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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Males, 52-62 years (9 persons). 



Stature, 



Height sitting, 



Span, 



Weight, 



Vital capacity, 



Grasp of right hand, 

 , , left hand. 



Colour sense normal ia all. 

 Span equal to stature ia 1 case. 



Grasp of left hand greater than that of right in 2 cases. 

 1 case. 



Mean. 



Minimum. 



Maximum. 



.. 1729 



1645 



1785 m.m. 



.. 921 



877 



960 „ 



.. 1774 



1685 



1848 „ 



201-7 



169 



257 lbs. 



190 



160 



233 cubic in 



96-0 



72 



118 lbs. 



90-4 



70 



120 ,, 



Both hands equal ia 



Adult Males, 



22-50 years 



(197 measurements). 





Mean. 



Minimum. 



Maximum. 



Stature, 



1743 



1593 



1896 m.m. 



Height sitting, 



925 



848 



1000 ,, 



Span, . . 



1758 



1622 



1994 ,, 



Weight, 



158-7 



116 



208 lbs. 



Vital capacity. 



234 



129 



300 cubic in 



Grasp of right hand, . . 



105-1 



52 



141 lbs. 



,, left hand, 



98-0 



45 



143 „ 



Colour sense defective in 1 case. 



Span less than stature in 7 cases. Span equal to stature in 3 cases. Span not 

 recorded ia 6 cases. 



Grasp of left hand greater than that of right in 42 cases. Both hands equal in 

 9 cases. 



Et iN'ATIOXALITrES. 



Jfa/e.9, 21-60 years. Both parents "Irish" (165 persons). 



Cephalic index, 

 Altitudinal index, 

 Facial, 

 Gnathic, 



Stature, 

 Span, 

 Weight, 

 Vital capacity, 



Hand to stature, 

 Forearm, 

 Span, 

 Height sitting. 



Mean. 



Minimum. 



Maximum. 



79-1 



73-5 



86-4 



67-6 



60-4 



80-1 (?) 



109-9 



95-6 



128-4 



98-5 



83-5 



108'9 



1748 



1626 



1885 m.m. 



1802 



1653 



1965 m.m. 



159-9 



116 



222 lbs. 



227 



150 



300 cubic in 



10-8 



10-0 



11-9 



14-5 



13-4 



17-2 



100-3 



97-5 



112-2 



53-1 



49-7 



57-2 



I 



Span less than stature in 10 cases. 



