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compatible with good health and good general physique. 



While the preceding cases were pathological ; giants, these 



are normal giants and can be called "hyper metric men." 



When, however, these so-called normal giants are 



Fia. 12. Drum major: height 2.12 metres. To the right a 



man of normal height. (This picture is taken from the book 



of Drs. Achard and Loeper, collection Infroid). 



examined carefully, they often are found to have a 

 mediocre intelligence. They are more or less impotent, 

 which fact they do not admit and if they live long enough, 

 their physical strength deteriorates very rapidly and 

 deformities of acromegalia will appear. 



