104 FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



Hor-9 Family. 



A family of Dutch and English extraction, living in Pennsylvania and 

 New York State. The Father, who is a manufacturer, always well, has at 

 53 years the formula 218/70.5 inches; build 3.1 (44). His father, who is a 

 manufacturer, and suffered in middle age from malaria and measles, is 

 living, at 75 years having the formula 215/70 inches; build 3.1 (44). His 

 mother, who has 5 children, always well, has at 70 years the formula 

 83/S; build, say, 1.7 (24). 



The Mother, who has 2 children and who in middle age suffered from 

 pneumonia, has at 52 years the formula 124/66 inches; build 2.0 (29). Her 

 father, who was a cabinet-maker, always well, till at 41 years he died from 

 chronic diarrhea, was a slender man. Her mother, who had 5 children, was 

 always well; she died, at 24 years, of child-birth; she was of medium build. 

 Two grown children: 



1. Female, who in youth suffered from measles (4 times), diphtheria, and 

 pneumonia, and has undergone operations for hernia, tubercular glands, 

 and appendicitis, has at 23 years the formula 116/66.5 inches; build 1.9 

 (26) ; adjusted to 53 years, 135/66.5 inches; build 2.1 (31). 



2. Female, who in youth suffered from typhoid fever and influenza, has 

 at 20 years the formula 119/62 inches; build 2.2 (31) ; adjusted to 53 years, 

 138/62 inches; build 2.5 (36). 



Comment. — The children, who are quite young, are of a build intermediate 

 between (or less than) that of parents, though a tendency to obesity is 

 found in Father and grandfather (R : Hor-9) . 



How-8 Family. 



A Vermont family of English origin. The Father, an author, was sup- 

 posed to have had active tuberculosis in youth. He is living, at 83 years, 

 with the formula 135/67 inches; build 2.1 (30). All 3 of his sibs died of 

 pulmonary tuberculosis. His father, a farmer, died at 79 years, having the 

 formula 180/70 inches; build 2.6 (37). His mother died at 81 years, 

 formula, 100/61 inches; build 1.9 (27). This is a prevailingly slender 

 family with tubercular tendency. 



The Mother, who has suffered from enlarged tonsils and inflammatory 

 rheumatism, has, at 70 years, the formula 220/66 inches; build 3.6 (51). 

 One of her brothers has a powerful physique. The Mother's father, a 

 legislator, died at 75 years; formula, 200/71 inches; build 2.8 (40). The 

 Mother's mother, who died at 70 years of Bright's disease, had the formula 

 200/66 inches; build 3.2 (46). This family is characterized by fleshiness. 

 The 5 children are all sons: 



1. A writer, at 48, has the formula 150/65.5 inches; build 2.4 (35). 



2. A farmer, with an organic defect of the heart, has, at 47, the formula 

 170/67 inches; build 2.7 (38). 



3. A farmer, with chronic Bright's disease, has the formula 180/70 inches; 

 build 2.6 (37) , at the age of 44. 



4. A teacher, troubled with rheumatism, has, at 41 years, the formula 

 185/68 inches; build 2.8 (40); adjusted to 55 years, 190/68 inches; build 

 2.9 (41). 



5. Twin to (4), a forester, has, at 41 years, the formula 180/68.5 inches; 

 build 2.7 (38) ; adjusted to 55 years, 185/68.5 inches; build 2.8 (39). 



Comment. — Thus the children are intermediate in build between parents. 

 Tuberculosis is absent. Conditions that induced fleshiness on the mother's 

 side are reduced in the offspring of the slender and fleshy mating 

 (R : How-8). 



