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French, Magyar, Slovak, Ancient Scottish, and Gipsies; the Gipsies standing the 
lowest in the whole series of European peoples in brain-weight, and, so far, supporting 
their supposed Indian origin. 
Table II. — Asiatic Faces. 
In entering upon the Asiatic Eaces, we shall perceive a striking diminution in the 
volume of the brain at the commencement of the series. 
1. VedaJis of Ceylon. — The three skulls of men give an average of 45*51 oz., or 1290 
grms., that of five women is only 39*33 oz., or 1115 grms., the former being kept up by 
a megalocephalic cranium with an unusual brain-weight of 57*58 oz., or 1632 grms. 
The general mean of the series is nevertheless only 41*23 oz., or 1168 grms. 
2. Cingalese. — The 6 men have an average of 47*21 oz., or 1338 grms. ; the 5 women 
of 42*98 oz., or 1218 grms.; the mean of the entire series being 45*32 oz., or 1284 
grms. 
3. Afghans. — It is almost the same with the Afghans as with the Vedahs, the average 
of the 4 men is 45*32 oz., or 1235 grms., notwithstanding one of the series is a megalo- 
cephalic skull giving a brain-weight of 58*96 oz., or 1671 grms. The diversity of mag- 
nitude in crania occurring in the same race is well exemplified in two of these male 
specimens, as given in the Table. The mean of the entire series of males and females 
is only 42*11 oz., or 1193 grms. 
4. Hindoos. — The 35 male Hindoos give an average brain-weight of 44*22 oz., or 
1253 grms.; the 31 women of 39*99 oz., or 1133 grms.; and the mean of the entire 
series is 42*11 oz., or 1193 grms., which is exactly the same as that of the Afghans. 
Both general means are so low that they are almost equalled by that of the small Vedahs 
of Ceylon. This extraordinary difference in the weight of the brains in the races of 
India from those of Europe seems to be deserving of the serious consideration of the 
advocates of the Indo-Germanic, or Aryan hypothesis. The mean brain-weight of 
Hindoos is one-tenth less than that of Germans and English. Hr. Morton in his Table 
introduces his “ Indostanic Family,” which is composed of 8 “ Ayras ” and 25 Bengalees, 
mixed of the two sexes, and when his means are reduced to our standard, according to 
our rules, they exhibit a general mean of 41*74 oz., or 1183 grms., which is a little less, 
about 10 grms., than our mean. The results we have thus obtained go far to justify, if 
they do not entirely justify, the depreciatory estimate of Professor Huschke, wdien he 
roughly stated the brain-weight of the Hindoos at from 1000 to 1100 grms. 
5. Mussulmans. — A comparison of the averages of the brain-weights of these skulls 
with those of the Hindoos, shows a slight advantage in favour of the Mussulmans. 
6. Khonds. — The 2 skulls of men of this race of the unquestioned aborigines, or Hill 
Tribes, of India, give a very small mean, only 37*87 oz., or 1073 grms., which is a dif- 
ference of brain-weight amounting to nearly 6 ounces less than the mean of English 
women. 
8. Lepchas. — As we ascend the Himalayan slope we meet with races having an 
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