Although the American is willing to concede to the Japanese the possession of a mental capacity al most, if not quite, equaling that of the majority of white races, he is apt to form a somewhat slighting opinion of him as viewed from a physical standpoint. The specimens met with in the country do not tend to convey a favorable impression of their athletic powers. After, however, reading an account of the physical measurements of some of the most prominent Japanese wrestlers, a more respectful attitude regarding the muscular development of these little men will probably be taken. The Jiji Shimpo has recently published a table given the measurements of six f the foremost Japanese fighters. From this table it is gathered that the most bulky of these modern gladiators weighs at the age of 22 years about 300 pounds; height, five and a half feet; girth of chest, fifty-eight inches; lung capacity, 4.450 cubic centimeters; upper arm, eighteen inches.
    Another one weighs over 280 pounds; height, six feet five inches; lung capacity, 6,000 cubic centimeters; upper arm, sixteen inches. The smallest of these fighting men weighs more than 200 pounds, measures in height five feet seven inches, while in lung capacity he exceeds them all. There are few wrestlers or pugilists in this or any country who attain to these dimensions, and those who have seen some of the best exponents of Japanese wrestling are willing to back them when pitted against the pick of the European or American experts, as it is said that they are as skillful as they are powerful. - Medical Record.