6 
The Beaver women, like the Chipewyan women, appear to have a 
larger percentage of concave bridges than the men. 
The lateral palpebral canthus (slant of the eye) was with rare exceptions 
higher than the medial: generally it was only slightly higher, occasionally 
moderately higher, and rarely markedly higher, as the following table shows : 
Table IV 
Relation , in Percentages, of Lateral to Medial Palpebral Canthus 
— 
Numbers 
examined 
Same 
level 
Higher 
Slightly 
Moder- 
ately 
Marked- 
ly 
Beaver Indians (pure) 
% 
% 
% 
% 
Men and old men 
34 
6 
79 
9 
6 
Women and old women 
13 

85 
15 
The sclera was clear in eight, muddy in six, and yellowish in twenty 
of the thirty-four men examined. It was clear in four, muddy in one, 
and yellowish in five of the ten women examined. 
Of the thirty-two men under observation, two had slight epicanthic or 
Mongolian folds; one had a moderate fold. Of the thirteen women, three 
had slight folds. Some degree of fold, therefore, was present in six (13-3 
per cent) out of forty-five persons. 
The actual distribution of the colour of the eye (iris) is described in 
the accompanying Table V. From this it is apparent that the women, as 
is usual, had a greater percentage of dark eyes than the men, and that the 
distribution for Beavers and Chipewyans is very similar. 
Table V 
Distribution, in Percentages, of the Colour of the Eye (Iris ) 
Brown 
Tribe 
Numbers 
Black 
Dark 
Dark to 
medium 
Medium 
Light 
Grey to 
blue 
Beaver Indians (pure) 
Men and old men . . 
35 
% 
3 
% 
77 
% 
14 
% 
6 
% 
% 
Women and old 
women 
13 
100 
Chipewyan Indians 
(Fond-du-Lac 
band) 
Men 
33 
6 
79 
12 
3 
Women 
21 
14 
86 
Arcus senilis was pronounced in four of the six old men (Nos. 4, 9, 26, 
and 67), and in one man aged 40 (No. 52). 
Pterygium occurred twice: in one man (No. 43) and one old man 
(No. 2). 
Of the thirty-five men, twenty-one had thin to medium lips; fourteen 
had medium to thick lips. Of the thirteen women, the lips of eleven were 
thin to medium, and of two medium in thickness. 
The teeth of thirty-five male and eleven female adult and old Beavers 
were examined. Following the practice of last year the regularity of 
the dental arcade was examined. In nine individuals only were the 
