A Study on Head-Stature Index.

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Indices of the head-, hand-, and foot-length against the stature were examined in 1600 males and 1600 females covering age periods 4 to 21 years. The following conclusions were formed: 1. The average head-height is 23.4 cm in males at 21 years, 22.4 cm in females at the same age. Average increment during 17 years (from 4 to 21 years of age) is 4.4 cm in males and 3.9 cm in females. 2. The average head-stature index is 7.1 in males and 6.9 in females of Japanese adults. The authoresses support Polykleitos who regarded 7 as the standard headstature index for the proportional beauty of the human figure. For Japanese population the value 8 of the index is not applicable, for which evidences were recorded in the text. 3. Head-stature index is influenced most strongly by the head-height, and it does not necessarily represent a criterion for deciding an over-all wellbalanced or unbalanced form of the human figure. 4. Persons with a greater head-stature index do not necessarily possess greater grip strength, vital capacity, back muscle strength or body flexibility. They often showed lower values. 5. The average footlength-stature index in Japanese is 7, conforming the value regarded by Fritze as standard for beauty. The handlength-stature index is 8.9, very near to Fritze's standard, 9.
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