Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1921-11-30
NO Distinctive
AMERICAN TYPE
Study Of Old American Stock
Shows Heredity Is Still in
Evidence.
RESULT OF EIGHT YEAR STUDY
1ntermarriaoe OF Old Stock With MerO
Recent Clements In Population,
Leaves LITTLE Hope for Truly
National Typs.

there Is Ia this couEtry. All upprtsacI
to an American type Of lnan and woin-
an, the Smithsonian institution. With
Or. Ales fIfdiieka, curator ei the G.-
vision Of physical anthrVpology ia the
L. :. national ulusea III charge, has
been carrying Oh an extensive Inyes-
tigation. which has covered eight
years. OF the physical and ply oIosi-
cal features of the oldest and mos,
American element In the population
of this country. Doctor Hrdlicka
made the first announcement 81 this
Fundamental study In II paper given
before the second international con-
gress Of eugenics at the American
museum Of natural history here.
There is no American type OF
either man or woinaD as yet; but
there u an approach 10 sach type
III ph3 siognoIhy. stature, build, zig
luentatiun and In other directions"
Doctor Hrdiicka said. 'Hereiity is
still most in evidence but is 40 long
er absolute. The old Americans are
10 au Important degree still the Eng
llsh, Scotch. or Dutch of tAeir anca-s-
try, but IN part they are already
something new, cuIunlon. acquired in
this land: they sre American. Were
IL possible for this stock 10 breed ex-
cluslyely ung themselves for sev-
eral more centuries they. according To
ell itpifsaf Nni,tt4 s,ynfp.-.. A.
unct national type as have the va
rtous older European nations. Bat
ir'ermarriage win more recent eie-
Rlents of the population is ss cum.ao,l.
tina, TO hope can be entertained for
any rapid progress III this direction.
Form Of head. that was supposed ence
to show rapid changes, Was found uil-
der ;s.s new environment 10 he one
IT tho most persistent OF characters.
Ecades Are DISAPPEARING.
.Ano'hsr prevalent notion that finds
DO support Ia the results of t:gese ifl-
vestisa,ions. is that Of amy Ihysice.
difference between the old Americans
Of the northeast. the Yankees. and
tb~s~ Of ne nens1: shrr~ II no dtf.
ference of any Importance. The rAn.
Pile II the South NV Rot darker. the
Yankees are not taller. Ilae u,.iy ~
siona' dlAstencos Ia the old Amer
toAn stock are such RS are due To iif.
fereht 4, amcestrs tErg'ish. Scotch.
Hgsueunt, etcl nl, Us. whAc strain
shows & Itain tendency towards DARK.
euius of hair aud diminption of
hlondncss-T
The main characteristics uf II.
old AInericans aTs', hrSt 81 all, 4 tail
stature. They are, If We disregard
= few small gTvlps. The tailcSt Of
stsst,4. .s1rasins feet 5 inches In
the men. and s f,pi tncacs IL. The
woueu. This superiority Is 81 pa1
a dsssinrtl, American acquisition.
They sre r3oe,ly relatively spare /!
In "arif edHl, li1e, with rather "A ten. /!
dercs 10 overweight later Oh. In this |
>anuovtInn there appears ouc serious !
tc3tuYe snsnv 81 'lir Younger woHcn /
are te.!gi th,ts dgn slanaar4 Tlst.ir |
+hns,. their muscles. are relatively nus /
AZ Well developed as are thnse Of the
men Ts.a ,uen, IN the average. as.
u every ~as I II: spl. T.. "en-
smsins won.u. TAhy Il Ia"In, 80
,tAs s,rsils ss,.u.@ y lH' neglected, which
.,ils for aa improvements. S1tarsily
A's iees ns aN,ls to the farm e,rs
r the athletic SRI.
Hat the .A,usrirnn WOMAN shows a
head The sisc uf nsr head
: s,';nrvhas ahuyo Nhat /, usually |
v tn relation 10 ihe average head uf !
he .aais, aud Il IL alSu p'rccpthiy
.ss4sa that Indicated b, her stature,
,s ttte sSe,' 81 head means corre-
,,,autilns ss<e ~ hrRin, ~ have here
hight. favorable copauiea
'*Ihe form of the head III The Ola
AMERICAN stock differs widely. accord.
ns Ia s.srn'ase,
Face she~s Progress
a much greater prVs.rss !n Amer
sanitation is shown by the face, TSls
Ias l..s, the prominence Of the cheek
smes and fha; of the Angles " the
over jaw: and 10 the well-nourished
pltroaches q characteristic straight.