Show the present war has brought again to the front the old contention among military men as to whether the tall or the short fallo v makes the more efficient soldier this question was considered as fairly settled at the close of the russo japanese war when afi the smooth faced little brown men were victors over the big bearded muscovites in the great war now in in progress the average height of the english as well as that of the frinch french soldier is considerably less than that odthe the men sent to the british armsby wales many of whom are miners miners are much below the standard heretofore required by the british army but it is declared blared that they will make first class fighting men dr sir S pembrey bembrey Pem brey of guys hospital I 1 london gives his opinion in in favor of the bantams battams ban tams he maintains that the essential organs are in the head and trunk and that thess these are loftt often n better developed in the short than in the tall man moreover says the doctor tall men of full proportions are heavy and often slow and there are strong physiological si reasons for the greater activity of the small man who does not suffer from the mechanical disadvantages of height and weight and the small man has a greater capacity for work and endurance and a stronger resistance to dl disease sease capital evening news |