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REPORT 1893. 



from the total indicated height. The stature thus obtained, as has been 

 proved from many observations, does not err in being more than it really 

 is, but, if anything, rather less, because usually the place where the heel 

 of the foot rests is more or less hollowed out in the boot below the 

 external heel level. 



The stature of the males and females at the 25th, 50th, and 75th 

 grades, according to Mr. Francis Galton's method of working out these 

 statistics, also the probable deviation (indicated by the letter Q) which 

 when added to the figures of the 25th grade gives the corrected mean, 

 are as follows : — 



2. Height when Sitting. — This gives the length of the trunk of the 

 body, neck, and head, which is as follows : — 



3. Height when Kneeling. — This measurement is of itself unimportant, 

 but in relation to the previous measurements is very important, as it 

 enables ns to calculate the length of each of the two segments included 

 in the length of the lower extremities, namely, the thigh and leg with 

 the foot. It is as follows : — 



4. Length of Lower Limbs. — If the height when sitting be subtracted 

 from the height when standing, the difference between these measurements 

 will indicate the amount contributed to the stature by the lower limbs. 

 It is as follows : — 



5. Length of Leg and Height of Foot. — This has been obtained by 

 subtracting the height when kneeling from the height when standing. 

 It is as follows : — 



