breakers ahead, financially and otherwise, are tendencies which come
natural to the Osseous.

He does not like to wait until the last moment to do a thing. He
dislikes unexpectedness and emergencies of any kind. He is always
prepared. For instance a bony person will think out every move of a long
journey before boarding his train. Weeks in advance he will have the
schedule marked and put away in his coat pocket--and he knows just which
coat he is going to wear too!

The Longest Lived

The Osseous lives longer than any other type, for two reasons. The
first is that his lack of "nerves" saves him from running down his
batteries. He seldom becomes excited and does not exhaust himself in
emotional orgies.

The second is that he habitually under-eats--usually because he does not
care so much for food as the first three types, but quite often because
he prefers to save the money.

People He Dislikes

The bony man does not like people who try to speed him up, hurry him,
or make him change his habits. Flashy people irritate him. But his
worst aversions are the people who try to dictate to him. This type can
not be driven. The only way to handle him is to let him think he is
having his own way.

Likes the Submissive

Amenable people who never interfere with him yet lend themselves to
his plans, desires and eccentricities are the favorites of this type.

Diseases He is Most Susceptible To

No diseases can be said to strike the Osseous more frequently than any
other type.

But moodiness, fear--especially financial fear--long-sustained hatreds
and resentments, and lack of change are indirectly responsible for those
diseases which bring about the end, in the majority of cases.

Music He Likes

Martial, classical music and ballads are favorites with the Osseous.
Old-time tunes and songs appeal to him strongly.

Jazz, which the Alimentive loves, is disliked by most bony people.

Reading He Prefers

Only a few kinds of reading, a few favorite subjects and a few
favorite authors are indulged in by this type.

He will read as long as twenty-five years on one subject, master it and
ignore practically everything else. When he becomes enamored of an
author he reads everything he writes.

Reading that points directly to some particular thing he is really
interested in makes up many of his books and magazines.

He is the kind of man who reads the same newspaper for half a century.

Physical Assets