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d. British compared with other Races and Nationalities. 
85. Considering the large number of different races included in the 
British Empire, and the political and commercial relations of its people with: 
nearly every other country, the Committee think it will be interesting and 
useful to give a table showing the average stature of the different races 
and nationalities of the world, as far as it ‘has been able to ascertain them: 
from published records. The list is very imperfect, and it is probable that 
many of the measurements need revision by more extensive observation.. 
No nation is so favourably situated for revising and completing the listas- 
our own; and the Committee hope that the table will be instrumental in 
promoting further observations of the kind, especially by medical officers: 
in the Navy and Army, and others practising in our numerous colonies and! 
dependencies. It is interesting to find that, with the exception of a few 
imperfectly-observed South Sea Islanders, and whose actual numbers, if 
the measurements are correct, are very few, the English professional 
classes head the long list, and that the Anglo-Saxon race takes the chief 
place in it among the civilised communities, although it is possible it 
might stand second to the Scandinavian countries if a fair sample of their- 
population were obtained. 
Taste VI.—Showing the Srarure of Adult Males of the British Isles: 
relative to that of other Races and Nationalities, arranged in the 
order of greatest Stature. 
Race or Nationality Authority Métres | Ft. in. 
(Samoa. 1853 | Lapeyrouse 
Tahiti and Pitcairn 1-782 Garnot, Beechey 
t Marquesas : 1:763 | Porter, Cook, &c. : 
etyncsians' ent Mealanal ¥ 1:755 | Various E : eee | op 
== : 1-753 | Wilkes, Novara . 
Sandwich . : 1731 | Lesson, Rollin 
English professional class. : : Anthropometric Com. | 1°757 | 5- 9-14 
(1778 | Musters . F a 
Patagonians . . - . 1-730 | D’Orbigny. \ 1754 | 5- 9:00 
Angamis of the Naga Hills . ; . | Woodthorp 1:754 | 5— 9:00 
Negroes of the Congo : . | Topinard 1:752 | 5— 8-95 
Scotch, all classes (recruits, 5 ‘ft. 8: 03) . | Anthropometric ‘Com. 1746 | 5- 8-71 
Beaakosa Kaffirs, South Africa . . | Sir A. Smith 1:741 | 5- 8:50 
Troquois Indians . - : - | Gold. 1735 | 5- 8-28 
Todas of the Nilghiries . : - . | Marshall ACT 21s p= 1295 
Negroes of Calabar : : : - | Topinard . TAC oe eo 
North American Indians : . | Baxter 5 1-726 | 5- 7-93 
Trish, all classes (recruits, 5 ft. 8° 04) : Anthropometric | Com. 1725 | 5— 7:90 
United States (whites, all guage . | Baxter 1-719 | 5- 7-67 
English, all yar (recruits, 5 ft. 7°71) Anthropometric Com. 1:719 | 5- 7-66 
: ; 1:727 | Beddoe d ” x of 
Ew egians { immigrants TOW. Sad mT, |abaxter 5 i a ee 
Zulus. ; Roberts LTO Tol Sa 7g 
English labouring classes. Anthropometric “Com, | 1-705 | 5_ 7-08 
Canadians, chiefly French immigrants, 
U.S. America. . | Baxter 1:703 | 5— 7-01 
Tajiks of Ferghana and Samarkand. Ujfalvy . | 1705 | 5- 7-10 
Swedes, immigrants to U.S. America . | Baxter and Beddoe . | 1:700 | 5— 6:90 
Chipeway Indians . - : r - | Oliver - . | 1:700 | 5— 6:90 
Kabyles, large race 5 5 . | Topinard . . | 1699 | 5- 6:85 
