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there was arrest of growth of the left ear which was about a third of 

 the size of the right. 



Skin. — The complexion is pale and very seldom freckled, not 

 bronzing from exposure to the sun, but becoming a clear red. "Wrinkles 

 come early, especially about the eyes. 



Sair. — The hair is usually a dark brown, sometimes, though 

 seldom, black ; in many cases it is of a dark shade scarcely distin- 

 guishable, when cut close, from true black ; the beard, which is usually 

 much lighter than the hair of the scalp, in these cases is often a clear 

 dark brown. As a general rule the dark hair is accompanied by blue 

 or grey eyes, and the black by light or dark hazel. The hair of both 

 sexes is often abundant, but partial baldness is not at all uncommon 

 eyen in men under forty. The beard is usually fairly large. 



Sight and hearing. — Both of these are very acute ; of 18 men tested 

 with Snellen's types, not one had vision of less than f , and nine of them 

 could read the 5 metre type at over 14 metres. The distance at which 

 they can make out a sail or a bird on the wing is amazing. Their 

 hearing is also very acute. 



(b). Statistics of Hair and Eye Colour : — 



CHrLDKEN. 1. BoTS. 



Hair. 



Eyes. 



Totals. 



Percentage 

 Hair Colours. 



Light. 



Medium. 



Dark. 



Eed, 



Fair, 



Bro\ra, 



Dark, 



Black, 



1 



7 



25 



4 



4 

 1 

 1 



1 



1 



7 



29 



5 



2 



2-27 

 15-90 

 65-91 

 11-36 



4-54 



Totals, 



37 



6 



1 



44 





Percentage | 

 Eye Colours, j 



84-09 



13-64 



2-27 



100-00 





Index of Nigrescence, . . 2-26. 



