TABLE 15 



Differences in Height and Weight of Jewish and Italian Native 



and Foreign Born Boys and Girls, Ages 14 to 15, 



and 15 to 16 



Frankel and Dublin (1916), and Boas (1911) Figures 



*A minus sign ( ) denotes inferiority. 



In general, our figures show the same tendency as those of 

 Professor Boas, pointing to a superior development of the native- 

 born Jewish children as compared with the foreign-born of this 

 race stock, and to a relatively inferior development of native- 

 born Italian children as compared with their foreign-born 

 brethren. But, as is seen from the table, the extent of the 

 differences between the native and foreign born children of 

 these two nationalities varies in the two sets of data. Professor 

 Boas interprets these results as follows: "Among the east 

 European Hebrews, the American environment, even in the 

 congested parts of the city, has brought about a general more 

 favorable development of the body, which is expressed in the 

 increased height of body (stature) and weight of the children. 

 The Italian children, on the other hand, show no such favorable 

 influence of American environment, but rather a small loss in 



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