Frontal diameter, . . . . 4.8 inches.
Vertical diameter, . . . . 5.5 inches.
Inter-mastoid arch, . . . . 15.1 inches.
Inter-mastoid line, . . . . 4.6 inches.
Occipito-frontal arch, 14.2 inches.
Horizontal periphery, 20.9 inches.
Internal capacity, . . . . . . 94. cubic inches.
Capacity of the anterior chamber, 43. cubic inches.
Capacity of the posterior chamber, . 51. cubic inches.
Capacity of the coronal region, 14.75 cubic inches.
Facial angle, . . . . . . . 84 degrees.
T H E ME N OMIN E E S .
The Menominees formerly inhabited the country about Green Bay, in
Wisconsin, where they were early visited by the Jesuit missionaries, from whom
they received the name of Folks Amines; because, with more prudence than the
adjacent tribes, they collect in summer a quantity of wild-rice to serve them for
subsistence in winter.
Charlevoix and others, says General Pike, have all borne testimony to the
beauty of this nation. “ From my own observation I had sufficient reason to
confirm their information, for the men are all straight and well made, about the
middle size, and their complexion fair for savages. In short, he adds, they would
anywhere he considered handsome, and the women are even handsomer.” Such is
the testimony of nearly all travellers. Charlevoix calls them very fine men, and
the best shaped in all Canada. Mr. Keating remarks also that tfie few Menominees
he met with, were of a light color, much resembling the white mulattoes of
the United States; and he adds, that “ they are naturally so much fairer than the
neighboring tribes, that they are sometimes called the white Indians.”* Although
a small nation “ they are respected by all their neighbors for their bravery and
*Exped. to the St. Peter’s River, I, p. 174.