Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Looking at the hair under low power--under a low-power microscope--we
find that a Caucasian hair differs from the hair of the Negroid or
Mongoloid race in diameter fluctuation. The hair shaft varies in width
through its entire length. I might take, for instance, this yellow or
this black pencil. Here we find that the diameter of the pencil is
uniform through the entire length. Now, if we would twist this pencil
we would change the diameter of the pencil slightly. This would be so
in a Caucasian hair, where there might be slight fluctuations in a
hair, such as a person with wavy hair would have a slight fluctuation.
The person with straight hair has hair shafts which for all practical
purposes, are uniform in diameter the entire length.
In Negroid hair, there is great fluctuation. Their hair is very curly
and kinky. This is caused by the great fluctuation present in their
hairs.
Mr. EISENBERG. You mean in the diameters?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; diameters.
In Mongoloid hair, which includes Asiatic and North American Indians,
there is little or no fluctuation present in their hairs.
Going back to the Caucasian hair, the color of the Caucasian
individual's hair differs from black to blond and, of course, white.
Negroid hairs are dense black usually; some are white. There are a few
exceptions here where we find some redheaded persons of this race. The
Mongoloids are always black, but not quite as dense black as those of
the Negroid race.
The texture of the hair: Caucasian head hairs, are very soft, flexible;
Negroid hairs are very stiff and wiry; and Mongoloid hairs are
flexible, but not as soft and flexible as the Caucasian.
Now, as to the general width, or rather diameter, of the shaft, we find
Caucasian is medium, the Negroid is medium, the Mongoloid hairs are
much larger than either the Negroid or the Caucasian.
Mr. EISENBERG. May I have this chart which the witness has been
discussing marked as 668, Mr. Chairman?
The CHAIRMAN. Yes.
(Commission's Exhibit No. 668 was marked, and received in evidence.)
The CHAIRMAN. May we take a recess at this time just for a few moments.
(Short recess.)
Mr. DULLES. Mr. Eisenberg, would you proceed?
Mr. EISENBERG. Yes, sir. Mr. Stombaugh, you were discussing the
characteristics of Caucasian as opposed to Negroid and Mongoloid hair.
Could you proceed with that discussion?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. I have another chart here.
Mr. EISENBERG. That is labeled "Racial Determination of Hairs" and
unlike chart 668 it has no subcaption under that general caption, is
that correct?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. That is correct. In the previous chart I used I had
taken some photographs of hairs under relatively low power, 100
diameters.
In this chart I have enlarged the hairs, taking them under
approximately 400 diameters, so we can look into the hair. Here we
begin to see the real differences between the hairs among the various
races.
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