Large.--One having inhabitiveness large, will experience the most
poignant sensations of regret at leaving a place with which he has
become familiar. Even a particular house, garden, office or room, has
for him peculiar gratifications. With large Locality, will take delight
in travelling, but will be constantly harassed by thoughts of home.
This is more especially the case if Concentrativeness is large. If
Self-esteem and Veneration are large, he will be eminently patriotic,
and will defend his country from aspersions with as much vigour as
himself. Veneration being large, he will experience the profoundest
feelings of respect and regard for the memory of the departed worthies
of its history; and with large Individuality, Eventuality, &c., he will
take great delight in reading the history of his own country, and of
conversing upon its character and institutions. If long absent from
home, he is constantly curious, and eagerly seeks every means of being
informed concerning it. The peculiarities of the different places in
which he has resided often occur to him with feelings of the most vivid
pleasure.
Moderate.--One in whom Inhabitiveness is moderate, will not change
his residence without regret, yet soon becomes reconciled to a new
location. If long absent from his country, Self-esteem being small, he
will become expatriated in feeling, and identify himself wholly with
the country in which he resides.
Small.--When Inhabitiveness is small, the individual will be
constantly prompted to change his place of residence. Unless this
feeling is counteracted by the strength of other organs, he cannot get
familiarized with a place without becoming dissatisfied and restless.
5. CONCENTRATIVENESS.
This organ imparts the power of continuity of thought. It also aids in
enabling its possessor to continue the action of the organs generally.
Predominant.--One having Concentrativeness predominant, with Causality
large, will be much subject to absence of mind. He will be quite unable
to attend to more than one thing at a time, and will be generally
prolix in conversation.
Large.--With large Concentrativeness, an individual will be much
disturbed if more than one thing claim attention at once; has a
strong inclination after taking up a subject to pursue it till he has
completed it. In conversation he will be much distracted if it is
desultory in its character. If a writer, his compositions will exhibit
a sustained unity of expression throughout.
Moderate.--One with Concentrativeness moderate, is inclined to pursue
a subject or train of thought, but can be easily diverted from it. If
Causality and Intellect generally are moderate, is neither inclined to
pursue a study to its termination, nor is he able to pass rapidly to
another. With nervous temperament he will possess great versatility of
attention.
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