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Oxford House. The women of Island lake and of Gods lake are of similar 
stature, and are about 12-5 cms., and 13-5 cms., respectively, shorter than 
the men of the corresponding bands. In drawing conclusions as to the 
stature of the Gods Lake men, regard must be paid to the relative paucity 
of the numbers (in fact twelve) measured. At Oxford House, where there 
is most white blood admixture, the greatest stature is encountered. The 
mean stature of the twenty-two Oxford House men whom we intercepted 
at a portage, was estimated to be 176*2 cms. 
Arm Stretch, Arm Reach, or Span. The mean arm stretch increases with 
the mean stature, so that the taller the group the greater is the arm stretch 
and as a result the index, irrespective of band or sex, hovers around 105*4. 
This, of course, is slightly higher than that usually recorded for Indians. 
Personal factors quite likely come into play here, because our statures are 
not overstated and in the taking of the arm stretch the subjects were 
encouraged both by word and by example to stretch to their utmost. 
This resulted in one, two, or even more cms. being added to the first rather 
effortless attempt. We may repeat what we said on page 7, viz., that 
in taking this measurement the rod was held in front of the chest, and not 
behind it, with the result that, as experiment shows, from 1-0 cm. to 1*8 
cm. (approximately 1*4 cm.) should be deducted from the arm stretch as 
recorded in this report in order to make it comparable with measurements 
taken conventionally. 
Sitting Height and Sitting Height Index. As with the stature, so with 
the sitting height, it was not always feasible to make a correct reading 
because some cases would not be persuaded to sit erect. For this reason, 
and because some were round-backed, efforts to take this measurement had 
in a number of cases to be abandoned. This remark applies especially to 
the Island Lake women. 
The sitting heights of the males at Island lake and at Gods lake are 
equivalent. So are the sitting heights of the women in these regions; the 
sexual difference being 6*7 cm. 
The Oxford House men are, on an average, shorter in body but longer 
in limb than the Island Lake and Gods Lake men. This index is the most 
distinguishing trait of the Oxford House men. It would serve as a hall- 
mark to differentiate a group of Oxford House men from a group of Island 
Lake men, and probably also from a group of Gods Lake men. It is 
especially to be noted that the Island Lake men and women both show a 
bi-modal frequency distribution of sitting height index, which is suggestive 
that we are dealing here with two groups or races of people, whom we are 
statistically treating as one. The dip between the two modes in the 
Island Lake men is at 52*2 index and in the women of Island lake at 
52 • 9 index. 
The Head. The head length (glabella ad maximum), the head width 
(biparietal maximum), and the face width (bizygomatic maximum) were 
taken with the greatest care and every confidence may be placed in their 
accuracy. 
In obtaining the greatest head width in the women, a considerable 
amount of trouble was required, and was taken, in order to avoid the 
hair, which was often firmly plaited and tied at the back of the head, 
from interfering with the free play of the calipers. 
