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Show Physical Perfection The Society of Directors of Pbysi-cal Pbysi-cal Fductition has set the following standard of measurements of die physically Ideal American student of twenty-two: "With a height of o feet 9 Inches he carries a weight of i'yj pounds. The girth of his neck, knee nnd calf are the same, with the upper arm 1 inches less. The girth of Ills thigh is V2 Inch less than that of his heed. His expanded chest Is 40 Inches, the girth of Ids waist Is 10 Inches less, his hip girth almost the same as his unexpanded chest, while the breadth of his waist barely exceeds t lie length of Ids foot, and the stretch of his arms ineusures 2 Inches more than his height." |