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thought to be due to error. To save time and trouble in 
writing, numbers within brackets are attached to each of 
the three conditions, so that if the person is thin it will 
be sufficient to write “ 3 ” in the blank column. This plan 
is also to be adopted in recording the descriptive characters 
which follow. 
The “ Descriptive Characters 55 are next to be recorded, 
.and while this is being done the observer may engage the 
subject in conversation, so as to gain his confidence and 
•overcome any fear or repugnance he may have to be 
measured. If any difficulty is found in answering the 
•questions in the Schedule, reference should be made to the 
section, Descriptive Characters, for further explanation. 
When the colour or form in the subject does not corre¬ 
spond to any in the Schedule, but is intermediate between 
two colours or forms, the two numbers between which it lies 
should be entered in the blank column. 
The measurements are divided into three sets. Of 
these the first set, the “Essential Measurements” should 
always be ascertained, as they are most important for the 
•differentiation of races, and enable the whole figure of the 
subject to be reproduced and compared with those of other 
races. The second set, “ Additional Measurements,” should 
be taken also whenever it is possible. The third set, termed 
u Special Measurements,” require of the observer a know¬ 
ledge of the anatomy of the body, and are more particu¬ 
larly intended to be measured by medical men. 
The points between which the various measurements are 
taken are explained in Section VII, page 21, with which 
the traveller should make himself familiar. 
Printed schedules, each containing a set of observations 
for a single person, may be obtained from Messrs. Harrison 
& Sons, of St. Martin’s Lane, London, W.C., at a cost of 
9 d. per dozen. They also supply schedules for measure¬ 
ments of the skeleton, at the same rate. 
After a little practice the traveller will be able to ascertain 
the Preliminary Particulars, Descriptive Characters, and 
the Essential Measurements of a subject in about 15 minutes. 
