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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 59 
has been observed in the Indians. The smallness of the difference is 
due principally to the fact that no really senile or very old individuals 
are included in the Kharga series. 
KHARGA OASIS: PULSE, RESPIRATION, AND TEMPERATURE IN 
RELATION TO EXTREMES OF STATURE * 
20 shortest men, 152.3-159.8 cm. 
15 tallest men, 167.1-173.8 cm. 
(average age 33.9 years) 
(average age 39.7 years) 
Stature 
Pulse 
(sitting) 
Respiration 
(sitting) 
Temper- 
ature 
(sub-lingua) 
Stature 
Pulse 
(sitting) 
Respiration 
(sitting) 
Temper- 
ature 
(sub-lingua) 
per minute 
per minute 
5 minutes 
per minute per minute 
5 minutes 
exposure 
1 
exposure 
cm. 
F. 
cm. 
F. 
152.3 
78 
18 
97-9 
167.1 
78 
18 
98.3 
153-6 
78 
16 
99.2 
167.3 
78 
22 
98.5 
155-7 
65 
14 
98.3 
168.2 
78 
22 
98.3 
155-9 
156.0 
157.5 
72 
77 
81 
20 
17 
22 
98.9 
97-9 
97-7 
168.3 
168.8 
168.9 
72 
g 
17 
21 
17 
98.1 
98.9 
157.8 
158.3 
72 
92 
20 
22 
97-4 
99-5 
169.4 
169.4 
68 
84 
18 
19 
98*9 
158.4 
70 
16 
97.8 
170.5 
82 
18 
98.8 
158.5 
74 
20 
99-2 
171.3 
76 
18 
158.5 
70 
18 
172.2 
92 
16 
98.6 
158.7 
72 
21 
98 9 
172.4 
7i 
18 
99. i 
158.7 
76 
16 
98.5 
172.5 
18 
98 i 
158.8 
18 
98.0 
172.7 
82 
21 
98.2 
159-3 
80 
15 
99-3 
173.8 
78 
18 
99-6 
159-4 
78 
15 
98.9 
159.5 
69 
18 
98.7 
159.6 
72 
16 
97-5 
159-7 
78 
20 
99.4 
159-8 
72 
16 
96.2 
Averages : 
157.8 
74.9 
17.9 
98.4 
170.2 
77.8 
18.7 
98.7 
1 In adult healthy men of not more than 50 years of age. 
KHARGA OASIS: PULSE, RESPIRATION, AND TEMPERATURE IN 
RELATION TO VIGOR 
18 weakest healthy men (up to 50 years of age) 
1 6 strongest healthy men (up to 50 years of age) 
Average 
pressure 
force in 
right hand 
Average 
pulse (sit- 
ting) 
Average 
respiration 
(sitting) 
Average 
temperature 
(sub-lingua) 
Average 
pressure 
force in 
right hand 
Average 
pulse (sit- 
ting) 
Average 
respiration 
(sitting) 
Average 
temperature 
(sub-lingua) 
*&' 
28 
Permin. 
74.5 
Permin. 
18.3 
F. 
08.3 
Kg. 
4i 
Per min . 
75-4 
Per min . 
19.0 
F. 
98.6 
