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short and flat cartilages; (22) the orbits and eyes are smaller 
(except in Nyctipithecus); (24) the mouth is small and the lips 
are thin. 
It is evident that the possession of any one of the above char- 
acteristics by a man approximates him more to the monkeys, so 
as it goes. He retains features which have been obliterated. 
in other persons in the process of evolution. 
In considering the physiognomy of man from an embryologi- 
cal standpoint, we must consider the peculiarities of the infant at 
birth. The numbers of the following list correspond with those 
already used (Fig. 3). 
I. As to the General Form—( 1) The head of the infant is rela- 
tively much larger than in the adult ; (3) the arms are relatively 
longer; (4) there is no waist ; (6) the leg, and especially the 
thigh, are much shorter. ; 
TI. As to the Surfaces—(10) The body is covered with fine 
hair, and that of the head is short. ` 
UI. The Head and Face. —(t4) The cerebral part of the skull 
greatly predominates over the facial; (16) the superciliary ridges are 
not developed ; (17) the alveolar borders are not prominent; (20) 
the malar bones are not prominent; (21) the nose is without 
bridge and the cartilages are flat and generally short ; (22) the 
eyes are larger. 
It is evident that persons who present any of the characters 
Cited in the above list are more infantile or embryonic in those 
respects than are others; and that those who lack them have 
left them behind in reaching maturity. 
We have now two sets of characters in which men may differ 
from each other. In the one set the characters are those of mon- 
keys, in the other they are those of infants. Let us see whether 
there be any identities in the two lists, z. e., whether there be any 
of the monkey-like characters which are also infantile. We find 
the following to be such: 
T. As to General Forn—(3) The arms are longer. 
1. Surface—{10) The hair of the head is short, and the hair 
on the body is more distributed. 
TII. As to Head and Face—(21) The nose is without bridge 
and the cartilages are short and flat. 
Three characters only out of twenty-three. On the other hand 
