Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-30 | Page 54 | Swedes Grow Up

SWEDES SWEDE GROW UP UPSALA Sweden Dec Dee 26 United Unit Unit- ed Press Press The The Swedes are the tho tallest tallest tall tall- est eat people in l Europe toda today accordIng according according accord accord- ing to J. J W W. Hultcrantz professor in anatomy at the University of UPsala Up- Up sala saia This scientist also has found that the tho average grownup Swede vede today is three centimeters 1179 inches taller talle-r than his father and six centimeters 23 2368 8 inches taller than his grandfather The professor has made thorough investigations of tho height of ot Swedes of ot 20 and 21 years year during the period 1840 1914 1314 and h has s discovered discovered dis dis- c covered vered a continuous ous In increase in their average stature Thus at it aroUnd the middle o of the nineteenth century only on one man oman in Ih a Hundred reach reached d a height a of centimeters 5 feet 11 Inches while no now nov ap approximately ap approximately proximately eier every tenth man mant t reaches aches that measure The Tho Swedish scientist ascribes this increase In height to a numbe of Causes aUs s among which h lire are bett bettOr better r food and hygiene a growing interest inter inter- t. t est eat in athletics and more sanitary working conditions condition J