The Proportions of the Human Body

(d, d) and the inter-iliac (c, c) diameters, both fall within the extremity of the inter- humeral diameter (68), and also the inter-acromial (a, a). On the contrary, in the female (Fig. 7) we find that these same vertical lines both fall within the extremities of the Figs. 6 And 7.?Diagrams comparing the diameters of the hips with the diameters of the shoulders in the male (Fig. 6) and in the female (Fig. 7). inter-humeral diameter, but on the outer side of the inter- acromial.' The following table will supply accurate information on this point, and show the exact relations of the parts in the two sexes: Relation of the maximum size of the hips to thut of the shouldei's = 100 100 male Parisians - ... 83'0 30 female Parisians - - - - 91 -8 30 male Belgians - - - - 82'5 30 female Belgians - - . - - 94-5 Before leaving the subject of the trunk, there are certain points of some interest to artists which may well be disposed of in this connection, and the first of these is theposition of the umbilicus. According to Vitruvius, as we have already seen, this was placed at the central point of the body, so that if a man were laid on his back with the arms and legs extended a circle might be described around them, having the umbilicus as its centre. This statement is incorrect, save for one period, and that an early one of life?that is, at two years of age. The central point of the body is, according to Eoberts, at the time of birth, when the child is ...