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Dr. Granville’s essay on 
the type of a specific variety of the Ethiopian race, parti- 
cularly by the venerable Blumenbach, from certain supposed 
peculiarities of outward conformation. The consideration 
of what follows will enable us, as far as a solitary instance 
can do, to judge of the correctness of such conjectural gene- 
ralizations. 
Height of the mummy from the vertex of the Feet in. 
head to the inferior surface of the calcaneum 5 o./g 
Thus divided. 
Length of the head from the vertex to the first 
vertebra of the neck - - - - o 6.i*g 
Length of the back bone from the first vertebra of 
the neck, to the articulation of the os sacrum 
with the os coccygis - - - - 110 
Length of the thigh from the centre of the head 
of the femur to the centre of the knee pan - 1 5./0 
Length of the leg from the centre of the knee 
pan to the inferior surface of the calcaneum 1 3.^% 
Total 5 o./g 
The dimensions of the upper extremities and of the foot, 
are these : 
Feet. Inch. 
Length of the arm - - - 1 i.i^g 
of the. fore arm - - - o 
— of the hand from the tip of 
the middle finger, to the articulation 
at the wrist - 07 
Length of the foot - - - o 7. 
These dimensions will be found accurately marked in 
Plate XIX. 
2 6. 
