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For the measurements of the face, cubit, hand and foot 
the arms are moved horizontally till they project equally on 
either side of the rod, as in measuring the length and breadth 
of the head, PI. I, fig. 1. To measure the height of different 
parts of the body remove the fixed arm and carrier, B C, and 
attach the “ rest,” fig. 2, H, in its place, slip the other two seg¬ 
ments into their sockets till the rod is the full length, slide the 
gliding arm vertically along the rod to about the middle of 
the centre segment, and also slide it horizontally till the 
pointed end projects as far as possible beyond the rod. 
The box foot-piece being placed on a stool or seat about 
20 cm. high, and the subject having seated himself upon 
. it, the rod 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 
footpiece is placed on the ground and the subject kneels 
upon it, his body being held upright, the rod 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 as 
before. The arm may then be elevated and the subject 
made to stand on the foot-piece ; the rod being placed 
behind him on the foot-piece, his height when standing 
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 
