ABSTRACT
The object of the Anthropometric laboratory was to show to the public the simplicity of the instruments and methods by which the chief physical characteristics of man may be measured and recorded. The instruments in action dealt with keenness of sight; colour-sense; judgment of eye; hearing; highest audible note; breathing power; strength of pull and squeeze; swiftness of blow; span of arms; height, standing and sitting; and weight. Duplicates of the instruments have been ordered by executive officers in foreign countries, and considerable interest has been expressed in the collection by the authorities of the many places of education in the country, as well as by numerous private individuals. The object of the anthropometric laboratory is to show to the public the great simplicity of the instruments and method by which the chief physical characteristics may be measured and recorded.
