Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1899 — The Growth of Man. [ARTICLE]

The Growth of Man.

Observations regarding the growth of man have determined the following interesting facts: The most rapid growth takes place immediately after birtli, the growth of an infant during tile first year of its existence being about 81 inches. The ratio of increase gradually lessens until the age of 3 is Eem’UeiL-at which time the size attained is half that which the child is to become when full grown. After five years the succeeding increase is very regular till the sixteenth year, being at tile rate, for the average man, of 2 inches a year. Beyond 16 the growth is feebte, being for the following two years about 3-5 inch a year; while from US- to 20 the increase in heigh is seldom «wr 1 inch. At the age of 25 the growth ceases, except in a few rare ease Si.