How to Analyze People on Sight

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and heavier than the average. But his heaviness is due to _muscle_
instead of fat. He has the appearance of standing firmly, solidly upon
the ground, of being stalwart and strong.


The Square-Shouldered Man

The Muscular's shoulders stand out more nearly at right angles than
those of any other type and are much broader in proportion to his
height. The Alimentive has sloping shoulders and the Thoracic inclines
to high shoulders. But the shoulders of the pure Muscular are
straighter and have a squareness where the Alimentive's have curves.
This accounts for the fact that most of the square shouldered men you
have known were not tall men, but medium or below medium in height. The
wide square shoulders do not accompany any other pure type, though
naturally they may be present in an individual who is a combination.