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prevail, such as that for “ eating dirt 55 in the West Indies ?' 
7. Is common salt, or any other mineral substance, used or 
relished ? 8. How many meals are commonly eaten in the 
day ? and what appears to be the average quantity of food 
consumed by an adult ? 
9. What stimulants or exhilarants or narcotics are in use 
among the people ? and to what extent? 10. Are any sub¬ 
stances of this nature used which are not known in Europe ? 
If so, note carefully their mode of manufacture, use and sup¬ 
posed or observed effects on health, and on capacity for absti¬ 
nence or labour. 
11. Are there any prevalent diseases attributed or attri¬ 
butable to the dietary, e.g. scurvy from want of fresh 
vegetables or potash salts, ophthalmia from defect of nitrogen 
(as in a pure rice diet), gangrene, &c., from use of diseased 
grain, paralysis from too much pulse, leprosy or skin-disease 
from too much fish or fish-oil, consumption from scantiness or 
poverty of food, especially poverty in fat? 12. Does the 
quality or quantity of food consumed vary much with the 
seasons ? and do such variations affect the health and con¬ 
dition of the people ? 
J. B. and D. N. P. 
No. IV.—ABNORMALITIES. 
(.Natural Deformities.) 
1. Albinism.—Is this common ? Are any causes assigned 1 , 
for it ? Do Albinoes differ physically from other people ? 
How are they regarded and treated ? Do they intermarry? 
Are they allowed to marry other members of the community ? 
Examine carefully any specimens which may be met with, 
noting the colour of the skin, hair, and eyes. 
2. Hair.—Is Erythrism or red hair met with in the midst 
of a black-skinned population ? If so, note the colour of the 
skin and eyes. Does excessive hairiness of face or body: 
(Hypertrichosis) or total absence of hair ever occur ? 
