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same age, so that the arrest of growth occurs in some later period of life, 
probably beginning soon after this age is passed. There are, however, 
too few cases between 3 and 14 years from which to take an average of 
any value. 
The shortness of the hands is well shown in Nos. 96 and 97 (fig. 3) 
and 56 and 109 (fig. 11), where normal and abnormal hands are repre- 
sented together for the sake of comparison. 
No. 109. 
No. 56. 
Fig. 11. 
The comparative stature is shown in Nos. 102 and 115 (two cousins). 
The smaller (abnormal) boy is 2 years older than the taller normal one 
and 6|- inches shorter. 
Symmetry . — In every instance the hands are exactly symmetrical, as 
shown both by photography and radiography ; and I believe the same rule 
holds true with regard to the feet, though both feet were not examined in 
all cases. 
It is a general opinion among the affected mothers that their brachy- 
dactylous children are “ finer” at birth than the children of normal mothers. 
