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It is very desirable to discover primitive metliods of measuring: that is, the methods used prior to the advent Of tlie^whfte man. Somettinesa 

 fiiiirer's len<;tli i« w<>'(\. In this case describe which finger is used, and liow tlie measure is applied. 



.\ ir. 1111. Ml in.th'iil im iiii'a.surementof lengths is from llie e.vtremity of the long linger to the first wrinlde of the wrist, i.e. a hand. Another 



Imml unh nil- II .1;-. ..v.i.il: Having tlu- lingoi-s and thumb extiMKlod, the hfginnlng is at t!io fxtrcmlty of the thumb, and the string is passed 



along its uuar margin to tin.' rirst wrinkle" of tirewrlst, then crossing the^wrisf afoiilTFris wrlnkleTo the outer margin of the palm of tlie hand7along 

 tills margin to the extremity of the little finger and along the tips of the fingers to the extremity of the first finger, then along the outer margin of the 

 first finger and inner margin bfthe'thumb td'flie point Of hegmalnfi; that IS, the measorffllfttre lengtnDf Thcouttlneof thehand. Letust;all this 

 "around the hand unit." 



There is a unit of measurement used which may be represented by the distance from tl>e long ftnger to tiie eibow, measured on the inside or 

 outside of tlip arm, or it may be from the tips of the Joined thumb and fore-flnger to the elbow, measured on the inside, i. >'. a half arm's length. 



Another unit used is tlie distance from tlie meeting of the tips of the thumb and Core-fijager to the armpit ; i. e. an arm's length; still another 

 from the meeting of the tips of the thuml) and fore-finger of one hand to the meeting of the tips of the thumb and forc-flnger of the other hand, along 

 the oulstretclied arms and aci'oss tlie breast, /. e. a double arm's lengtli. 



Distances along the ground are often measured in paces. AH the tribes probably have measures for circumferences, and also for quantities 

 Distances between places were measured in days' journeys and fractions of day 's Journeys ; the latter were often indicated by pointing out some part 

 of the sun's daily path along the firmament. " " " ■ 



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