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FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



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weighed 220 pounds at 50 years. Her father had the formula 190/72 inches ; 

 build 2.6 (37), at 70 years. Her mother had, at 70 years, the formula 

 225/66 inches; build 3.6 (50). Four grown children: 



1. Female, at 48, has the formula 210/66 inches; build 3.4 (48). 



2. Male, at 46, 160/68 inches; build 2.6 (35). 



3. Male, at 44, 180/67 inches; build 2.8 (40). 



4. Female, at 40, 140/66 inches; build 2.3 (32). 



Comment. — Obesity appears in three generations in the direct line with- 

 out a break; 2 of the 4 children are of medium build, less than either parent 

 (S :Gou-A). 



Lyn Family. (Fig. 30.) 



I 1, 3 , from Ireland, died at 54 of brain fever; was 173 cm. (68 inches) 

 tall and weighed 78 kg. (175 pounds); build 2.7 (38); fleshy. His sister 



weighs 90 kg. He married I 2, an 

 Irish woman, who died at 68 years. 

 She was 155 cm. (61 inches) tall and 

 weighed 84 kg. (185 pounds) ; build 

 3.5 (50) ; very fleshy. She had a 

 sister who was fleshy. The pair had 

 7 children who grew up: 



(1) Male, fleshy; (2) 6 , of me- 

 dium build; (3) $ , died, at 50 years, 

 of pneumonia, his stature 169 cm. 

 (66.5 inches) ; weight 63.5 kg. (140 

 pounds); build 2.2 (31); medium; 

 (4) <5 , died at 70 years, stature 173 

 cm. (68 inches) ; weight 72.5 kg. 

 (160 pounds); build 2.4 (35 1; me- 

 dium. (5) £ , died, at 37 years, of 

 pneumonia; stature 173 cm. (68 inches) ; weight 82 kg. (180 pounds) ; build 

 2.7 (39) ; fleshy. Married to a fleshy woman, lie has a child who is 165 cm. 

 (65 inches) tall, weighs 72.5 kg. (160 pounds) ; build 3.2 (46) ; very fleshy. 

 (6) 2 , at 56 years, stature 160 cm. (63 inches I , weight 63 kg. (139 pounds) ; 

 build 2.4 (34) ; medium. Her net relative chest-girth is 95-^- 160. or 36 per 

 cent. Though now of medium build (or less), she used to be very fleshy, 

 weighing over 80 kg. (175 pounds); build 3.1 (44). She may properly be 

 classified as of stout build, secondarily reduced. (7) 8 , aged 54 years, is 

 178 cm. (70 inches) tall; and weighs 103 kg. (227 pounds; build 3.2 (46) ; 

 very fleshy. His net relative chest-girth is 117 cm. -^ 178, or 66 per cent. 

 This man has always been fleshy; at 21 years he weighed 90 kg. (200 

 pounds). 



Comment. — This seems to be nearly a "pure" F X F mating. Of the 

 progeny 4 are fleshy (or very fleshy) and 3 medium (73-684). 



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Fig. 30. — Pedigree chart showing distribution 

 of build in the Lyn family. 



(Fig. 



31.) 



McL-A Family. 



A family of Scotch extraction from Maine. The Father (II 9). at 77 

 years, had the formula 200/73 inches; build 2.6 (38). Of his 8 sibs: 



(1) Brother, at 70 years, had the formula 170/69 inches; build 2.5 (36). 



(2) Brother, at 75 years, 200/74 inches; build 2.6 (37). (3) Brother, at 65 

 years, 210/73 inches; build 2.8 (39). (4) Brother, at 78 years, 200/74 

 inches; build 2.6 (37). (5) Brother, at 71 years, 215/75 inches; build 2.7 

 (38). (6) Sister, at 75 years, 170/65 inches; build 2.8 (40). (7) Sister, at 



