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was generally noticed when taking the radiographs that the envelope 
containing the plate was covered with moisture at the part on which the 
hand had rested. The skin of the back (dorsum) of the hand is very 
coarsely reticulated — in fact No. 88 (fig. 6) almost looks like a photo- 
graph of an etching. The mouths of the sweat glands are conspicuous. 
The nails are well formed in every individual. 
Strength of Grip . — I am unable at present to give any figures showing 
the actual strength of the hands. It is quite certain that it is considerably 
below the normal average, although the men think themselves equal to 
No. 88. 
Fig. 5. 
others in this respect. Their fingers are too short to grasp all the fingers 
of my own hand at once, but on getting them to grasp two fingers, the 
firmest grip of the men was not at all painful, although my hand is 
peculiarly sensitive to pressure. The people complain of being unable to 
do three things as a consequence of the shortness of their fingers. 
First . — Not one is able to play the piano or any musical instrument 
where the normal length of finger is requisite. 
Second . — Their grasp of objects is smaller than normal. 
Third . — They cannot do netting. 
Of course it is obvious that the individuals whose fingers are short, 
