statistical account of the blocks of ice. 

 The smallest grains have most frequently escaped being 

 weighed, therefore the average size of the grain comes out 

 higher than the truth. The figures in the tables give a 

 general idea of the constitution or anatomy of a block of ice 

 taken from the lower part of a large glacier. They are par- 

 ticularly interesting when we reflect that every grain, even 



