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FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



parents and their one child were born in New York City, where the family 

 is now settled. 



The Father, inclined to indigestion in middle age, has, at 47, the formula 

 143/70 inches; build 2.1 (29). His father, a dry-goods man, has bronchial 

 trouble in middle age. At 73 his formula is 145/70.5 inches; build 2.0 (29). 

 The Father's mother, having borne 2 sons and 4 daughters, died of kidney 

 trouble and pneumonia at 52 years of age. Her formula, at 51, was 150/65 

 inches; build 2.5 (36). 



The Mother, who suffered from bronchitis in youth, at 46 has the formula 

 120/67 inches; build 1.9 (27). Her father died around the age of 35 from 

 wounds received in the Civil War. He was of medium build. Her mother 

 at 71 years of age has the formula 85/56 inches; build 1.9 (27). One grown 

 child: 



1. Female, at 19, has the formula 145/67 inches; build 2.3 (32). 



Comment. — The child is somewhat of heavier build than either parent 

 and may approach the build of her Father's mother (R : Shi-5). 



Smi Family. (Fig. 26.) 



II 9, M. E. S., 9 , at 74 years is 162.5 cm. (64 inches) tall without shoes 

 and weighs 48 kg. (106 pounds) net. Her index of build is 1.9 (27); she 



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is slender. All of her 6 sibs are fleshy or very fleshy and so are their two 

 parents (I 1, 2). Her husband was tall and slender. They had 4 children: 

 (1) a boy, who died at 19 of "kidney trouble"; he was slender. (2) and (3) 

 died young; (4) female, at 33 is 172 cm. (68 inches) tall and weighs 59 kg. 

 (129 pounds) net; index 2.0 (28) ; she is slender. Thus the mating of two 

 slender persons (one arising in the midst of fleshy stock) has resulted in 2 

 slender children (73 : 736). 



Wil-23 Family. 



A family of English extraction, living in New York State and Connecticut. 

 The Father, who is a teacher, is living at 61 years. At 45 years he had 

 the formula 155/72 inches; build 2.1 (30). One of his sisters died from 

 "quick consumption." His father, who was a farmer, always well, died at 

 61 years from pneumonia. At 45 years he was of medium build. His 

 mother, who had 10 children, was always well. She is living at 81 years. 

 At 45 years she was of medium build. This side of the house might be 

 expected to determine medium build in children. 



