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Chapter 17
Appendix III
Showing average increase of 200 students at Bowdoin College, in various measurements, after working but half an hour a day four times a week, for six months, under Dr. Sargent.
Average increase in height /4 in.
Average increase in weight 2 lbs.
Average increase of chest (contracted) /4 in.
Average increase of chest (inflated) 1/4 in.
Average increase of girth of forearm /4 in.
Average increase of girth of upper arm 1 in.
Average increase of width of shoulders /4 in.
Average increase of girth of hips 2/4 in.
Average increase of girth of thigh 1/2 in.
Average increase of girth of calf /4 in.