354 



and, in this respect, differs from Cuvier's description of the same part 

 in the Hottentot Venus, in which he says that it is proportionally larger 

 than in other heads; and, " according to the views of Scinimering, would 

 indicate an inferior nature." 



The capacity of the cranium was measured by Dr. J. C. White, the 

 Curator of Comparative Anatomy, and found to be eighty-two cubic 

 inches. 



MEASUREMENTS OF THE CRANIUM. 



Circumference of cranium 20.75 



From one auditory meatus to the other over vertex 12.50 



Longest diameter of cranium outside 7.45 



Greatest transverse diameter outside 5.00 



From anterior edge of foramen magnum to alveoli 3.85 



From anterior edge of foramen magnum to occiput 3. 05 



Length of cranium and face from alveoli to occiput 7.50 



Breadth across malar bones 4.35 



Breadth across zygomatic arches 5..30 



Transverse diameter of orbit 1.08 



Vertical diameter of orbit 1..32 



Inter orbitar space l.CO 



Length of nasal bones 97 



Transverse diameter, above 03 



Transverse diameter, middle 41 



Transverse diameter, lower portion 53 



Height of the symphysis of the lower jaw, exclusive of teeth 1.04 



Breadth of lower jaw, through angles 3.55 



Longitudinal diameter of cranium, inside 0.90 



Transverse diameter of cranium, inside 5.18 



Height of cranium, inside 4.G2 



Greatest breadth of anterior cerebral fossa 4.00 



Greatest breadth of cerebellar fossa 4.37 



Length of foramen magnum 1.48 



Breadth of foramen magnum 1.16 



Pelvis. — This is very remarkable for its diminutive size, and, when 

 seen in fi'ont, for its square form. From the table of measurements, it 

 will be seen that the breadth of it is but little in excess over the 

 height. While, in ordinary skeletons of Europeans, the former dimen- 

 sion exceeds the latter by between two and three inches, in this Hot- 

 tentot it is only by 0.33 of an inch. The height of the crests of the 

 ilia above the base of the sacrum is also greater than in the common 

 pelvis : for although the pelvis of the Hottentot is so small, yet the 

 crist£e are 1.45 of an inch above the sacrum ; while, in two average 

 pelves of white men, it was only from 1.20 to 1.25 of an inch. 



The sacrum is very straight, and projects more backwards than usual ; 

 and the base of it is very narrow. In Caucasians, the sacrum without 

 the coccyx forms nearly an equilateral triangle, the vertical diameter 

 being slightly the largest. In the Hottentot, the vertical diameter is 

 four inches; while the transverse is only 3.27 of an inch. 



