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two between the elbow and the root of the 

 little finger, in all five faces, and an equal num- 

 ber for the other arm, which is precifely the 

 length of the body; about half a fiice re- 

 mains for the lc;igth of the fingers; but it muft 

 be remarked, that half a face is loft in the joints 

 of the elbows and fhoulders, when the arms are 

 extended. The hand is about a facein length, the 

 thumb a;third of a face, or a nofe, and the longeft 

 toe is of the fame length with the thumb. The 

 under part of the foot is equal in Length, to the 

 fixth part of the height of the body. For the 

 reafons already mentioned, if an experime;nt be 

 made of.thefe dlmenfiQns upon any individual, 

 they will appear to be extremely imperfect. It 

 is ftill more difficult' to fix the proporiional 

 thicknefs of the dilTerent parts of the bodyi 

 The changes larfe To great when the fame man is 

 meagre' or in' good cafe, and the action of the 

 rriufcles in different pofitions, creates fo. much 

 variety in the dimenfions' of the parts, that it is 

 almoft impoflible to give any determined rules 

 upon this lul'jecl. 



The fuperior parts of the body, in infaur 

 cy, are larger than the inferior ; the thighs and 

 legs arc not nearly equal to half the length 

 of the whole body ; as the child advances in 

 years, the inferior parts grow more in propor- 

 ticn than the fuperior ; and, when the growth 

 is complete, the thighs and legs arc very nearly 

 one half the Ipngth of the body. 



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