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INTRODUCTION.

results of measurement of the Todas, who inhabit the plateau of the Nīlgiri hills:—

69	♦♦
70	♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
71	♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
72	♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
73	♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦	Average.
74	♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
75	♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
76	♦♦♦♦♦♦
77	♦
78	♦
79	♦
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81	♦

I pass on to the consideration of the type of cranium among various Brāhman classes. In the following tables, the results of measurement of representatives of Tulu, Canarese, Marāthi, Tamil and Malayālam Brāhmans are recorded:—

Class.	Language.	Number of sub- jects examined.	Cephalic Index.			Number of times index was 80 and over.
Class.	Language.	Number of sub- jects examined.	Average.	Maximum.	Minimum.	Number of times index was 80 and over.
Shivalli	Tulu	30	80·4	96·4	69·4	17
Mandya	Canarese	50	80·2	88·2	69·8	31
Karnātaka	Do.	60	78·4	89·5	69·8	19
Smarta (Dēsastha).	Marāthi^[1]	43	76·9	87·1	71	9
Tamil (Madras city).	Tamil	40	76·5	84·	69	3
Nambūtiri	Malayālam^[2]	.	76·3	...	...	...
Pattar	Tamil^[3]	25	74·5	81·4	69·1	2

↑ The cephalic indices of various Brahman classes in the Bombay Presidency, supplied by Sir H. Risley, are as follows:—Dēsastha, 76·9; Kokanasth, 77·3; Sheni or Saraswat, 79; Nagar, 79·7.
↑ Measured by Mr. F. Fawcett.
↑ The Pattar Brāhmans are Tamil Brāhmans, settled in Malabar.

[1] The cephalic indices of various Brahman classes in the Bombay Presidency, supplied by Sir H. Risley, are as follows:—Dēsastha, 76·9; Kokanasth, 77·3; Sheni or Saraswat, 79; Nagar, 79·7.

[2] Measured by Mr. F. Fawcett.

[3] The Pattar Brāhmans are Tamil Brāhmans, settled in Malabar.

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