6

The Beaver women, like the Chipewyan women, appear to have a
larger percentage of concave bridges than the men.

The lateral palpebral canthus (slant of the eye) was with rare exceptions
higher than the medial: generally it was only slightly higher, occasionally
moderately higher, and rarely markedly higher, as the following table shows:

TasLe IV
Relation, in Percentages, of Lateral to Medial Palpebral Canthus

Higher
umber Same REA ann aan eee
— examine level Slightly pees ee -

Beaver Indians (pure) J % %
Menjand oldimensae. ene eerie 34 79 9 6
Women and old women.................. 13 85 Duss ieee

The sclera was clear in eight, muddy in six, and yellowish in twenty
of the thirty-four men examined. It was clear in four, muddy in one,
and yellowish in five of the ten women examined.

Of the thirty-two men under observation, two had slight epicanthic or
Mongolian folds; one had a moderate fold. Of the thirteen women, three
had slight folds. Some degree of fold, therefore, was present in six (13-3
per cent) out of forty-five persons.

The actual distribution of the colour of the eye (iris) is described in
the accompanying Table V. From this it is apparent that the women, as
is usual, had a greater percentage of dark eyes than the men, and that the
distribution for Beavers and Chipewyans is very similar.

TABLE V
Distribution, in Percentages, of the Colour of the Eye (Iris)

| Brown
. a = Grey to
Tribe Numbers] Black Dark pe Medium | Light blue
Beaver Indians (pure) % % % % % %
Men and old men.. 35 3 77 14 Csi atl PES aed ble es ne a
Women and old
women.......... TIS MEN lig esas re LOOPY | Riis erected reycccteccre Sec mice reel | ete epee
Chipewyan Indians
(Fond-du-Lac
band)
Men sayy sia i. 33 6 79 12 Tia 4 [acrid Mera bp it as
Women............ Dees sent Ceres Sade do dal Coe ne se BER OE Taal eae aeons

Arcus senilis was pronounced in four of the six old men (Nos. 4, 9, 26,
and 67), and in one man aged 40 (No. 52).
an ‘Sac occurred twice: in one man (No. 43) and one old man

0. 2).

Of the thirty-five men, twenty-one had thin to medium lips; fourteen
had medium to thick lips. Of the thirteen women, the lips of eleven were
thin to medium, and of two medium in thickness.

The teeth of thirty-five male and eleven female adult and old Beavers
were examined. Following the practice of last year the regularity of
the dental arcade was examined. In nine individuals only were the