| 0.127 | 0.128 | 0.130 | 0.131
Maximum length of cranium | | | | | | | | | | | |
(from forehead to | | | | | | | | | | | |
back of head) | 0.199 | 0.215 | 0.193 | 0.181 | 0.183 | 0.173 | 0.183 | -- | 0.199 | 0.192 | 0.184 | 0.185
Breadth of skull one inch | | | | | | | | | | | |
above ear | 0.1945 | | | | | | | | | | |
Maximum breadth of | | | | | | | | | | | |
lower jaw | 0.132 | 0.132 | 0.123 | -- | 0.117 | 0.121 | 0.124 | 0.116 | 0.109 | 0.117 | 0.110 | 0.125
Length of nose | 0.064 | 0.060 | 0.050 | 0.052 | 0.058 | 0.052 | 0.055 | 0.057 | 0.062 | 0.053 | 0.056 | 0.060
Breadth of nose at nostrils | 0.0375 | 0.043 | 0.037 | 0.041 | 0.035 | 0.045 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.043 | 0.037 | 0.039
Distance between eyes | 0.033 | 0.032 | 0.034 | 0.030 | 0.031 | 0.033 | 0.032 | 0.034 | 0.028 | 0.033 | 0.035 | 0.031
Length of ear | 0.066 | 0.055 | 0.052 | 0.056 | 0.074 | 0.063 | 0.072 | 0.060 | 0.065 | 0.062 | 0.060 | 0.063
Length of mouth | 0.057 | 0.065 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.056 | 0.055 | 0.050 | -- | 0.052 | 0.057 | -- | 0.055
Length of lower jaw from | | | | | | | | | | | |
ear to centre of chin | 0.1365 | | | | | | | | | | |
Breadth of upper lip | 0.025 | 0.023 | 0.021 | 0.017 | 0.023 | 0.020 | 0.027 | 0.024 | 0.022 | 0.024 | 0.021 | 0.020
Breadth of lower lip | 0.020 | | | | | | | | | | |
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N.B.--For further particulars see "The Gems of the East," by A. H. Savage
Landor.

When twins were born one was killed or else left to die in the sun, as
they believed that the other could not live if both were left alive.
Murder for them, in that instance, was a question of humanity.

The Bororos had a perfect horror of natural death. They were terrified at