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TasLe VI. (continued). 
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Race or Nationality Authority Métres | Ft. in. 
Lapps . : : : : : - | Horch . : ral OO a= Tate 
Andamanese . . : - : - | Man . : : . | 1492 4— 10°7 
Aétas. : : : Z : . | De Quatrefages . . | 1482 ) 4- 10:3 
Semangs : 2 : 4 . - | De Quatrefages . . | 1448 4- 9:00 
Mincopese_. : ; ‘ , . | De Quatrefages . -'| L486 | 4— 8°53 
Bosjesmans (Bushmen and §. Africa) .| Various. : - | 1341 4— 4:78 
Difference between the tallest and shortest races : - | 7421 | 1-455 
Average stature of man according to the above . 1658 - 5= 95°25 
Special Subjects of Inquiry. 
36. In the sheet of instructions issued by the Committee observations 
were asked for to illustrate the physical differences of :— 
a. Persons engaged in different occupations. 
b. Persons bred and living in towns, or country. 
c. Natives of parts of the British Isles differing ethnologically, geo- 
logically, or in climate. 
d. Boys and men whose intellect and industry are above or below the 
average. 
e. The general characteristics of men noted for athletic power. 
f. The rate of growth in persons of both sexes bred in town and 
country, and engaged in different occupations. 
The following table shows some of the extreme variations in stature 
which occur, and which are associated with different occupations and 
conditions of life, illustrative of the above subjects of inquiry. 
Tarte VII—Showing the Srarure and Wercur of Adult Males (age 
23-50 years) under different conditions of life. 
' Number Ft. in. lbs. 
Scotch Agricultural Population, Galloway . 75 5 10°5 173°6 
Metropolitan Police : - 5 : ° 192 5 101 185°7 
Fellows of the Royal Society . - ‘ ° 98 5 9:76 _ 
Yorkshire Fishermen, Flambro’ , : 68 5 8-71 166°8 
Athletes (tunning, jumping, and walking) . 89 5 834 143°7 
Scotch Lead-miners, Wenlockhead . ; : 92 5 8:43 1639 
London Fire Brigade. . . ° . 69 5 7:40 160°8 
Durham Coal-miners - 3 . : 51 5 6:38 152-4 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Town Population . 32 5 6°35 137:2 
Welsh Lead-miners, Cardigan. B é : 328 5 6:30 155:2 
Sheffield Town Population . 5 5 4 100 5 5°80 142°5 
Bristol Town Population : : . : 300 5 577 142-4 
Lunatics, General Population . 3 5 - | 1,409 ay aado 147°9 
Criminals, General Population : «| 2,315 5 5°60 140-4 
Hertfordshire Labourers . . 174 5. 5°35 145°0 
Idiots and Imbeciles ° Fi : . F 19 5 4:87 123-0 
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37. The influence of town life and town occupations on the physique of 
the population in districts in which the race differs little, and the climatic 
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