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REPORT OF THE ANTHROPOMETRIC COMMITTEE. 301 
AppENDIX A. 
Specimen of the cards used by the committee for collecting observa- 
tions, and the instructions for fillmg them up. ‘The cards are of different 
colours for the two sexes, and one corner is cut off to make them face 
one way when arranged ‘by hand. They can be dealt out like playing» 
cards, and much time and trouble is saved in the analysis of their 
records. 
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ANTHROPOMETRIC COMMITTEE OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION, 
22 Albemarle Street, London 
(to which address this Card is to be returned after being filled). 
Height is to be taken as without shoes, and weight in ordinary indoor costume. 
Span of Arms is the distance between the tips of the middle fingers extended hori- 
zontally, measured across the back (i.e. back to the wall). 
Colour of Eyes should be stated as grey, light blue, blue, dark blue, light brown, brown, 
dark brown, green, or black. 
Colour of Hair as very fair, fair, golden, red, red brown, light brown, brown, dark 
brown, black brown, or black. 
For chest-girth, breathing capacity, strength, colowr-blindness, and eyesight, see the 
paper of instructions. 
Under Place of Birth state Parish and County ; or, if abroad, the name of the Country. 
Under Occupation state rank or profession. 
Race should be stated as English, pure English, very pure English, Irish, pure Irish, 
very pure Irish, Scotch, pure Scotch, very pure Scotch, or mixed Scotch 
and English, &c. 
Origin, as countryfolk, pure countryfolk, very pure countryfolk, townfolk, pure 
townfolk, or very pure townfolk, country birth, T. since boy, &c. 
FOR A SINGLE SET OF OBSERVATIONS. 
Place _ L Date 188 
Name (or Initials) Ae Sex ih 
Age—years months _ =. 7 a 
Height, without shoes, inches & eighths Span of arms, inches & eighths 
Weight, in ordinary indoor costume, lbs. __ Strength, drawing power, lbs. 
Chest-girth, inches and eighths Breathing capacity, cub. in. 
Colour of Eyes Colour of Hair Y ie 
Test dots distinguished at, feet Colour-blindness 
Sight oe No. 1, read at inches 
95 NoOwOy os, feet Astigmatism i 
Place of Birth} } Occupation 
Race Origin 
Name and Address of Observer 
