THE STUDY OF AMERICAN FAMILIES 24.5 



nose, light complexion, blue eyes, somewhat commanding 

 presence and vivacity of manner. 



Sinclair (Morrison, 1896). Fond of athletic sports and 

 feats of strength and skill, much mechanical knowledge, 

 practical, loving activities and experiences of frontiersman 

 better than books or studies of scholars and of professional 

 life. Love of military life. 



Slay ton (Slayton, 1898). Musical, especially vocally. 

 Large famihes, twenty pairs of twins and one set of triplets 

 recorded. 



Tapley (Tapley, 1900). Quick and nervous movements, 

 fondness for music, short stature, genial disposition. Men 

 of affairs rather than of professions. 



Tiffany (Tiffany, 1903). Complexion dark, eye bright 

 with expression changing rapidly with mood indicating 

 health, sympathy, grief, determination or anger with quick- 

 ness and unerring certainty; "a Tiffany mark." 



Twining (Twining, 1905). Broad-shouldered, dark hair, 

 prominent nose, nervous temperament, temper usually quick, 

 not revengeful. Heavy eyebrows, humorous vein and sense 

 of ludicrous; lovers of music and horses. 



Varick (Wheeler, 1906). A colored family, very light in 

 complexion, some members pass for white. 



Zahniser (Zahniser, 1906). Tall, many 6 feet or over, 

 heavy black hair, rarely falling out, face broad, cheek-bones 

 prominent, eyebrows protruding. Type becoming rarer in 

 recent generations. 



The traits named in the foregoing hst have a very dis- 

 similar value and significance as inheritable characters. But 

 some, at least, have the same value as the famous "Haps- 

 burg lip." Were our population so closely inbred as Euro- 

 pean royalty it would show hundreds of characteristics with 

 the same family value. But our families are constantly out- 

 marrying and a definite trait becomes disseminated into 



