8 Anthropological Investigations. 



intelligent, patient and interested man, and good instruments, could 

 not but secure precision. 



The children without a single exception on the part of the boys 

 and with a very few exceptions on the part of the girls were happy 

 to submit to the examinations. The few cases of girls in which any 

 objections existed were promptly excused from the necessity of be- 

 ing examined. 



In no single case was there observed even a temporary bad effect 

 of any kind on the minds of the children as a result of the examina- 

 tions. I beg to accentuate this fact, as very frequently the possi- 

 bility of such an effect has a deterring influence on the authorities of 

 schools or institutions where there are no other objections to investi- 

 gations on the inmates. 



Arrangement of the Records. 



The study will be presented in several sections, which are calcu- 

 lated to throw some light on distinct groups of children. 



Part I. General data on the total of subjects. — The children in 

 this group are separated only according to sex and color. 



Part II. Detailed study. — Children in this group are separated 

 according to their color, sexes and ages. 



Part III. Physical differences between white and colored chil- 

 dren of both sexes and different ages. 



Part IV. Children of different nationalities. — Subjects divided ac- 

 cording to their sexes and ages. 



Part V. Children without any physical defects, with their family 

 and individual histories. 



Part VI. Children with five or more physical abnormalities. 



Part VII. Vicious and criminal children. 



Part VIII. Children whose parents were intemperate, prostitute 

 or criminal. 



Part IX. Children both of whose parents are dead. 



Part. X. Children one or both of whose parents died of consump- 

 tion. 



