The text discusses how human growth proceeds in a proportional manner, dependent on physical constraints like vein size, and environmental factors during maternal development. It notes that young bodies increase in length before thickening and that growth patterns involve both young individuals and animals, discussing the differences in flesh density and firmness. The document also remarks on the characteristics of well-nourished bodies, emphasizing the role of muscle and fat development across age and gender.
Proportional Growth of Limbs
whereby not only does growth not continually proceed, that is, endlessly; but also it creates a situation where the growth of the body outside of unexpected accidents lasts as long as the predefined size of the vessels and veins can endure. This various determination depends on many diverse occurrences that affect development in the mother's body. Hence, it is noted that the meat of young livestock is tender, firm, and fibrous. Upon observing this common outbreak in human bodies, its progression appears to end in defining its length, similarly perceived in its proportion less in thickness; thus, it mostly occurs that a person, after achieving full length, only begins to increase in thickness. Although there are examples where both progress equally. In the first instances, the saying goes: The young grow long or grow up; and for the latter, it is commonly said: The young become sturdy and large. Often, one sees that the increase is mostly due to the enlargement of fat rather than dense and solid flesh; this somewhat causes well-nourished bodies, whose muscles are full of juice and a light exhalation, to be somewhat soft, fluffy, and tender in flesh. In the same way, the delicate and soft plumpness of thriving children depends on nothing but the soft and juicy muscles of their young bodies. This is also observed in women, who are generally neither firm nor be-
Translation Notes
Maatredige Ledenstemming: Literally translates to "Proportional Growth of Limbs."