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Dr. Granville's essay on 
Distance between the two anterio-superior spinous in. 
processes of the ilia - - - - - lo 
Distance between the tuberosities of the ischium - 3.1*5 
Elevation of the branches of the ischium to join the 
descending branches of the pubis, and form the sub- 
pubian arch - - - - - 3 
Greatest elevation of the os innominatum or haunch 
bone, from the tubera of the ischium to the highest 
point of the crest of the ilia - - - - 8 
Diameter of the pelvis. 
Transverse, or bi-iliac diameter - - - - 
Anterio-posterior, or sacro-pubian diameter - - 4./^ 
Oblique, or sacro-ilio-cotyloid diameter - - 5. A 
Not only are these the most perfect dimensions which a 
female pelvis can have, but they are precisely in the pro- 
portion which the longest diameter bears to the shortest, in 
the Venus of the Florentine Gallery, according to Camper, 
namely, as 46 to 34; whereas in the Negro or Ethiopian 
race, the proportion is 39 to 27j, or what amounts to the 
same thing, the longest diameter of the pelvis of the Negro 
girl above-mentioned is only s inches, while the shortest is 
no more than 3. inches. In this respect my admeasure- 
ments agree with those given by Soemmering. 
What has just been observed of the skeleton generally, 
and of the pelvis in particular, applies with equal force to the 
form and dimensions of the head. So far from having any 
trait of Ethiopian character in it, this part of our mummy 
exhibits a formation in no way differing from the European. 
On looking at Plate XXL which represents with scru- 
pulous accuracy the contour of the head of the natural 
