The etiology of osseous deformities of the head, face, jaws and teeth . - . - . Vertical diam., . - - Over vertex from ear to ear, -Occipital protub. to root of nose,Bi-mastoid diam., - . - - Bi-frontal diam., - - - - Anterior border foramen magnum to superioccipital angle, - - - - The superior maxilla presents arrested - 74. It ? 51.2 c. - 26.6 c. 23.8 c. - 161 mm. 152 mm. - 140 mm. 318 mm. - 293 mm. 121.5 mm. - 96 mm. or 130 mm. development, THE HEAD, FACE, JAWS AND TEETH 147 as well as the bones of the face. The vault is of mediumheight, and the alveolar processes well developed. It willbe
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The etiology of osseous deformities of the head, face, jaws and teeth . - . - . Vertical diam., . - - Over vertex from ear to ear, -Occipital protub. to root of nose, Bi-mastoid diam., - . - - Bi-frontal diam., - - - - Anterior border foramen magnum to superioccipital angle, - - - - The superior maxilla presents arrested - 74. It ? 51.2 c. - 26.6 c. 23.8 c. - 161 mm. 152 mm. - 140 mm. 318 mm. - 293 mm. 121.5 mm. - 96 mm. or 130 mm. development, THE HEAD, FACE, JAWS AND TEETH 147 as well as the bones of the face. The vault is of mediumheight, and the alveolar processes well developed. It willbe found that in the Indian, as in all primitive races, awell-formed palate and regular teeth are the rule. It wouldbe interesting, at some future time, to study the eifects ofcivilization of the Indian in this regard. The next cranium (Fig. 41) which we will describe is themost remarkable of the series, and in many respects presentsphenomenal characters. The subject was a half-breed Mexican and negro, whohad left Mexico, his native country, for the good of his com-. Pig. 41. patriots. While he had never distinguished himself by anystartling act of criminality, and had managed to keep him-self out of the clutches of the law, he was identified withthe petty criminal class which forms a prominent portion ofall social systems, and with which Mexico is especiallyinfested. He finally died in a public hospital, as a result ofsome acute disease, with cerebral complications. The gen-eral physique of this man was very fair, although he pre-sented a generally overgrown and loose-jointed appearance.When alive he was a very peculiar looking specimen indeed, the dome-shaped appearance of his cranium being exagger- lis , ETIOLOGY or OSSEOUS DEFOKMITIES OF ated by a laxuriant crop of kinky wool, several inches inlength, that stood straight out from his head. From a men-tal standpoint he was up to the average of the negro race, but, morally speaking, he was decidedly degenerate. Oneof his prominent