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FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



Ber Family. (Fig. 42.) 



I 5, J. B., male, born in Germany, was 175 cm. tall (68.9 inches) and 

 weighed 108.8 kg. (240 pounds); build 3.5 (50). He died at 79 years of 

 Bright's disease. He had 2 sisters who were slender. His wife was 152 cm. 

 (59.8 inches) tall and weighed 63.5 kg. (140 pounds), build 2.7 (39). One 

 of her brothers was 183 cm. (72 inches) tall and weighed 113 kg. (250 

 pounds) ; build 3.4 (48) ; but another brother was slender, about 2.1 (30). 

 This mating may or may not be of heterozygous parents. 



There were 7 children who grew up. II 4, male, 176 cm (69 inches) tall 

 and weighing at the time of his death (at 50 years from "heart disease") 

 about 215 kg. (475 pounds) ; build 7.0 (100), an extraordinarily obese man. 

 This man was fleshy as a child. The next brother (II 6) remained single, 

 dying at 45 years. His stature 170 cm. (67 inches) and weight 77 kg. (170 

 pounds); build 2.7 (38). The next brother, II 7, died at 54, single. He 

 was 183 cm. (72 inches) tall and weighed 118 kg. (260 pounds) ; build 3.5 



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Fig. 42. — Pedigree chart showing distribution of build in Ber family. 



(50) ; thus very fleshy. The next brother (II 8) was slender as a child 

 and began to put on flesh at 19 years. His stature is 175 cm. (69 inches). 

 At 25 he weighed 93 kg. (205 pounds) ; at 33 years, 115 kg.; at 35 years, 

 136 kg.; at 41 years, 163 kg.; at 52, 172 kg. and now at 57 years over 180 

 kg. or 400 pounds. This increase of weight occurred despite dieting and 

 reducing exercises. He is a very hearty eater. He is fat all over the body, 

 especially hips, abdomen, and shoulders. He has remained single. 



Next in order is II 10, who died at 46 years of rheumatism of the heart. 

 She was 175 cm. (69 inches) tall and weighed 73 kg. (160 pounds); build 

 2.4 (34) or medium. Last was a pair of twins. II 11, male, 182 cm. (72 

 inches) tall and weighs 79 kg. (176 pounds) ; build 2.4 (34) ; thus medium. 

 The other twin, II 12, is a woman, who at 38 is 165 cm. (65 inches) tall and 

 weighs about 82 kg. (180 pounds) ; build 3.0 (43). She is thus fleshy. 



Comment. — Thus 5 of the fraternity are fleshy (2 enormously obese) and 

 2 are of medium build. Thus we have a proportion of 2 medium to 5 very 



