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was in the hospital. There were no signs of acromegaly. The 

 boy was very strong and helped in the household even in such 

 heavy work as carrying wood. His mental development was far 

 beyond his age. His behaviour towards his surroundings was 



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Fig. 136. — X-ray picture of the hand of a girl of 13 J 

 with sexual precocity. Nat. size. The epiphyseal 

 hnes have disappeared.— Photo kindly lent by 

 Krabbe. 



that of a boy of 7 or 8. He did not care to amuse himself with 

 his elder sister, declaring her to be still "a child." While 

 being photographed with a normal boy, he expressed great 

 astonishment at seeing such a small penis and a regio pubis 

 without any hair. 



