Word: lenge
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Dates: during 1887-1887
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...ribs, but it will be observed that the breathing capacity, although higher than we should expect from the depth of the chest, is still lower than it should be. The depth of the abdomen falls in the 80 per cent. class, as do nearly all the breadths and leng**ths, the only exception being the trifling deficiency in the breadth of head, and the slight excess in the breadth of hips. In most persons the horizontal length is about onehalf of an inch greater than the height. This is undoubtedly due to the straightening of the spine and the relaxing...