88 FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



tuberculosis at 48 years. Their father, who was a miller, suffered in youth 

 from typhoid fever and in middle age from neuralgia and acute indigestion, 

 and was killed in an accident at 77 years. At 60 years his formula was 

 165/M; build, say, 2.5 (36). Their mother, who had 9 children, was always 

 well. She died at 78 years from angina pectoris. At 50 years her formula 

 was 165/M; build, say, 3.0 (42). Thus this side of the house is prevailingly 

 of fleshy build, despite some tuberculosis. The 3 grown children: 



1. Male, a minister, always well, has at 30 years the formula 165/67 

 inches; build 2.6 (37) ; adjusted to 52 years, 174/67 inches; build 2.7 (39). 



2. Female, a school teacher, always well, has at 28 years the formula 

 108/62.5 inches; build 2.0 (28); adjusted to 52 years, 123/62.5 inches; 

 build 2.2 (31). 



3. Male, a student, always well, has at 23 years the formula 140/66.5 

 inches; build 2.3 (32) ; adjusted to 52 years, 154/67 inches; build 2.4 (34). 



Comment.— The build of the children ranges from 2.0 or 2.2 (28 or 31) 

 to 2.6 or 2.7 (37 or 39), almost exactly the difference between the parents, 

 but the build is slightly higher on the average than theirs. One should prob- 

 ably be classified as slender, one as medium, and one as fleshy. There is 

 a slight evidence of dominance of fleshiness (R : Ale-2). 



Coo-6 Family. 



A family of mixed Nordic stock, chiefly English, living in the Central 

 States. The Father, a farmer, who has always been well, is a man of great 

 bodily energy and calm temperament. Formula at 40 years 180/68 inches; 

 build 2.7 (39). His father, a farmer, who was killed in the Civil War, had 

 at 40 years the formula 180/69 inches; build 2.7 (38). His mother, who 

 was always well and energetic, had at 40 years the formula 160/65 inches; 

 build 2.7 (38). Thus this side of the house is uniformly fleshy. 



The Mother, who had a throat infection, had the formula i 10/63 inches; 

 build 1.9 (28). Her sibs were mostly short and two of them suffered from 

 asthma. Their father, a farmer, who had a throat infection and died at 55 

 of smallpox, had the formula 150/67.5 inches ; build 2.3 (33) . Their mother, 

 who also died at 55 of smallpox, had the formula 125/66 inches; build 2.0 

 (29). Thus the maternal side of the house has a distinctly slenderer build 

 than the paternal. The 3 children: 



1. Male, who died in early infancy of brain fever. 



2. Male, 30 years old, a traveling salesman and soldier, with a catarrhal 

 nasal infection, had the formula at 20 years 160/67.5 inches; build 2.5 

 (35) ; adjusted to 50 years, 178/69.4 inches; build 2.7 (37). 



3. Female, 25 years old, a music teacher, with a catarrhal nasal infection, 

 has at 20 years the formula 120/62 inches; build 2.2 (31) ; adjusted to 50 

 years, 139/62 inches; build 2.6 (36). 



4. Male, 21 years old, a farmer, from whom a skin tumor and tonsils 

 have been removed, has at 20 years the formula 150/65.5 inches; build 2.4 

 (35) ; adjusted to 50 years, 166/67 inches; build 2.6 (37). 



Comment. — A mating of fleshy with slender build has produced only 

 medium-fleshy offspring (R : Coo-6). 



Cla-32 Family. 



A family of English extraction living in Vermont. The Father, who is a 

 farmer, suffered in youth from catarrh and influenza. He is living at 57 

 years, having the formula 150/72 inches; build 2.0 (29). His father, who is 

 a farmer, always well, has at 84 years the formula 150/72 inches; build 29. 



