Man and abnormal man : including a study of children, in connection with bills to establish laboratories under federal and state governments for the study of the criminal, pauper, and defective classes, with bibliographies / By Arthur MacDonald.

Arthur MacDonald

Date:: 1905

Credit: Man and abnormal man : including a study of children, in connection with bills to establish laboratories under federal and state governments for the study of the criminal, pauper, and defective classes, with bibliographies / By Arthur MacDonald. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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$foiiud that women are more sensitive to pain by pressure on the tem- poral muscles than men,' but this does not necessarily mean that they suffer more from pain, or can not endure as much pain. They probably can endure more than men, owing to their greater idealizing power. Table F. Race in relation to cephalic in- dex, sensibil- ft O 01 ^ H a (2! 6 So 6 '■% ft m o o P .2 ft § ft o si o g Least sensibility to locality. Strength of grasp. Least sensibility to heat. ity, etc. Eight wrist. Left wrist. Right hand. Left hand. Eight wrist. Left wrist. All boys: White Colored All girls: White Colored .^ 526 33 548 58 Tr. Mo. 12 9 13 3 13 1 13 1 Pr. ct. 11 32 12 27 Pr. ct. 45 53 48 52 Pr. ct. 44 15 40 21 Mm. 16.4 14.3 14.9 15.3 Mm. 15.5 13.9 13.9 14.2 Kilos. 20.9 19.7 16.8 17.3 Kilos. 19.6 18.4 15.8 16.3 OK. 4.17 2.07 4.43 2.64 3.89 1.77 4.06 2.47 We regret that the number of colored children measured is so small, comparisons, therefore, due account must be taken of this fact. Table G.—Colored ioys. In making Class. o a » 6 be Cephalic index. Least sensibility to locality. Strength of grasp. Least sensibility to heat. bn'o S gs-a 1-^ 9.2 .2 p. g m ■9 s Eight wrist. Left wrist. Eight hand. Left hand. Eight wrist. Left wrist. oC-ft W Bright... Dull Average. 18 10 5 ¥r.Mo 12 11 13 2 14 5 (Dolicho-. 4] I Meso 9 [ [Brachy .. 4j (Dolicho-. 4-| •[Meso 5} iBrachy .. ij (Dolicho.. 2 <Meso 3 iBrachy .. 0. Mm. 240 14.1 141 14.1 78 15.6 Mm. 229 13.5 140 14.0 77 15.4 Kilos. 351 19.5 178 17.8 122 24.4 Kilot. 325 18.1 165 16 5 117 23.4 O-B. 35.25 1.96 23.00 2.30 10.00 2.00 32.00 1.78 18. 25 1.83 8.25 L65 Pr. ct. \ 23 1 40 1 40 Pr. ct. 52 50 60 Pr. ct. 25 10 33 (Dolicho..10] I Meso 17^ iBrachy.. 5J 459 446 651 607 68.25 58.50 Average 13 3 14.3 13.9 19.7 18.4 2.07 1 1.77 32 53 15 Unruly a 5 14 5 (Dolicho-. 2 {Meso .... 3 iBrachy .. 0 78 15.6 77 15.4 122 24.4 117 23.4 10.00 2.00 8.25 1.65 } 40 60 a The unruly are included among the bright, dull, or average; so they are placed alone. 1 Psychological Review, March, 1895; March, 1896, and March, 1898.$