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Journal, r.a.s. (ceylon). [Vol. IX. 



Latty, about Bandiey, about 







18 years old. 



35 years old. 







mm. 



mm. 



Wrist to point of middle finger 



196-82 . 



174-59 



Size of upper arm < 



right ... 



260 34 . 



241 Zo 



around the biceps { 



left ... 



263-51 . 



241-28 





; right... 



222-22 . 



222-22 



Size of forearm 



222-22 



lleik ... 



222-22 . 



Chest, breadth 





787-39 . 



749-27 



Length of upper thigh 





425-41 . 



419-07 



From knee to ankle 





412-73 . 



393-67 



Size of the calf 





298-41 . 



292-07 



Sole of the foot 





241-28 . 



222-22 



It is very probable that errors have crept into some of 

 these measurements, especially with regard to the upper arm 

 (shoulder to elbow), which, with the smaller man, is stated 

 to be 44 mm. longer, whilst the whole arm is almost 13 mm. 

 shorter. The breadth of the face also given for Bandiey, 

 the smaller man, is not only 38 mm. more than for the 

 much larger Latty, but of an incredible size altogether. 

 We must, therefore, be very cautious in using these 

 figures. Tolerably constant is the relation of the sole of 

 the foot to the height of the body : with Latty it is 6*7, with 

 Bandiey 6 - 8, contained in the height of the body. This is 

 quite a normal relation. Mr. Bennett says the hands of the 

 Veddas are small, but their feet long and flat. This may be 

 so : one would hardly think it, however, from the measures 

 given. Of the remainder of the measurements I have not 

 much to say, especially as with some of them, e.g., the length 

 of the upper arm, it is not said where the measure begins and 

 where it ends. This much at least we may conclude from the 

 statements, that the single parts may be assumed to be well 

 proportioned. Of special interest is only the size of the arm, 

 whilst there is a marked difference in general between the 

 right and the left arm. We find here on both sides the same 

 figures— indeed, with Latty the size of the left upper arm is 

 a little more than 3 mm. larger than that of the right. This 

 is to be accounted for by the greater exercise of the left arm, 



