THE GLENOID FOSSA IN THE SKULL OF THE ESKIMO. 13 



We are likely, I think, to find the same condition in any 

 race or section of any race where the food is soft, either owing 

 to its nature or the method by which it is prepared for consump- 

 tion, and this whether the race is ancient or modern, primitive 

 or civilized, white, black, or brown in colour. It seems to be 

 simply a question of diet and cookery. Again, it is likely 

 that even in members of the same race marked differences may 

 be found, due to local conditions of diet, and it is quite probable 

 too that, for instance, members of the same tribe may differ 

 to a certain degree owing to individual characteristics. Still, 

 I think the broad fact remains that in any race or in any ethnic 

 group where the food or method of preparing it is such that 

 strenuous mastication is required, the glenoid fossae of the 

 individuals constituting that race or group will in general display 

 a shallowness not met with amongst peoples enjoying softer 

 conditions of diet. 



