(2) The pointed ear, or the turned-down tip of the ears of many
men.
(3) The atrophied muscles, such as those that move the ear, that
are well developed in certain people, or that shift the scalp,
resembling the action of a horse in ridding itself of flies.
(4) The supracondyloid foremen of the humerus.
(5) The vermiform appendix.
(6) The location and direction of the hair on the trunk and
limbs.
(7) The dwindling wisdom-teeth.
(8) The feet of the fetus strongly deflected inward, as in the
apes, and persisting in the early months of life, together with
great mobility and a distinct projection of the great toe at an
angle from the side of the foot.
(9) The remarkable grasping power of the hand at birth and for a
few weeks thereafter, that permits young babies to suspend their
whole weight on a cane for a period varying from half a minute to
two minutes.
Horrocks ascribes to these anal tags a pathologic importance. He
claims that they may be productive of fistula in ano, superficial
ulcerations, fecal concretions, fissure in ano, and that they may
hypertrophy and set up tenesmus and other troubles. The presence
of human tails has given rise to discussion between friends and
opponents of the Darwinian theory.
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