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portance when there are several persons to he examined, for, if kept 

 ■waiting, they will most prohably either slip off or refuse to he 

 measured. 



(a). Hair and Eye Colour. — In the obtaining of these data the 

 methods, cards, and tables were precisely the same as those used in 

 the expedition to Aran, to the report of which the reader is referred 

 for particulars. 



(b). Measurements. — These were, with the exceptions hereafter 

 mentioned, the same as previously. The head circumference and ex- 

 ternal binocular breadth, not having proved satisfactory, were omitted, 

 and for them were substituted : — (1). The upper face length measured 

 from the naso-frontal suture to the separation between the central 

 incisors at the gum. (2). The height sitting. This, though it is 

 certainly a most valuable measurement, for which reason it was in- 

 serted in the observation schedule, was found to he altogether unsuited 

 for field work, as it could only be taken in a few exceptional cases, 

 so I had reluctantly to abandon it. (3). Auriculo-mental radius, 

 measured with the Dublin craniometer, from the centre of the ear-hole 

 to the point of the chin. 



(c). Instruments used. — These consisted of Garson's anthropometer, 

 a sliding measure for the limbs, Broca's compas d'epaisseur and compas 

 glissiere and a Chesterman steel tape. Instead of the fixed metallic 

 Cunningham craniometer, the new portable pattern of the same instru- 

 ment (made specially for field work by Messrs. Eobinson, of Grafton- 

 street, Dublin) was taken, and stood the test well, being quite as rigid 

 as the older pattern when set up, and, as it is made of boxwood, much 

 lighter. Its portability is a great advantage, as by the removal of one 

 screw -holt the whole instrument may be disjointed and carried in the 

 coat-pocket. A set of Snellen test-types for accurately estimating the 

 keenness of eyesight was also taken, and proved to be very useful. 



The whole, with note-books and observation forms, were carried, 

 fitted in a canvas knapsack, and, as they weighed under ten pounds, 

 were light enough to be easHy carried even in long walks over very 

 rough ground. 



(d). RemarTcs on the Methods employed. — There were several diffi- 

 culties experienced in the making of the observations this year, due 

 partly to the visit being made at harvest time when most of the people 

 were engaged in the fields, partly to local causes, the principal of 

 which were the shyness of the people, the manner in which the hair 

 of most of the women was covered by the shawl which was drawn 

 more closely on the approach of a stranger, and the closeness with 



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