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...Sheldon does not claim that mere body-typing solves the relation of physique to all aspects of temperament. But he does claim that efficient and "meaningful" body-typing lays the groundwork for solving such problems...
Components & Types. In The Varieties of Human Physique (Harper; $4.50), a summary of his work which he published last week, Dr. Sheldon describes and defines his three components. They are called endomorphic, mesomorphic and ectomorphic because the prominent features of each are derived, respectively, from the embryo's endoderm or inner layer (abdominal organs), the mesoderm or middle layer (bones, muscles, connective tissue, heart, blood vessels), and the ectoderm or outer layer (skin, hair, nails, sense organs, nervous system, brain...
...these extremes account for only a little over 1% of the sample studied. Much more common are two types in which the three components are well balanced, the 4433 and 4445. Such people are sleek, says Author Sheldon. "They groom well, they are relaxed, they are well filled out all over, their hair combs easily and lies smoothly, they have rosy color and good complexion . .. easy carriage ... smooth walk . . . soft pleasing skin...
...slender, upright physique, usually tall and [sometimes] has a symmetry and beauty of proportion that is aesthetically of the highest order." Dr. Sheldon found that many famous paintings of Jesus Christ represented...
Utility. Dr. Sheldon declares that though people may put on or lose weight as they grow older, their basic physique types do not change. Thus weight tables which give "normal weights" against height and age, without regard to structural type, mean less than nothing. Example: A heavy woman of type 632 frets because she thinks she is 30 Ib. overweight, whereas she is actually 30 Ib. underweight for her type and ought to stop dieting at once...