STATURE. 75 at the head of the list, while the States of the Northeast, especially those en- gaged in manufacturing, lie at the bottom of the list (Rhode Island, Connec- ticut, Pennsylvania, Xew York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey). The high stature of the men of the Southern States is due, as indicated, in part to the absence of récent immigration from southeastern Europe, and also in part to the average tall stature of Negroes. The short stature of the population of the manufacturing and maritime States of the Northeast is due in part to the présence in them of members of the shortest European races. In the upper half of the table one finds also States like Kansas, Idaho, Oregon, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, which are populated largely by Nordics. Table 13.—Mean stature by States, first million draft recruits; States arranged in order of standing vith proportional weight and chest circumference at (expiration) for each inch of stature. State. Texas............... Oklahoma........... Mississippi.......... Tennessee........... Arkansas........... Kansas............. Alaska............. Colorado............ North Carolina...... Arizona............. Idaho............... Oregon.............. Nebraska............ South Dakota....... Iowa................ Minnesota........... Kentucky........... Alabama............ Montana............ Georgia............. Washington......... Missouri............. North Dakota....... West Virginia....... Utah................ Nevada............. Virginia............. Wyoming........... Indiana............. California........... South Carolina...... District of Columbia Louisiana........... Wisconsin........... Florida.............. New Mexico......... Illinois.............. Ohio................ Maine............... Michigan............ Delaware............ Vermont............ Maryland........... New Hampshire..... New Jersey.......... Massachusetts....... New York........... Pennsylvania....... Connecticut......... Rhode Island....... Number of men measured. Mean height. Mean weight. Mean height. Mean chest. Mean height. Inches. Centimeters. Pounds. Inches. 34,531 68.40 173. 74 2.079 0.483 19,429 68.28 173.43 2.084 .485 8,543 68.27 173.41 2.10 .485 14,426 68.27 173.41 2.052 .483 10,111 68.20 173.23 2.071 .486 9,571 68.20 173.23 2.107 .487 106 68.15 173.10 2.208 .493 6,635 68.15 173.10 2.069 .485 14,668 68.15 173.10 2.076 .487 3,850 68.13 173.05 2.099 .488 4,031 68.10 172.97 2.133 .495 2,748 68.09 172.95 2.150 .492 10,774 68.08 172.92 2.126 .488 3,892 68.05 172.85 2.159 .493 19,537 68.04 172.82 2. 126 .491 27,341 68.04 172.82 2.15 .494 15,502 68.02 172.77 2.058 .484 15,988 68.01 172.75 2.077 .485 11,648 68.01 172.75 2.151 .492 20,305 67.99 172.69 2.071 .488 13,316 67.96 172.62 2.140 .492 24,964 67.95 172.59 2.081 .486 6,444 67.92 172.52 2.163 .497 12,367 67.87 172.39 2.085 .490 4,568 67.85 172.34 2.109 .488 1,441 67.83 172.29 2.143 .497 17,616 67.80 172.21 2.070 .489 1,927 67.79 172.19 2.13 .492 23,194 67.75 172.09 2.090 .489 35,461 67.67 171.88 2.127 .493 9,343 67.64 171.81 2.077 .489 4,486 67.63 171.78 2.077 .482 12,356 67.60 171.70 2.065 .489 18,433 67.60 171.70 2.137 .496 5,895 67.58 171.65 2.061 .489 2,690 67.50 171.45 2.051 .491 69,491 67.40 171.20 2.103 .493 52,814 67.38 171.15 2.098 .491 3,315 67.28 170.89 2.10 .497 41,872 67.23 170.76 2.11 .496 1,891 67.19 170.66 2.075 .492 2,077 67.12 170.48 2.091 .498 9,192 67.08 170.38 2.09 .494 2,240 66.97 170.10 2.095 .495 29,958 66.77 169.60 2.079 .498 29,534 66.76 169.57 2.07 .496 87,818 66.72 169.47 2.091 .497 77,186 66.72 169.47 2.094 .496 13,585 66.71 169.44 2.095 .501 3,928 66.40 168.66 2.06 .494 (b) Demobilized men.—Table 14 gives thc distribution of mean stature of men at demobilization, by States. In this table the States are arranged in order of mean stature of men, the States with the tallest men being placed at the top of the table.