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slender. Her mother, who had l children, died at 36 year- from pneum 

 she was of medium build. One child, female, a kindergarten U 

 at 19 years the formula 110/(53 inches; hmld 2.0 (28 

 years, 130/63 inches; build 2.3 (33). 



Comment.— The child is now like the Blender parent and will probably 

 increase somewhat in build (R : Lyn-2). 



Mer-B Family. 



A family of English extraction from Rochester, New York. The Fat 1 

 at 21 years, had the formula 200/71 inches; build 2 s < 40). II:- father had 

 the formula 250/73 inches; build 3.3 (47). His mother had the formula 

 130/70 inches; build 1.9 (27). 



The Mother, at 21 years, had the formula 96/61 inches; build 1 8 

 Her father had the formula 170/68 inches; build 2.6 (37>. lb r mot] i r had 

 the formula 150/65 inches; build 2.5 (36). Five children: 



1. Male, at 21 years, had the formula 175/68 inches, build 2.7 (38). 



2. Male, at 21 years, 170/72 inches; build 2.3 (33 1. 



3. Female, 140/64 inches; build 2.4 (34). 



4. Female, 130/65 inches; build 2.2 (31). 



5. Female, 130/67 inches; build 2.0 (29). 



Comment. — All 5 children are intermediate between the | : 1 is 



fleshy, 1 slender (S : Mer-B). 



Mor Family. (Fig. 24.) 



(a) II 1 $ , stature 181 cm. (71 inches); weight 13 kir. i2(i umbi; 

 build 3.5 (50); very fleshy. Married II 2, a -lender woman. They had 

 7 sons, 2 fleshy, 5 medium, and 6 daughters, 1 fleshy and 5 medium T 



3 fleshy and 10 of medium build. To save space only 5 are represented in 

 figure 24. 



(b) IV 16 $ , slender, married IV 17 9 . fleshy, who has 2 fleshy and 

 2 slender sibs; and both parents fleshy. They have 4 living children, all 

 slender. 



(c) IV 5 $-, fleshy with 4 fleshy, 1 medium, and 1 slender Blbfl and a 

 fleshy and medium parent; married IV 6. slender, with a slender sister. 

 They had 2 sons, both slender (73 : 690). 



Pad-1 Family. 



A family of English extraction, living in the middle West. The Father. 

 a horticulturist, subject in middle life to catarrh, is living at 55 

 having had at 50 years the formula 145/72 inches; build 2.0 (28). Eiifl 

 father, a farmer, who in youth suffered from measles and bronchitis, and 

 in middle age from liver trouble, died at 59 years from complication ol 

 stomach and liver diseases. At 55 years his formula 14") 6S inches; build 

 2.2 (31). His mother is living at 80 years, having the formula 100 

 inches; build 2.4 (35). 



The Mother, at 49 years, had the formula 145 63 in bes; build - ~ ». 



Her father, a merchant and farmer, suffered in youth from typhoid few 

 and congestion of the brain. He died at 86 years from old age, baving had 

 at 70 years the formula 170/72 inches; build 2.3 (33). Her mother d 

 at 83 years of old age, having the formula 95 til inches; build 1 

 The only grown child is a male, a student, who in youth Buffered from 

 measles and catarrh, has at 21 years the formula 155 67 inches; build 3 I 

 (35); adjusted to 50 years, 171/67.5 inches; build 2.6 (87). 



