THE BACK CROSS. 



Her formula was 135/63 inches; lmild 2.1 (34). Two of her si 



and one of medium build. Her father il 3), who Buffered from arthi 



deformans, was confined to his chair from rheumatism the Last 15 



died at 72 years, having the formula 160/70 inches, buil Her 



mother, who died at 50 years, had the formula 140 65 inches ; buil I 



She had a sister (I 5) who weighed about 250 pounds, "an enormous 



woman." This side of the house is of prevailingly medium build but 



a tendency to obesity in one line. The children are 10 in number: 



1. Male (III 3), a clerk, has at 6G years the formula 150 60 inch 

 build 2.2 (32). 



2. Male (III 4), a physician, who has always had a rheumatic tend- • 

 and is liable to sciatic neuritis, at 25 years had I rmula 180 68.75 

 inches; build 2.7 (38). He is the Father of Thr-2 family, pagi 7'' 



3. Male (III 6), a preacher, has at 09 year- the formula 170 68 il 

 build 2.0 (37). He has a daughter with a build of about ;; 2 ! 15). 



4. Male (III 7), a physician, who in middle life suffered from inflamma- 

 tory rheumatism, has at 59 years the formula 170/08 inches; build 2.6 '• 



5. Female (III 8) . who died at 34 years from appendicitis, has the formula 

 225/07 inches; build 3.5 (50). She was "a big overgrown woman in her t- - as " 



0. Female (III 9), married, who has a rheumatic tendency, i 

 years the formula 190/04 inches; build 3.3 (40). 



7. Female (III 11), married, who has 9 children, suffered in middle a<_ r e from 

 rheumatism. At 53 years her formula was 225/07 inches; build 



8. Male, a merchant, well, has at 51 years the formula 155 67 inch 

 build 2.4 (35). 



9. Male, a merchant, well, has at 49 vears the formula K'.."i * 

 build 2.5 (35). 



10. Male (III 14), a doctor and dentist, has at 17 years formul 180 

 inches; build 2.7 (39). One of his daughters has a build i^i aboul 3 - 



Child No. 2, a physician, writes: "Many of my relative-, botl on ] 

 and Mother's side, were afflicted with so-called muscular rheun itism 

 (cousins, uncles, and aunts), pains in the limb-; ami muscles (not in 

 joints); especially those of robust and fleshy build, who p< 1 extraor- 



dinary good appetites and digestion, who liked good things '" eai and n 

 of it; the women being good cooks and the men generally marrying '.rood 

 cooks, they always had plenty to eat (rich food) and I ' of 



them are users of alcohol, simply being extra-heart iK ; Thr 1 | 



Wen Family. (Fig. 49.) 



IV 10 is the Father; his formula is 200 74 inches; build ! 

 very fleshy. His father (III 10) had the formula 245 7:: incl i -: build 

 (40); very fleshy. This father had a brother of just his build (v. 

 eventually died of tuberculosis) and a brother of formul 25 71. build 

 3.0 (43); fleshy. The Father's father's father ill .". ■ had I rmula 



200/70, build 2.9 (41) ; fleshy; one of his brothers was fl< - y (38), and i 

 very fleshy, build 3.2 (45). The latter had a very fleshy son. The Fath- 

 father's father's father had a build of 2.9 (41) and a brother 

 build. These brothers of Gen. I were products of a first-cousin mania 

 The Father's father's mother was a woman whose formula was 200 I - 

 inches; build 3.0 (43); fleshy. Hence I father and hi- broil 



both of build 3.2 (40), got the fleshy tendency from both Bid DOUSC 



The Father's mother was a second cousin of the Father's fat ad her 



line also contained many fleshy representative-, but she herself was 



