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Anthropological Investigations. 



Relations of Height to Height-? Sitting Height Index. 



Weight. 



All the children were weighed in their undergarments and subse- 

 quently the weight of these was subtracted from the total weight of 

 the subject. In consequence our figures show the absolute weight 

 of the children and the data are more correct than similar data ob- 

 tained from children weighed in all their clothing. 



The weight in children does not bear a constant relation to the 

 height, and is much more equal in children of different nationalities 

 than is the height measure. I place next to the averages of weight 

 obtained on all the children the averages, first, of American-born 

 children, and second, those of Italians. We will find no such great 

 differences in the two classes of children as we found with the 

 heiefht. 



