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measured in a similar manner. For the measurements of the 
face, cubit, hand and foot, the arms are moved horizontally 
till they project equally on either side of the stem, as in 
measuring the length and breadth of the head, PL I, fig. i. 
To measure the height of different parts of the body remove 
the fixed arm and carrier, B C, and attach the “ rest, 55 fig. 2, H, 
in its place, slip the other two segments into their sockets 
till the stem is the full length, draw the sliding arm vertically 
along the stem to about the middle of the centre segment, 
and also push it horizontally till the pointed end projects as 
far as possible beyond the stem. The box-foot-piece being 
placed on a stool or seat about 20 cm. high, and the subject 
having seated himself upon it, the stem is placed on the foot- 
piece behind the subject and the sliding arm is drawn down 
till it touches the vertex of his head. This measurement 
being made, the foot-piece is placed on the ground and the 
subject kneels upon it, his body being held upright, the stem 
is this time rested on the foot-piece in front of the subject, 
and the sliding arm, which has been previously elevated, is 
moved vertically downwards till it rests upon the vertex of the 
head as before. The arm may then be elevated and the 
subject made to stand on the foot-piece ; the stem being 
placed behind him on the foot-piece, his height when stand¬ 
ing is ascertained. After the subject has been measured, the 
schedule is folded in two and the contour of the hand is 
taken on the one side, that of the foot on the other. 
A graduated tape is necessary in addition to the 
Traveller’s Anthropometer for some of the Additional 
Measurements in the schedule. It may be of linen, waxed 
or varnished, but as even such a tape is liable to stretch, the 
traveller should provide himself with a two-metre steel tape ; 
those made by Chesterman are very good. 
In absence of a Traveller’s Anthropometer, a pair of 
callipers may be used for measuring the head, length and 
breadth, and the dimensions of the nose, hand and foot, 
and height of malleolus, also the diameter of the face and 
.ear. A wooden square with the longer limb graduated, 
and a small triangular indicator which can be held against 
