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cent of their stature (85.87 -=- 164.5 = 52.2). The man with the 

 largest chest measured 109 cm. while one had a girth of only 

 70 cm. This shows that the extreme variations extended over 

 39 cm. or 45.46 percent of the average which is much larger than 

 the extreme variations found for stature. The fact that the size 

 of the chest is much more exposed to various external influ- 

 ences than is stature, accounts for it. It also shows that the 

 chest can not be considered a stable racial trail. 



Table XV. 



Girth of the Chest. 



Girth (in cm.). 



Number. 



I 



Percent. 



Girth (in cm.). 



Number. 



Percent. 



69-70 



0. 10 



91- 92 



63 



6.41 



71-72 



4 



0.40 



93- 94 



51 



5-19 



73-74 



16 



1-63 



95- 96 



16 



1.63 



75-76 



31 



3.16 



97- 98 



14 



1.43 



77-78 



56 



570 



99-100 



9 



0.92 



79-80 



96 



9-77 



101-102 



4 



0.40 



81-82 



116 



11.80 



103-104 



3 



0.30 



83-84 



135 



13-73 



105-106 



2 



0.20 



85-86 



144 



14.65 



107-108 



2 



0.20 



87-88 

 89-90 



120 



12.21 

 10.07 



109-110 



I 



0. 10 



99 















Total. 



983 



100.00 



In the accompanying, Table XV, are given the individual 

 variations of the girth of the chest at intervals of 2 cm. It is 

 to be seen that the largest number of people had a girth of 

 85-86 cm. corresponding to the average and the median. 

 Above and below this value the proportion of persons at a 

 given girth is progressively growing smaller. This points to a 

 certain uniformity of type which is observed in almost all the 

 somatic characteristics of the Jews. 



The fact disclosed by these figures that the immigrant Jews in 

 New York have a girth of chest which exceeds half their stat- 

 ure by 3.6 cm. does not contradict the figures quoted from 

 Snigirew, Kopernicki, etc. A careful inquiry reveals that the 

 deficiency in girth of the Jews is not a racial trait, but entirely 

 due to social conditions and tardy development. The Jewish 

 children are known for their precocity in mental and intellect- 

 ual development. The success they have in the public schools 



