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tete, prominent? Is the upper eyelid thick? Do turn 
down at the inner angle, as in fig. 2, covering more less 
the small red fleshy mass called the caruncle ? Does the 
outer angle of the opening appear compressed and pointed, 
so as to suggest an almond shape ? 
Colour. —1. Is the colour in adults—1. Black, coal-black? 
2. Dark brown? 3. Medium chesnut brown? 4. Fair, 
blond, yellow, or flaxen ? 5. Red, auburn ? 
Specimens are given of the colours, whether reddish-brown, 
yellowish, or dull ( cendre ), which are included under 3 ( see 
Plate III, figs. A, B, and C). Shades much darker than 
these types are to be called dark-brown or black, those much 
lighter must be set down under 4 as fair, blond, &c. ; red 
and auburn shades form a class of their own. 
Only adults whose hair has not begun to turn grey 
should be selected for this purpose. The shades are best 
discriminated not in sunshine, but in the shade on a bright, 
clear day. 
2. If the hair in adults is always or usually black, what 
colours prevail among children ? 
3. Is the natural colour of the hair interfered with in any 
way ? Some races dye the hair. 
4. Is there any colour which is.preferred to others ? 
5. Obtain specimen locks of different ages, if possible, 
viz., (a) at birth, (b) between 1 and 2 years, ( c ) 2 and 4, 
(<d) 4 and 8, ( e ) 8 and 16, (/) adult. 
Character. —6. Is the hair straight, slightly or much 
waved, curly or frizzly, or what is called woolly ? 7. If curly 
or frizzled, is this due to nature or art ? 8. Is it in great 
quantity ? 9. What length does it attain, whether measured 
by the apparent distance between points and roots of tin 1 
locks, or by stretching individual hairs ? 10. Does it grow 
in separate tufts ? Or is it uniformly scattered over the 
hairy scalp? 11. Are the hairs coarse or fine in texture? 
Round, flattened, or kidney-shaped in section ? 
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