PRELIMINARY STATEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONS ESTIMATING MENTALITY BY MEASURING THE ANGLE

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	PRELIMINARY STATEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONS Lesson I-Page 37

CAMPER'S ANGLE What is known as "Camper's Angle," which was conceived by Professor Camper of Leyden (1722-1789), by which it was claimed mentality could be estimated, is obtained by drawing a base-line from the roots of the upper front teeth to the orifice of the ear, and another from the roots of the upper front teeth to the most prominent part of the forehead. Camper claimed that from the magnitude of the angle made by these intersecting lines the intellectuality of an individual could be gauged; the greater the angle, the higher the mentality. Unfortunately this scheme of measurement fails to indicate the width, height, length, or size of the brain, all of which must be considered in forming conclusions as to intellectuality, and Camper's Angle is, therefore, of but slight value. It is somewhat useful in measuring and comparing prehistoric skulls.* How TO ASCERTAIN RELATIVE SIZES OF CRANIUMS The following measurements when added together can be compared with similar totals of other heads to decide the relative sizes of craniums.(t) (1) The distance between the orifices of the ears, measuring over the crown of the head. (2) The distance directly over the head from the root of the nose to the occipital protuberance, a bony prominence in the posterior part of the cranium, which can be felt with the forefinger. (3) The distance from the orifice of the ear over the upper portion of the antero-superior district (the normal hair line) to the orifice of the other ear. (4) The distance from the orifice of the ear over the supero-posterior district to the orifice of the opposite ear. (*) Dissertation sur la physionomie des hommes. Ouvrage posthume de M. Pierre Camper. Paris, 1791. (t) These measurements being linear are useful for purposes of comparison only, for they do not in any sense refer to cubical contents or to the surface area of the cranium.
			ESTIMATING MENTALITY BY MEASURING THE ANGLE OF THE FACE AND CRANIUM

		MEASUREMENTS FOR COMPARING SIZES OF CRANIUMS

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