84 FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



inches; build 2.2 (31); (3) brother, at 45 years, 140/67.5 inches; build 2.1 

 (30); (4) brother, at 40 years, 230/70 inches; build 3.3 (47); (5) brother, 

 180/72 inches; build 2.4 (35) ; (6) sister, at 60 years, 166/66 inches; build 

 2.7 (38); (7) sister, at 70 years, 140/70 inches; build 2.0 (29). Their 

 father, at 75 years, 220/68 inches; build 3.3 (48). A very fleshy Father of 

 whose 7 sibs 1 is very fleshy, 1 fleshy, 4 medium, and 1 slender. The gametic 

 constitution is apparently mixed. 



The Mother, at 36 years, has the formula 225/65 inches; build 3.7 (53). 

 Her father, at 80 years, 330/72 inches; build 4.6 (64). Apparently this 

 side of the house is exceptionally fleshy. Six children : 



1. Male, at 64 years, 212/69 inches; build 3.1 (45). 



2. Male, at 66 years, 185/68 inches; build 2.8 (40). 



3. Male, at 59 years, 240/69 inches; build 3.5 (50). 



4. Male, at 54 years, 240/72 inches; build 3.3 (46). 



5. Female, at 61 years, 140/64 inches; build 2.4 (34). 



6. Female, at 54 years, 130/64 inches; build 2.2 (32). 



Comment. — Thus 3 out of 6 children are very fleshy, 1 is fleshy and the 

 2 daughters are medium (S : Dal-A). 



Dud-A Family. 



A family of Irish extraction from North Carolina. 



The Father, at 75 years, had the formula 200/64 inches; build 3.4 (49). 

 His brother, at 70 years, 160/70 inches; build 2.3 (33). 



The Mother, at 86 years, had the formula 220/66 inches; build 3.6 (51). 

 Two grown children: 



1. Male, at 60 years, 251/70 inches; build 3.6 (51). 



2. Male, at 70 years, 150/70 inches; build 2.2 (31). 



Comment. — The children of these parents, the family of one of whom at 

 least is of mixed build, were one very fleshy and one medium (S : Dud-A). 



Smi-36 Family. 



A family of English extraction. The grandparents, parents, and one 

 child are all New Englanders. 



The Father, a physician, in excellent health, has at 53 the formula 

 208/67.5 inches; build 3.2 (46). His father, a physician also, died, at 82 

 years, from angina pectoris. He had pulmonary tuberculosis in youth. At 

 65 his formula was 160/67 inches; build 2.5 (36). The father's mother had 

 three sons and two daughters. She died of tuberculosis, at 35 years of age. 

 Her formula at 30 was 140/64 inches; build 2.4 (34). This side of the 

 house shows heavy build of mixed origin. 



The Mother in middle age had cerebral embolus. At 51 her formula is 

 176/63.5 inches; build 3.1 (44). Her father, a farmer, had erysipelas in 

 middle age. He died, at 64, from typhoid fever. At 60 he had the formula 

 225/70 inches; build 3.2 (46). Her mother, having had 3 sons and 4 

 daughters, died at 78 from dysentery. At 65 her formula was 160/63 

 inches; build 2.8 (40). This side of the house is very fleshy to fleshy. 

 One child: 



1. Male, a medical student. He has, at 22, the formula 165/74 inches; 

 build 2.1 (30) ; adjusted to 52 years, 190/74 inches, build 2.5 (341. 



Comment. — Thus the child is slenderer than either parent and like his 

 tubercular father's mother (R : Smi-36). 



