Show I 1 in 1 mhd measure Aleas mans power in in series of tests obelne et soviet public health service puts through pace paces land Is washington how flow strong Is a the mid man the answer has just been made by the U united states public 11 health service through a series of testa given to SOO men generally eternity heaitly built men were ft ere found to be f time stronger than blender slender men of the fadue weight ahe tests were 0 ere made to ascer tain he the pulling pushing handgrip blown as lifting and lung acier of or men asted 30 between the ages of twenty and find thirty four between the weight of and IGO pounds and between the heights of ga and 70 inches ed fiti the greatest pulling power was i silk demonstrated by men in the est weight class between IGO and pounds then in to the two cheav ine den lest test classes to and to 1159 pounds pound 4 tied as the hobt power ful pushers in each of these weight groups the taller men proved to be the tile best pus pushers hirs with ft a force of pounds the record figure in the hand gripping contest the tallest and livai heaviest lest men gave the tile most has han ne grip vip with a t force of 43 pounds but the shortest men la in the heaviest group were nere the most powerful lifters litters lifting on nn an average of 2 pounds the men having the greatest lung rower roter were found among the short cst est in the he pound class their lung force w u as measured at millimeters li so far as general strength went it was found that the taller men were for their weight the less strength they had on the average and the shorter they were for their v eight weight the stronger they were this rule tl rough practically all weight groups As a rule heavy beary men were found to be stronger than men of a light cr er weight men in the 63 64 inch class were found to be the strongest in the 1243 pound class as they were in the tile next weight class pounds ami and also in the pound class holder eier the tallest nen men in the pound class proved to be an exception to the general rule for they were found to be the strongest cut but the gen eral rule held field again in the heaviest class IGO IGO pounds where the shortest men were the stron strongest gesL t aa 6 gai ar 4 |