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FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



farmer, suffered in middle age from rheumatism and lupus. He is a distant 

 cousin of his wife. He died at 67 years, having at 60 years the formula 

 175/65 inches; build 2.9 (41). His father, a farmer, died at 65 years from 

 kidney trouble; was corpulent. His mother, who had 8 children, died at 

 70 years; was corpulent. 



The Mother, who has 2 children, suffered in youth from pneumonia. She 

 is living at 70 years, having the formula 165/60.5 inches; build 3.2 (45). 

 Her father, a farmer and surveyor, who died at 78 years, had a formula 

 175/M, and build, say, 2.7 (38). Her mother had 7 children and died at 

 78 years, having the "formula 160/M; build, say, 28 (40). The 2 grown 

 children: 



1. Male, a farmer, who in youth suffered from lung fever, has at 41 years 

 the formula 150/64 inches; build 2.6 (37); adjusted to 55 years, 154/64 

 inches; build 2.7 (38). 



2. Female, married, has at 38 years the formula 190/61.3 inches; build 

 3.6 (51) ; adjusted to 55 years, 198/61.3 inches; build 3.7 (53). 



Comment. — There are 3 generations of corpulent persons; in the last 

 generation 1 is very fleshy and 1 fleshy ( R : Xic-5 ) . 



Whe Family. (Fig. 32.) 

 I 1, <5 , fleshy; his wife, I 2. fleshy; 3 children about whom something is 

 known. 



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Fig. 32. — Pedigree chart showing distribution of build in the Whe family. 



II 1, o , fleshy; married a fleshy woman and had 5 children, none of whom, 

 it is said, are fleshy. II 2, $ , died at over 75 years; fleshy. II 3, $ , died 

 at 80 years; was of medium weight. Thus, in this generation, 2 fleshy 

 and 1 of medium build. 



III 9, $ , at 61 years has a stature of 160 cm. (63 inches) and weight of 

 73 kg. (162 pounds) ; build 2.8 (40) ; fleshy. Nothing is known about the 

 build of his relatives. His wife is III 10, age 64, stature 156 cm. (61 

 inches); weight 88 kg. (194 pounds); build 3.7 (52); very fleshy, relative 

 chest-girth 112 h- 156, or 72 per cent. When she married" at 29 years she 

 weighed 160 pounds and did not begin to grow fleshy until 50 years. She 



