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Sect. XL] 



ZOOLOGY, 





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What is the prevailmg complexion, and the colour of the eyes? 



What is the coloui- of the hair, and its character, as fine or coarse, 

 straight, curled, or ■wooUy ? 



Is the hoad round or elongated in either direction? Is the face broad, 

 ovalj lozenge-shaped, or of any other marked form? (A profile and 

 also a front view should be given.) 



Does infanticide occur, and to what causCvS is it to be referred? 



What is the practice as to dressing and cradling children ? Are there 

 any circumstances connected ^vith it tending to modify the form of par- 

 ticular partSj €. g.y the head or the feet? 



Are the children easily reared ? 



At Tfvhat age does puberty cake place ? 



Are births of more than one child common ? What is the proportion 

 of sexes at birth and among adults ? 



To >vhut age do the females corifmue to bear children ? And for -^hat 

 period are they in the habit of suckling them? 



What is the menstrual period, and what the time of utero-gestation ? 



What are the ceremonies and practices connected with marriage ? 



Is polygamy practised, and to what extent ? 



Is divorce tolerated, or frequent? 



How are widows treated ? 



What is the prevailing food of the people? Describe their modes of 

 cooking, 



Yv'hat number of meals do they make, and what is their capacity for 

 abstinence, and for temporary or sustained exertion ? 



Describe the kind and materials of dress; and any v-actice of tattoo- 

 ing or otherwise modifying the person for the sake of ornament or 

 distinction. 



Do the people appear to be long or short lived ? State the ascertained 

 cases of extreme old age. 



What is the general treatment of the sick, and the superstition, if any, 

 connected with it? 



What are the prevailing forms of disease ? 

 Do Entozoa prevail, and of what kind? 

 How are the dead disposed of? 

 What is the received idea respecting a future state ? 

 What are the kinds of habitations in use amongst the people ? 

 Have they any monuments; and of what kind >nnd for what object? 

 Wirat are the domestic animals, if any? Whence derived, and 

 whether degenerated or modified ? 



Note down any illustrative particulars of the government, policy, 

 religion, superstitions, or sciences of the people ; their mode of noting or 

 dividing time ; their mode of carrying on war, and favourite weapons. 





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