82 FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



The Mother, II 7, who was much subject to sore throat, indigestion, and 

 piles, died of dropsy and cancer of the liver, at 57 years. Formula 180/61.5 

 inches; build 3.4 (48). One of her sisters died of consumption; other sibs 

 were as follows: (1) $ , died of pneumonia; formula, 150/68 inches; build 

 2.3 (32) ; (2) $ , died at 47 years; formula, 150/65 inches; build 2.5 (36) ; 

 (3) 9 , has the formula 136/60 inches; build 2.7 (38). The mother's father 

 was a miner; had asthma and miner's disease, and died at 59 years of 

 paralytic shock. Formula, 180/66 inches; build 2.9 (41). Her mother died 

 at 69 years of pneumonia. Formula, 120/61 inches; build 2.3 (32). Except 

 for the very fleshy — 3.4 (48) — Mother, this side of the house is less fleshy 

 than the other. Five grown children: 



1. Male, who has had naso-pharyngeal infections, has at 43 years the 

 formula 140/67.5 inches; build 2.1 (30); adjusted to 55+ years, 144/67.5 

 inches; build 2.3 (32). 



2. Female, who has suffered from naso-pharyngeal infections, diarrhea, 

 and nervous exhaustion, has at 42 years the formula 112/61.5 inches; build 

 2.1 (30); adjusted to 55+ years, 117/61.5 inches; build 2.2 (31). 



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Fig. 34a. — Pedigree chart showing distribution of build in Bow-2 



family. 



3. Female, subject to indigestion, has at 40 years the formula 125/62.5 

 inches; build 2.3 (32) ; adjusted to 55 years, 131/62.5 inches; build 2.4 (34). 



4. Male, a bricklayer, subject to diarrhea, has at 35 years the formula 

 135/67 inches; build 2.1 (30); adjusted to 55 years, 143/67 inches; build 

 2.3 (32). 



5. Male, subject to biliousness and sleep-walking, has at 32 years the 

 formula 185/66 inches; build 3.0 (43) ; adjusted to 55 years, 193/66 inches; 

 build 3.1 (44). 



Comment. — Thus 4 of the 5 children have a medium build; onlv 1 is very 

 fleshy (S : Bow-2). 



Byr-A Family. 



A family from South Carolina. The Father, at 60 years, had the formula 

 235/72 inches; build 3.2 (45). Of his 3 sibs, (1) brother. 200/66 inches; 

 build 3.2 (46) ; (2) brother, weighed 150 pounds; (3) sister, 165/66 inches; 

 build 2.7 (38). Their father, at 73 years, had the formula 200/64 inches; 

 build 3.4 (49). Their mother, at 73 years, 175/64 inches; build 3.0 (43). 

 All but one of the Father's brothers are very fleshy. 



The Mother, at 73 years, had the formula 165/60 inches; build 3.2 (46). 

 Her 6 sibs weighed from 130 to 165 pounds. Her father, at 84 years, had 

 the formula 160/72 inches; build 2.2 (31). Except for the Mother, this 

 side of the house is apparently of only medium build. Four children: 



1. Male, at 54 years, has the formula 235/71 inches; build 3.3 (47). 



2. Male, at 50 years, 160/71 inches; build 2.2 (32). 



