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East and West Aberdcenshiie. About 400 persons have been measured 

 in East Aberdeenshire, and about 100 in West Aberdeenshire. A pig- 

 mentation survey of about 15,000 school children in East Aberdeenshire 

 has also been carried out. 



The instruments used were a compass callipers, and Gray's sliding 

 callipers ; a specially designed stand and chair for measuring height 

 standing and sitting was used. 



The measurements are published in the ' Journ.' Anthrop. Inst., 1900, 

 and in the 'Trans.' of the Buchan Field Club. 



Some of the measurements have been made by trained assistants, but 

 the most of the measurements have been made by themselves. 



The objects of these measurements have been the detection of racial 

 differences. 



The results show that the population of Aberdeen.shire is very much 

 darker than that of Scandinavia and North Germany. There is, however, 

 a certain percentage of the blond Scandinavian element, which decreases 

 as we go inland. The predominant brunette element is very broad- 

 headed and tall, and appears to correspond to the early British bronze - 

 age type. 



Experience suggests the necessity for thorough practical training for 

 assistants, who should be drilled under an expert instructor till they can 

 without fail make accurate measurements. 



Messrs. Gray and Tocher are also engaged in measuring the inmates of 

 lunatic asylums in Scotland with the view of ascertaining whether there 

 is any correlation between external physique and insanity. 



Mr. Tocher, through an assistant, measured a number of Esquimaux. 

 The analysis of the results is published in ' Man,' 1902. 



Mr. Gray measured about 100 natives of India in the Coronation 

 contingent, and about the same number of natives of Africa, Fijians, 

 Maoris in the Colonial Coronation contingent. The results of the 

 Indian measurements are published in ' Man,' May 1903. The African 

 &c. measurements will be iDublished at an early date in the ' Journ.' 

 Anthrop. Inst. 



Hay, Matthew, M.D. (The University, Aberdeen), has recently ex- 

 amined and measured 600 school children between the ages of six and fifteen 

 for the Royal Commission on Physical Training. His schedule is very 

 elaborate, and provides for a record of measurements, pigmentation, tests 

 of sight and hearing, intelligence, and other characteristics. The instru- 

 ments used were several instruments devised by himself for measuring 

 height, standing and sitting, height of head, itc, and Gray's callipers. 

 All the measurements were made in November 1902. The results will 

 be published in the report oi. the Royal Commission, and the original 

 records ai'e available. Medical graduates were employed as assistants. 

 The results obtained are considered to be very satisfactory. 



Myers, C. S., M.A., M.D., has measured (1901-1902) about 1,300 

 Soudanese and fellaheen. He measured stature with tape and set square ; 

 for the face he used the ordinary compass callipers, and for other 

 measurements of the head, Gray's callipers. His schedule specified 

 46 measurements. A special featui-e of his measurements is a number 

 of radii measured from the biauricular line. For this purpose he 

 used the instrument used by Dr. Glad.stone, with an attachment for 

 measuring angles devised by himself. Tlie objects of his obser\'ations 

 were the detection of racial differences and the determination of the 



