| HEIGHT. | WEIGHT. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5ft. 1in. | From | 106 | to | 111 | pounds. |
| 5ft. 2in. | “ | 112 | “ | 115 | “ |
| 5ft. 3in. | “ | 117 | “ | 118 | “ |
| 5ft. 4in. | “ | 119 | “ | 125 | “ |
| 5ft. 5in. | “ | 125 | “ | 129 | “ |
| 5ft. 6in. | “ | 128 | “ | 134 | “ |
| 5ft. 7in. | “ | 133 | “ | 140 | “ |
| 5ft. 8in. | “ | 140 | “ | 147 | “ |
| 5ft. 9in. | “ | 148 | “ | 154 | “ |
| 5ft. 10in. | “ | 155 | “ | 163 | “ |
| 5ft. 11in. | “ | 165 | “ | 174 | “ |
| 6ft. —— | “ | 175 | “ | 186 | “ |
The proper measurement according to the height and weight:
Measurements.
| Height | 5 | feet. |
| Weight | 103 | pounds. |
| Neck | 12 | inches. |
| Chest (uninflated) | 32½ | “ |
| Wrist | 5½ | “ |
| Ankle | 7⅔ | “ |
Allowances.
The following allowances should be made where the dimensions are found to be greater than shown in the preceding table:
| For every inch in height | 1¾ | pounds. |
| For every inch around neck | ¾ | “ |
| For every inch around chest | 1 | “ |
| For every ⅛ inch around wrist | ½ | “ |
| For every ⅛ inch around ankle | 1 | “ |
BANTING ON CORPULENCY.
The system of reducing corpulency as adopted by William Banting, an old retired merchant of London, England, in 1863-4, by the advice and direction of Doctor William Harvey, of Soho square, in that city, though not by any means admissible or advisable for training purposes, we give the substance for the benefit of any one who feels interested. At the time Mr. Banting commenced his reducing system he was sixty-six years of age, weighed 202 pounds, standing only 5ft. 5in. in height, and, having spent seven years in consultation with the greatest medical lights of England for relief of his affliction, but in vain. He had followed an active business life of fifty years, and attributed his obesity not to neglect of necessary bodily activity nor from excessive eating, drinking, or self-indulgence of any kind, except that he partook of simple aliments of bread, milk, butter, beer, sugar, and potatoes more freely than his aged nature required, and hence he believes the generation of the parasite, detrimental to comfort, if not really to health. He tried both rowing before breakfast for two hours and other bodily exercises; also sea air and bathing in various localities; took gallons of physic and liqure potassae, rode much on horseback, and tried the waters and climate of various springs in England, as well as Turkish and vapor baths, shampooing, etc. Banting could not stoop to tie his shoe, had to walk backwards down stairs to save the jar of increased weight upon the ankle and knee-joints, puffed and blowed at every exertion, particularly going up stairs, suffered from an umbilical rupture, had to wear a truss as well as knee bandages, his sight failed and hearing became impaired, he had indigestion, heartburn, palpitation of the heart, and could not attend to the little offices which humanity required without considerable pain and difficulty, which only the corpulent man can understand.