INFLUENCE OF PHILIPPINE CLIMATE ON WHITE MEN. 



435 



These soldiers were dressed in a loose fitting uniform made of khaki-colored 

 drilling and habitually wore white cotton undershirts and drawers. The headgear 

 for nearly all consisted of a narrow-brimmed helmet covered with khaki cloth. 

 In general the clothing was the same for the men of the Scout-Constabulary- 

 Police-Group which is to be considered further on. 



The observations on both the 1909-Group and the 1910-Grroup will 

 be taken up together and discussed under various subheads. 



Weight. — The maintenance of a weight proportionate to the height is 

 generally considered one of the best guides to the health of the individual 

 and, therefore, the average of the individual weight observations was 

 deemed of much importance in deciding whether a difference was mani- 

 fest between the blond and the brunette groups. The results are shown 

 in the following tables. 



Table V. — Comparative average weights of 111 blonds and 118 brunettes, 



1909-Group. 



Type. 



Blond 



Brunette . 



Weight. 



Height. 



Ins. 

 67.4 

 67.4 



Cm. 

 171.1 

 171.1 



First 

 quarter. 



Lbs. j Kgms. 

 142.8 : 64.9 

 144.5 j 6,5.6 



Second, 

 quarter. 



Lbs. \ Kgms. 

 141.4 I 64.3 

 142.7 i 64.9 



Third 

 quarter. 



Fourth 

 quarter. 



Los 



Lbs. Kgms. 

 140.7 64.0 

 142.7 64.9 



Lbs. 

 140.2 

 141.8 



Kgms, 

 63.7 

 64.5 



Lbs. 

 2.6 

 2.7 



Kgms 

 1.18 

 1.23 



Table VI. — Comparative average loeights of 307 blonds and 301 brunettes, 



1910-Group. 



Type. 







Weight. 



1 



Height. 



Second 



quarter 



1910. 



Third 



quarter 



1910. 



Fourth 



quarter 



1910. 



Fir.st 



quarter 



1911. 



1911. y"^"^- 



Blond 



Brunette 



7ns. 

 67.8 

 67.3 



(ym. 

 172.2 

 170.9 



Lbs. 

 148.1 

 148.3 



Kgms 

 67.3 

 67.4 



Lbs. 

 147.8 

 147.7 



Kgms 

 67.2 

 67.1 



Lbs. 

 147.8 

 147.3 



Kgms 

 67.2 

 67.0 



Lbs. 

 147.2 

 147.3 



Kgms 

 66.9 

 67.0 



Lbs. 

 146.1 

 146.5 



Kgms 

 66.4 

 66.6 



Lbs. 

 2.0 

 1.8 



Kgms. 

 .91 I 

 .82 



On examining Tables V and VI it will be seen that both groups de- 

 clined slightly and progressively in weight during the year of observation 

 and that there was no significant difference in the degree of loss for the 

 blond type and the brunette type. In the 1910-Grroup the blonds lost 

 0.3 of a pound (0.09 kilogram) more than the brunettes, but in the 1909- 

 Group the conditions were reversed and the brunettes lost 0.1 of a pound 

 (0.05 kilogram) more than the blonds. In either instance the differences 

 in the respective losses of the two types are so trivial as to be of no 

 importance. 



Temperature. — The temj^erature observations were taken by mouth 

 and in nearly all instances in the 1910-Group the thermometers were 

 kept in for five minutes to insure registry of slight degrees of fever if 

 present. The results appear in Tables VII and VIII. 



