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inquiry which we had hoped to develop in a very special degree. 

 Our observations in this field are so few in number that no deductions 

 can be drawn from tliem. 



The head-measurements which are taken in the Laboratory are the 

 following : — 



1. Cranial length., i.e., the maximum antero-posterior diameter of 



the cranium measured from the glabella in front. 



2. Cranial breadth, or the maximum horizontal breadtli of the 



cranium. 



3. Cranial height, measured from the line joining the two ear- 



holes to the bregma. 



4. Auriculo-nasal radius, or the distance from the bi-auricular line 



to the naso-frontal suture. 



5. Auriculo-alveolar radius, or the distance from the bi-auricular 



line to the alveolar point. 



6. Face-length, measured from the naso-frontal suture to the point 



of the chin, 



7. Face-breadth, or the maximum bi-zygomatic breadth. 



For these facial and cranial measurements three instruments are 

 employed. The spring-craniometer, devised by Mr. Henry, the In- 

 spector-General of the Bengal Police is used for JN'os. 1, 2, and 7. We 

 prefer this instrument, seeing that in these maximum measurements it 

 does away with the personal element in making tlie observation. The 

 radial craniometer (Cunningham's) is employed for Nos. 3, 4, and 5, 

 and is found to give very constant results. No. 6 is taken with 

 Flower's craniometer. 



The body-measurements which are taken are : — 



(1). Stature — the heels of the boots being measured and deducted, 



(2). Height sitting. 



(3). Span of arms. 



(4). Length of hand, — from the tip of the middle finger to the 



styloid process of the radius. 

 (5). Length of forearm, — from the tip of the styloid process to the 



radio-humeral line. 



For these measurements the instruments designed by Mr. Francia 

 Galtro, F.R.S., and made by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument 

 Company, are used. 



The weight of the individual, the breathing capacity, the strength 

 of grasp, the condition of the colour sense, and the keenness of 

 eyesight have also been recorded. 



