N<)t only aro the finger-prints of ©rery human bsing different, but the position of tho bpnea of the fingers, and also tho shapes of-the nails, aru also- different. Dr. Bcclero utilises this fact in his new method of identifying criminals, which consists in making; an X-ray photograph of the hand, showing the bones and the finger-naila. The fing-ors are soaked in an opaque salt, by means of ■which all the lines and marks aro clearly shown.
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Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 48, 25 February 1921, Page 9
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