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Show H THE EARS OF CRIMINALS. H Said to Differ Widely from Those of H Normal Persons. H Ilefore the annual eouKrxs of Herman m ntitbroiioloKlUs at (lorlltz, I'rof. Ulan, a M woll known authority on iIIkcimm of H tho ear, read an InterestlnK paper on M tho formation of tho cars of criminals and lunatleB. Prof. lll.ni Ikik taken M accurate measurements of 1,0(11 ears. B Of these 255 are the ears of lunatics H and 343 tliOHu of male c -iilnals. The H vxamlmitlon, mmeoer. vas confined B to men of one race and one country. m Tbn prnfetiNor roiiu-s to the r In- H nlon that In l'ie vast ma' M'y of cases H the various parts of tho auricle, or M i external ear, are larger In the canu of H criminals and lunatics than In the M caso of normal persons. This Is capo- H daily noticeable In the helix, or In- 1 curved outer border ot tho ear, and H also In the lobe. Ace 'lln to I'rof. H Illiiu, tho larger tho he. Is tho lower H tho state of mental development The H bearing faculty, on tho other hand. Is H keener, and I'rof. ltl.ui Illustrates his H theory by reTeieiiee to tho amide of H apes, who are all In possession of this H extended outer border. t'mf. lllau H added the cm lous lemaiK that an ab- H normal development of tho outer bor- H dor was mote noticeable amoiiK crlm- H Inals charged with sexual rrlmn than H , -.among other classes of criminals. |