The second case was that of an idiot of forty-four of a more degraded type than the previous one.

The cranium was round and bullet-shaped and the hair generally thick.

The scalp was not so lax as in the other case, but the furrows were more crooked.

By tickling the scalp over the back of the neck the two median furrows involuntarily deepened.
Impervious Skin .-- There have been individuals who claimed that their skin was impervious to ordinary puncture, and from time to time these individuals have appeared in some of the larger medical clinics of the world for inspection.

According to a recent number of the London Graphic, there is in Berlin a Singhalese who baffles all investigations by physicians by the impenetrability of his skin.