es a long time and much effort--but once it is changed it is there
for good.

The "Six-Footer"

Because any individual's height is determined by his skeleton, extreme
tallness is a sign of a larger than average bony structure. The extreme
Osseous is therefore tall.

But you must remember that large joints are more significant than
height. Even when found in short people they indicate a large osseous
tendency.

Large Bones for His Body

So bear in mind that any person whose _bones are large for his body_
is somewhat of the Osseous type, regardless of whether he is short or
tall and regardless of how much fat or muscle he may have. The
large-jointed person when fat is an Osseous-Alimentive. A large-jointed
man of muscle would be an Osseous-Muscular.

The "Small Osseous"

A very short person then may be predominantly Osseous if his bones are
proportionately large for his body. Such an individual is called a
"Small Osseous."

A head that is high for his body and inclines to be straight up and down
goes with the extreme Osseous type. (See Chart 8) It does not resemble a
sphere like the Alimentive, is not kite-shaped like the Thoracic, nor
square like the Muscular. It is higher than any of the others, stands on
a longer, more angular neck, and his "Adam's Apple" is usually in
evidence.

The Pioneer Type

Like each of the other types, the Osseous is a result of a certain
environment. Rigorous, remote regions require just such people, and
these finally gave rise to this stoical nature. The outposts of
civilization are responsible for his evolution.

[Illustration 8: A: Typical OSSEOUS face B: Typical OSSEOUS hand]

Pioneering, with its hardship, its menacing cold and dearth of comforts,
in far countries at last produced a man who could stand them, who could
"live through" almost anything and still dominate his surroundings.

Not a "Softie"

The Osseous does not give way to his feelings. He keeps his griefs,
sorrows, ambitions and most of his real opinions to himself. He is the
farthest from a "softie" of any type.

If you desire to know at once what kind of person the Osseous is, put
the Alimentive and Thoracic types together and mix them thoroughly. The
Osseous is the _opposite_ of that mixture.

Each and every trait he possesses is one whose exact opposite you will
find in one or the other of these first two types.

Consistency in Types

As we go on in this chapter you will see why all kin