54 FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



1. Male, a railroad man, who in youth suffered from throat trouble and 

 pneumonia and who is very nervous, has at 21 years the formula 150/78 

 inches; build 1.7 (25). 



2. Male, formerly a teacher, now in the army, has at 20 years the formula 

 158/71 inches; build 2.2 (31). 



Male, is slender at 15 years. 



Comment. — The somewhat slender parents have 2 slender children and 

 a third who is in the army and has a slender-medium build (R : Ker-5). 



Ste-9 Family. 



A family of German extraction, paternal grandparents living first in 

 Germany, later in Alabama; maternal grandparents, parents, and children 

 living in Alabama. The Father, who is a farmer, and suffered in youth 

 from intermittent fever and in middle age from hay fever and gallstone or 

 intestinal trouble, is living at 52 years. At 40 years his formula 120/65.5 

 inches; build 1.9 (28). His father, who was a farmer, suffered in middle 

 age from intermittent fever. He died at 82 years from congestion of bowels. 

 At 60 years he was of medium build. His mother died at 57 years from 

 intermittent fever. At 55 years she was slender. This side of the house 

 should contribute a slender to medium tendency, unless the Father's weight 

 is abnormally low, due to his intestinal trouble. 



The Mother, who in youth suffered from "enlarged tonsils," and in middle 

 age from bronchitis, is living at 50 years. At 40 years her formula 115/64.5 

 inches; build 1.9 (28). Her father, who was a blacksmith, died at 32 years 

 from "hemorrhage of lungs." At 30 years he was slender. Her mother, 

 who in youth suffered from malarial fever and in middle age from tumors, 

 died at about 64 years from "intestinal trouble — tumors (?)." At 40 years 

 her formula 140/67 inches; build 2.2 (31). The gametes from this side of 

 the house also should tend to produce slenderness in the children. Four 

 children grew up: 



1. Male, an engineer, who in youth suffered from tonsillitis and bron- 

 chitis, has at 27 years the formula 125/66 inches; build 2.0 (29). 



2. Male, a teacher, who in youth suffered from bronchitis, has at 24 

 years the formula 145/70 inches; build 2.1 (30). 



3. Female, a school teacher, who in youth suffered from malarial fever, 

 has at 22 years the formula 115/62.8 inches; build 2.0 (29). 



4. Female, under 18 years, of slender build, but about average for her age. 

 Comment. — All 3 grown children have a slender build at present; it is 



possible that build may be increased as they grow older (R: Ste-9). 



Mating 3. Other Slender X Very Slender Matings. 



There are 3 matings of this type: (1) Nob-1, (2) Cod-1, (3) 

 Jos-1 (table 22). 



Of 7 grown and 4 immature children derived from this mating, 5 

 grown children and 2 (or 3) adolescents are slender. In one mating 

 (Jos-1) of ethnically dissimilar parents (from Riga and Baden 

 respectively), both adult children are of much heavier build than 

 either parent, i. e., of medium to fleshy build. This might be explained 

 as an example of the extra-vigorous growth of hybrids; but we find 

 few other examples of this result in human hybrids. It seems more 

 probable that both parents carry 1 or more factors for fleshiness and 



