_Girth of the calf._--The western Eskimo, like the American Indians,
are characterized by a rather slender calf. The size of the calf
correlates in a large measure with stature. Reducing our measurements
to calf girth-stature ratios, these are seen to be much alike in the
three racial groups used for comparison, namely the Eskimo, the Indian,
and the old American white. But this is deceptive. The correlation of
size of calf with stature is not uniform (see "Old Americans," p. 348)
for all stature groups; as the scale in stature descends the calf is
relatively stouter. If we take white Americans of approximately the
same stature with the Eskimo here considered, there appears a higher
ratio, showing that stature for stature the girth of the calf of the
Eskimo is smaller, notwithstanding his generally more ample supply of
adipose tissue. Once more his relation is closer with the Indian. The
Eskimo and the Indian women are especially much alike, while the white
women make a marked exception--their calfs (as well as thighs) have
more fat than is found in those of their Eskimo and Indian sisters.