| Show th the gait of criminal A curious study has been mado made by dr poracchia of the tha difference between criminals and law abiding citizens as exhibited by their walk the author first fint made a number of observations to determine the conditions of normal pro progression rea will and found that in good people the right pace is in longer than the left tile the lateral separation tiou of the right rii lit foot from the median line is less than that of the left left and the angle of deviation of th a axis of the toot foot from a straight line is greater on the right side than on the left but this is not all dr has not only shown us how wo we may distinguish criminals in a general but has laid the beginnings of the differential diagnosis between various sorts of evil doers the following are tho the distinguishing characteristics which his observations have hare enabled him to formulate 1 thieves in those who are predisposed to appropriate the property of others there is a pronounced widening of the basa of su support apor t together with a very long step 2 assassins in those who have murder in their hearts heam the base of support is not as wide as it is in thieves since the angle formed by the axis of the foot with the median line is less obtuse but tho the betrayed by their foot prints ints is is very marked these discoveries are of a very interesting character and it the criminal could be induced to walk before the honest man instead of following him as lie he usually does they might also im be put to a practical use for then good citizens could diagnose the rogue by his t tracks racks and might thus be enabled to escape robbery or assassination as the case might be medical record |
