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are all tall (and presumably Blender). Hi- father, a farmer, died « 

 78 years old, having at 40 year.- the formula 150 89 inch b; build 2.2 

 His mother, after having borne 6 Bona and ."> daughters, died of 



70 years. At that time she had the formula 12.") 02 niche-; |, U iM 2.3 (33). 

 Thus, the Father's fraternity, though their parents wen of medium build, 

 apparently carries a slender tendency. 



The Mother suffers from ''rheumatism"; she is "always busy" and 

 living at 51 years, with the formula 93/61 inches; build ] 8 (25) Her 

 father, a farmer, died at 82 with the formula 150/09 inches; build 2 2 

 Her mother, having had 5 sons and 4 daughters, died of "head trou 

 at 42 years. She had the formula 100/01 inches; build 1.9 (27). Thus I 

 side of the house inclines toward slenderness. The 3 children are: 



1. Female, a bookkeeper and "nervous," at 26 has the formula 95 55 

 inches; build 1.6 (23) ; adjusted to 50 years. 112/65 inches; build h 27 



2. Female, a bookkeeper, and "energetic" and "nervous," at 22 b 

 formula 120/67 inches; build 1.9 (27) ; adjusted to 50 years, 139/67 incl 

 build 2.2 (31). 



3. Female, a bookkeeper and "energetic, impulsive, and anile," has at 23 

 the formula 112/63 inches; build 1.9 (28); adjusted to 50 years, 129 63 

 inches; build 2.3 (33). 



Comment. — A medium Father of medium and slender stock marries a 

 slender, nervous woman who has a slender mother. One of the children is 

 exceptionally slender and two are slender according to the unadjusted index 

 It is very doubtful if the most slender child would ever acquire the adjust d 

 index of 27, though children Nos. 2 and 3, energetic and agile at 23 and 22 

 years respectively, with builds 1.9 (28) and 2.0 (27), may well acquire a 

 medium build by maturity if they become less active (R : Acb-2). 



Bic-1 Family. 



A family of English and French extraction living mostly in Kentucky 

 and Indiana. The Father, a newspaper publisher, suffered in youth from 

 typhoid fever. He is living at 52 years, having at 45 years the formula 

 175/72 inches; build 2.4 (34). His father, a justice of the peace, died at 

 39 years from pulmonary tuberculosis contracted during the Civil War. 

 At 26 years he had the formula 140/70 inches; build 20 (29). Sis mot 

 who had 4 children, suffered in middle age from cancer. She is living .' 76 

 years. At 40 years her formula was 160/68 inches; build 2.4 (35). Thus the 

 father is of mixed ancestry; he is probably heterozygous in respect to build. 



The Mother has been subject to tuberculosis of throat and lun^s. SI 

 living at 51 years, having at 45 years the formula 102 04 inchi -; build 1 7 

 (24). Four of her sibs died from tuberculosis of throat and lui Her 



father, a revenue collector, suffered in youth from rheumatism and in middle 

 age from "very bad throat trouble." He died at 85 year- from old 

 At 45 years he was of medium build. Her mother, who had 9 child: 

 always well, died at 85 years from malignant tumor. At l.". 

 was slender. This side of the house is very slender, largely on account 

 tuberculosis. The grandfather is of medium build; the grandmother \ 

 nervously active and slender. The 3 children: 



1. Female, a social worker, who in youth suffered from diphthei i 

 tonsillitis, and adenoids, has at 23 years the formula 106 M inches; build 

 1.8 (26) ; adjusted to 45 years, 2.1 (29). (R : Bic L.) 



2. Female, a college graduate, who in youth suffered from tonsillif - 

 scarlet fever, and appendicitis and had a tendency to consum p t i on, I / 



