130 FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



Comment. — The only grown child is like his stouter parent in build 

 (R :Pad-l). 



Rom-1 Family. 



A family of prevailing English stock, living in Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, 

 and Kansas. The Father, who is a lawyer, has at 72 years the formula 

 170/67 inches; build 2.7 (38). Three of his brothers died at 26 years, 

 41 years, and 22 years respectively, from tuberculosis; all were of medium 

 height. Their father, who was a "farmer and blacksmith," died at 76 years 

 from Bright's disease; was slender. Their mother, who had 5 children, died 

 at 55 years from "tuberculosis of the liver"; was corpulent. The Father 

 is doubtless heterozygous in build. 



The Mother has at 67 years the formula 119/65 inches; build 2.0 (28). 

 One of her sisters, who was tall, died from "quick consumption"; another 

 from diabetes; another from dropsy. Two of her brothers, tall, died from 

 hardening of the arteries, another from "leakage of the heart," and another 

 from dropsy. Their father, who was a miller, died at 76 years — "a compli- 

 cation of diseases (asthma)." He was corpulent. Their mother, who had 

 10 children, died at 72 years from pneumonia; was of medium build. The 

 7 children are: 



1. Female, married, who in middle age suffered from rheumatism, has at 

 44 years the formula 155/64 inches; build 2.7 (38); adjusted to 55 years, 

 158/64 inches; build 2.7 (39). 



2. Male, a farmer, who in youth suffered from malarial fever, has at 41 

 years the formula 150/68 inches; build 2.3 (32); adjusted to 55 years, 

 155/68 inches; build 2.4 (34). 



3. Male, a farmer, has at 38 years the formula 155/68 inches; build 2.4 

 (34) ; adjusted to 55 years, 161/68 inches; build 2.5 (35). 



4. Male, who died at 18 years from diphtheria, having the formula 

 145/72 inches; build 2.0 (28); adjusted to 55 years, 171/72 inches; build 

 2.3 (33). 



5. Female, married, has at 31 vears the formula 115/65 inches; build 

 1.9 (27); adjusted to 55 years, 132/65 inches; build 2.2 (31). 



6. Male, a farmer, has at 28 years the formula 160/71 inches; build 

 2.2 (32) ; adjusted to 55 years, 174/71 inches; build 2.4 (35). 



7. Female, a student, who in youth suffered from tonsillitis, scarlet fever, 

 and other "children's" diseases, has at 22 years the formula 118/64 inches; 

 build 2.0 (29) ; adjusted to 55 years, 136/64 inches; build 2.3 (33). 



Comment. — All except one on the adjusted weights equal or exceed the 

 mid-parent index. One of the 7 children is as fleshy as the fleshier parent 

 (R : Rom-1). 



Rid Family. (Fig. 48. ) 



III 9 $ , at 59 years, stature 157 cm. (62 inches); weight 73 kg. (160 

 pounds); build 2.9 (42); fleshy; "as fat as butter when a child." He has 

 3 fleshy sibs and his parents are dissimilar in build; hence he is hetero- 

 zygous; married to III 10 $ , slender, of two slender parents. 



Of their 2 children, IV 3 9 , at 30 years is slender; IV 4 $ , at 16 vears, 

 slender (73 : 727). 



Van Family. (Fig. 44.) 



13 5, died at 51 years of heart disease, stature 170 cm. (67 inches) ; 

 weight 86 kg. (190 pounds) ; build 3.0 (42) ; fleshy. He was one of a 



