In tall men, as a rule, the body is out of proportion to the lower limbs, with the natural result that such men are unable to bear fatigue or to compete in the struggles of life with their lesser fellows more harmoniously proportioned. Army experience bears out these observations. In a long and fatiguing march the tall men usually fall out first. A soldier between sft oin and sft Bin or 9in is usually the «ne l>est adapted for bearing extra exertion.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20282, 17 April 1934, Page 11
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