The American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Vol. 1. No. 8, May 1, 1839 — John Shaqi
The American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Vol. 1. No. 8, May 1, 1839Various
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The American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Vol. 1. No. 8, May 1, 1839
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Phrenology -- Periodicals
The _general_ configuration of the head was not less
interesting than the particular developments. Whilst the
heads of highly moral and intellectual men generally measure
from one and a half to three inches more from Individuality
to Philoprogenitiveness than from Destructiveness to
Destructiveness, _his_ head was nearly round. The coronal
region was poorly developed. The sides of the head were bulged
out to an extraordinary extent, whilst it was flattened
behind, evidently indicating deficient social feelings. The
cerebral fibres were very short from the ear to the organs in
the anterior lobe of the brain, as well as from the ear to
Adhesiveness and Philoprogenitiveness. His head was somewhat
above the average size. His body was strong and well built,
yet the quality of his organisation was rather gross. His
temperament was principally lymphatic bilious, with some of the
sanguine, but scarcely any traces of the nervous.[3] Such a
temperament is much more favourable to the exercise of physical
than mental power, and to the manifestations of the animal
propensities than of the moral sentiments and the intellectual
faculties.
Having observed the organisation of the body, and of the
_general_ form of the head, I commenced a minute comparison of
the relative size of the respective organs. The result is as
follows:—
Amativeness, full.
Philoprogenitiveness, average.
Adhesiveness, moderate.
Inhabitiveness, full.
Concentrativeness, large.
Combativeness, large.
Destructiveness, very large.+
Alimentiveness, large.
Acquisitiveness, very large.+
Secretiveness, very large.
Cautiousness, large.
Approbativeness, moderate.
Self-esteem, very large.
Firmness, very large.
Conscientiousness, small.
Hope, large.
Marvellousness, moderate.
Veneration, full.
Benevolence, moderate.
Imitation, average.
Ideality, small.
Constructiveness, full.
Mirthfulness, moderate.
Individuality, full.
Form, full.
Size, large.
Weight, full.
Colour, moderate.
Order, average.
Calculation, full.
Locality, large.
Eventuality, average.
Tune, uncertain.
Time, ”
Language, average.
Causality, ”
Comparison, ”
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