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of the non-Jewish races have smaller heads, and larger where 

 the non-Jewish races have larger heads, it is worthy of being 

 mentioned. This is of importance also because many of the 

 otiier somatic characteristics of the Jews, as stature, head-form^ 

 etc., follow the same rule. 



The relation of stature to the size of head is shown in the 

 following table : 



Stature. 



Number 

 Observed. 



Length of 

 Head. 



Percent Calculated 

 of Stature |:^^"Sth 

 of Head. 



Difference. 



Short 



Below the average 



356 

 460 

 420 

 292 



186 



187 

 188 

 190 



II. 91 178 

 11.50 186 

 11.43 191 

 10.95 198 



+8 



+ 1 

 —3 

 — 8 



Above the average 



Tall 



Total 



1,528 



188 



11-43 — 



•- 



It will be observed from these figures that with the increase 

 of stature the size of the head does not increase proportionally, 

 although it increases absolutely. Thus, while the length of the 

 head of the tall persons was 4 mm. longer than that of the 

 short persons, but in the former it was 10.95 per cent of the 

 body-height, as against 1 1.91 percent in the latter. If we take 

 the average length of the head as a standard, and consider that 

 the normal length of the Jew's head is 11.43 percent of his 

 stature, we should expect that the short people should have heads 

 178 mm. long; but empirically we find that it is 8 mm. larger 

 than expected — 1 86. On the other hand, the tall persons 

 would on the same basis be expected to have a length of the 

 head of 198 mm., but empirically it is seen to be 8 mm. shorter 

 — 190 mm. All this again shows that with the increase of 

 stature, the various parts of the body increase also, but only 

 absolutely, and that relatively to the body-height it decreases. 



The Length of the Head of the Women. 



The average length of the head of the 43 5 Jewesses was 1 79 

 mm. — 9 mm. shorter than that of the Jews, or 95.21 percent 

 of the length of the head found in men. When it is considered 

 in connection with the shorter stature of the women, it is seen 



