[Entered acººrding to Act of Congress, in the year 1838, by Q. S. Fowler, in the
B r Clerk’s Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.]
º, synopsis of PHRENoLogy;
AND THE
PHRENOLOGICAL DEVELOPEMENTs. -
TOGETHER WITH
THE CHARACTER AND TALENTS,
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WITH REFERENCEs To Those PAGEs of “PHRENOyloGY PRoved, ILLUSTRATED,
AND APPLIED,” IN which will BE Found A FULL AND correcT
bel IN EATION OF THE INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL
chARACTER AND MANIFESTATIONs of THE
ABovº-NANIED INDIVIDUAL.
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BY O. S.” F O W L E R, A. B.
Author of “PHRENoLogy Proved, Illustrated, AND Applied ;” “ANswer.
To vindex;” “THE NATURAL THEology of PHRENoriogy,” &c. &c.
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EXPLANATION.
THE PROPoRTIon ATE size of the phrenological organs of the individual
examined, and, consequently, the relative J. and energy of his primary
mental powers; that is, his moral and intellectual character and manifesta-
tions, will be indicated by the written figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 : figure 1 sig-
nifying VERY SMALL; 2, SMALL ; 3, MoDERATE ; 4, Aver AGE ; 5, FULL;
6, LARGE ; 7, VERY LARGE. -- w
In order to make the indications still plainer, these figures will be written
opposite to those lines which describe the individual examined; and at the
end of these lines figures are placed which refer to those pages of "Phreno-
logy Proved, Illustrated, and Applied,” in which will be found a full descrip-
tion, as well of his individual characteristics as of the results of feelings,
character, talents, capabilities, &c. produced by the combined operation of his
faculties in that degree in which he possesses them.
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2. SY NOPSIS OF PHRENO LOGY.
ExPLANATION of THE CUT's. (abbreviated c.) Cut 1 shows the location,
number, and abbreviated name of the organs: 2, their general divisions or
classification : 3, 4, present occipital and frontal views of the organs:
5 is a profile cut of Washington: 6, of Franklin : 7, of Herschel : 8, 9, of
Le Blanc, the murderer of Judge Sayre and family, of N. J. : 10 represents
a well balanced, or perfect head : 1 I is a cut of a highly intellectual female,
and one endowed with great versatility of talents: 12, 13, are cuts of
Me-che-Ke-le-a-tah, the celebrated war-chief of the Miami Indians: 14 is
a cut of Aurelia Chase, murderer of Dr. Durkey's wife, Balt.: 15, of Black
Hawk: 16, 17, of an Indian chief: 18, of De Witt Clinton : 19, of Bru-
nell, engineer of the Thames tunnel, Eng.: 20, of Philip, a notorious thief
and liar, (p. 320): 21, 27, of a skull found on the British lines at York-
town, Va.; 22, 23, of a remarkably intelligent monkey: 24, 32, of a hyena:
25, 26, of a N. A. Indian: 28, of an idiotick child: 29, of a full-grown idiot:
30, 37, of an ichneumon: 31, 36, of a fox : 34, crow : 38, 39, of a very cun-
ning and roguish cat: 40, of Shakspeare, from an English portrait, said to
be the most correct extant: 41, of Robert Hall: 42, a New Zealander:
43, a fancy head: 44, Gibbs, the pirate, ałias Jeffers: 45, bulldog: 46, owl:
47, hen : 48, sheep: 49, a very ferocious bear : 50, monkey.
DFFINITIons.—l, or VERY SMALL, means almost wholly wanting :
2, or SMALL, feeble and inactive ; 3, or Mo DERATE, signifies rather below
mediocrity; active only in a subordinate degree; and having only a limited
influence upon the mind and character: 4, or Mºon ERATE, means fair, of
between moderate and full, and includes the general analysis of the
faculties : 5, or FULL, signiſies respectable, though not marked or control-
Hing : 6, or LARGE, applied to an organ, shows that its corresponding
faculty has a powerful and an energetick influence upon the capabilities
and feelings, if not conduct: 7, or VERY LARGE, means predominant,
especially over the:less energetick faculties; constituting and giving tone
and direction to the character and falents; easily exeited, and powerful in
action; and quite liable to perversion and abuse. e
The size of the head of the individual examined, the degree of activity,
the quantum, or amount, of mental strength and power, the sharpness and
the smoothness of the phrenological organs, and the corresponding degree
of excitability of the faculties, and the various proportions of the tempera-
ments, together with the relative development of the several classes of organs,
will be indicated in the same manner. The cuts do not show the relative size.
The sign +, (plus, or more,) placed before or after a figure, shows that
it is larger than it is marked, yet not enough so to require the next larger
figure : the sign —, (minus, or less,) that it is not quite as much as it is
marked. These signs add and diminish nearly one-half of a degree.
Excesses and defects of character are marked by curved dashes. A
curved dash drawn under a figure, thus 6, or Z, indicates that the organs
thus marked, considered in reference to their combinations, are liable to be
over eacercised, or perverted, and require to be closely watched and judiciously
directed, or else restrained ; a cürved dash drawn over a written figure,
thus 2, signifies that the weakness of the faculty thus marked, constitutes a
palpable defect of character, and that it should be cultivated and stimulated.
The printed figures in the margin, refer to the number of their respective
faculties, or the order in which they are described, and the figures in the
cuts, to the location of the corresponding faculties in the head, except the
figures under, or in the open parts of the cuts, which refer to their number.
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PHRENOLOGY
DevELops and points out those relations which exist between certain
conditions and developments of the brain, and the º: of the
mind. For a statement of the fundamental principles of this science, the
reader is referred either to the cover of this synopsis, or else to pp. 7—36,
of “Phrenology Proved,” &c. We have here only room to allude briefly
to the principal conditions upon which the mental manifestations are
found to depend.* These are mainly as follows. -
H. The size of THE BRAIN, other conditions being equal, is found to be
the measure of the aggregate amount of the mental power; and the rela-
tive size of the several organs of an individual, indicates the proportional
strength and energy of his corresponding faculties.
It should, however, be remembered, that the armount of one's mental
power, depends even more upon these “other conditions,” such as his
organization, or the vigour of his constitution, the condition of his nutri-
tive organs, the state of his health, his temperament, the amount of
excitement under which his various faculties act, his education, habits,
diet, &c., than upon the size of his brain alone. Accordingly, in conse-
quence of different degrees of health, rest, fatigue, excitement, &c., the
manifested quantity or amount of a man's mental power, will vary twenty,
forty, and even eighty per cent, whilst the kind or quality will differ
little if any. Hence, both in proving phrenology, and also in applying its
principles, the province of the phrenologist is to point-out the character
or kind of talents and mental power, rather than their precise amount;
and yet, if he is informed as to these “other conditions,” (and it is not
only his right to know them, but preposterous in him to pronounce with-
out such knowledge,) he can ascertain very nearly the amount, as well
as the kind, of intellect and feeling. - .
Aven AGE.-One having an average-sized brain, with activity only
average, will discover only an ordinary amount of intellect; be inadequate
to any important undertaking; yet, in a small sphere, or one that requires
only a mechanical routine of business, may do well: with activity great
or very great, and the organs of the propelling powers and of practical
intellect, large or very large, is capable of doing a fair business, and may
pass for a man of some talent, yet he will not be original nor profound;
will be quick of perception; have a good practical understanding; will do
well in his sphere, yet never manifest any traces of greatness, and out
of his sphere, be common-place : with moderate or small activity, will
hardly have common sense.
FULL.-One having a full-sized brain, with activity great or very great,
and the organs of practical intellect and of the propelling powers, large or
* The succeeding descriptions, and also those reſerred to in “Phrenology Proved,”
&c., are predicated on the supposition that the brain is ſull or large in sizé—the orga-
nization sound—health ſair or good—activity full or great; and that the facuities have
not been mis-directed- -
For the effects of the combined action of the faculties, which constitute by far the
most important portion of phrenology, or, rather, its very essence, and without a know-
ledge of which no correct estimate of character can be ſormed, the reader is referred
to “Phrenology Proved,” &c., the main design of which is to present this hitherto
aegiected, but all important, feature of this subject.
Before the tertms Average, Full, Large, Very Large, Moderate, Small, and Very
Small, the reader will pleage gupply the eiiipsis, one having this orgaze.
4. . srnor's Is OF PHRENoLogr,
very large, although he will not possess greatness of intellect, nor a deep,
strong mind, will be very clever ; have considerable talent, and that so dis-
tributed that it will show to be more than it really is; is capable of being
a good scholar, doing a fine business, and, with advantages and applica-
tion, of distinguishing himself somewhat, yet he is inadequate to a great
undertaking; cannot sway an extensive influence, nor be really great: with
activity full or average, will do only tolerably well, and manifest only a
common share of talents : with activity moderate or small, will neither
be nor do much worthy of notice: c. 15. 43. -
LARGE.-One having a large-sized brain, with activity average, will
possess considerable energy of intellect and feeling, yet seldom manifest it
unless it is brought out by some powerful stimulus, and will be rather
too indolent to exert, especially his intellect : with activity full, will be
endowed with an uncommon amount of the mental power, and be capable
of doing a great deal, yet require considerable to awaken him to that
vigorous effort of mind of which he is capable ; if his powers are not
called out by circumstances, and his organs of practical intellect are only
average or full, he may pass through life without attracting notice, or
manifesting more than an ordinary share of talents: but if the perceptive
faculties are strong or very strong, and his natural powers put in vigorous
requisition, he will manifest a vigour and energy of intellect and feeling quite
above mediocrity ; be adequate to undertakings which demand originality
of mind and force of character, yet, after all, be rather indolent (c. 18) : with
activity great or very great, will combine great power of mind with great
activity; exercise a commanding influence over those minds with which
he comes in contact; when he enjoys, will enjoy intensely, and when he
suffers, suffer equally so; be susceptible of strong excitement; and, with
the organs of the propelling powers, and of practical intellect, large or
very large, will possess all the mental capabilities for conducting a large
business; for rising to eminence, if not to pre-eminence; and discover
great force of character and power of intellect and feeling: with activity
moderate, when powerfully excited, will evince considerable energy of
intellect and feeling, yet be too indolent and too sluggish to do much ;
lack clearness and force of idea, and intenseness of feeling ; unless lite-
rally, driven to it, will not be likely to be much or do much, and yet actu-
ally possess more vigour of mind, and energy of feeling, than he will
manifest; with activity 1, or 2, will border upon idiocy.
VERY LARGE.-One having a very large head, with activity average or
full, on great occasions, or when his powers are thoroughly roused, will
be truly great; but upon ordinary occasions, will seldom manifest any
remarkable amount of mind or feeling, and perhaps pass through life with
the credit of being a person of good natural abilities and judgments, yet
nothing more: with activity great, strength, and the intellectual organs
the same, will be a natural genius ; endowed with very superior powers
of mind and vigour of intellect; and, even though deprived of the advan-
tages of education, his natural talents will surmount all obstacles, and make
him truly talented (c. 7): with activity very great, and the organs of prac-
tical intellect and of the propelling powers large or very large, will possess
the first order of natural abilities; manifest a clearness and force of intel-
lect which will astonish the world, and a power of feeling which will carry
Yıll before him; and, with proper cultivation, enable him to become a bright
star in the firmament of intellectual greatness, upon which coming ages
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may gaze with delight and astonishment. His mental enjoyment will be
most exquisite, and his sufferings equally excruciating: c. 5. 6. 40. 41.
Monea ATE-One with a head of only moderate size, combined with
great or very great activity, and the organs of the propelling powers and
of practical intellect, will possess a tolerable share of intellect, yet appear
to possess much more than he does; with others to plan for and direct
him, will perhaps execute to advantage, yet be unable to do much alone;
will have a very active mind, and be quick of perception, yet, after all,
have a contracted intellect (c. 10. 26); possess only a small mental calibre,
and lack momentum both of mind and character: with activity only average
or fair, will have but a moderate amount of intellect, and even this scanty
allowance will be too sluggish for action, so that he will neither suffer nor.
enjoy much : with activity moderate or small, be an idiot.
SMALL on veny SMALL.-One with a small or very small head, no
matter what may be the activity of his mind, will be incapable of intellect-
ual effort; of comprehending even easy subjects; or of experiencing much
pain or pleasure; in short, will be a natural fool ; c. 28. 29.
II. THE STRENGTH of THE Systemſ, including the brain, or what is
the same thing, upon the perfection or imperfection of the organization.
Probably no phrenological condition is so necessary for the manifestation
of mind, as a strong, compact constitution, and energetick physical powers.
Even after a violation of the laws of the organization has brought on
disease, a naturally vigorous constitution often retains no small share of its
former elasticity and energy, and imparts the same qualities to the mental
operations (c. 5. 6. 7. 12.15. 18.40. 41. 43); but, in proportion as this
is defective, weakness and imbecility of mind will ensue.
III. THE DEGREE of Activity.—In judging of the manifestations of the
mind, the activity of the brain is a consideration quite as important as its
size. Whilst size gives power or momentum of intellect and feeling, acti.
vity imparts quickness, intensity, willingness, and even a restless desire, to
act, which go far to produce efficiency of mind, with accompanying effort
and action. Under the head of size, however, the effects of the different
degrees of activity were presented, and need not to be repeated here.
IV. Upon The Excitan ILITY.-Sharp, or pointed and prominent
organs, always accompany a nervous and very excitable temperament;
moderate or average sized head; sharp teeth and pointed bones; spright-
liness of mind and body, &c.
PoſNTED on VERY PoinTED.—One with a head uneven, or very un-
even, peculiar in shape, and having a great many protuberances and de-
pressions, or hills and valleys on it, has an equally peculiar, eccentrick,
sui-generis character; presents many strong and weak points of mind and
character; is too much the sport of circumstances; lacks uniformity and
consistency of character, opinion, and conduct; is likely to be driven back
and forth by strong excitements and counter-excitements, and thus to have
a rough voyage through life; to experience many remarkable incidents,
hair-breadth escapes, &c.; in short, to do and say many singular things.
Mon ERATELY SMooth.-One with a round even head, is likely to
manifest uniformity and consistency of character; to have good sense and
judgment; to have few excesses or deficiences; and, like the poet’s good
man, “holds the even tenour of his way,” passing smoothly through life.
V. Upon the TEMPER AMENT, by which term phrenologists designate
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the degree of energy with which various classes of the corporaſ organs
operate. With some propriety, they describe four temperainents.
1. The LYMPHATI cr, or that in which the various secreting glands are
the most active portion of the system, produces an ease-seeking disposition
of mind and body, and aversion to effort. Hence it tends to lengthen out
life, as is evident from its predominating more in young children and ad-
vanced age. Signs: soft and abundant fresh ; slow but steady pulse; love
of ease; light hair; and great size of the abdominal viscera. The author
regards this temperament in a more favourable light than do most other
phrenologists: p. 39. c. 7. 41.
2. THE SANGUINE, or that in which the arterial portion of the system,
which gives circulation to the various fluids, particularly the blood, predo-
minates in activity, is accompanied with strong feelings, warm passions,
and a great amount of afdour, zeal, activity, and warmth of feeling, yet
with less enduranee and power. Its predominance indicates a strong con-
stitution; iove of physical pleasure; and a stirring, business talent: com-
bined with much of the lymphatick, it is less favourable to the mental
manifestations, and requires much exercise in the open air. Signs: sandy
or auburn hair; fair skin; a fresh, florid countenance; blue eyes; a strong,
rapid pulse ; warm passions; a deep and broad chest and shoulders; a
stout, well built frame ; &c. : p. 39.
3. THE BILIous, or that in which the osseous and musculur portions of
the system predominate in activity, produces great physical strength;
endurance and power both of body and mind; with great force and energy
of mind and character. Signs: a bony, muscular, athletick frame ; black
hair; dark skin ; dark eyes; a strong, steady pulse ; hardness of flesh;
bones projecting; &c.; p. 39. c. 5, 12. I3. 15. 16.
4. The NERvous, or that in which the brain and the nerves predomi-
nate in activity, gives clearness of perception ; quickness of mind and body;
susceptibility to excitement, with less power and endurance. Signs: light,
fine, and thin hair; a thin, clear, deficate skin; smaller frame; head relatively
large ; small chest; rapid, but not hard or strong pulse ; &c. : p. 39. c. 10.
The nervous predominant, with a farge share of the bilious and san-
guine, combines a great amount of power and endurance of mind and
body, with great activity and excitability ; and is more favourable to intel-
lectual pursuits, and vigour of thought and feeling, than perhaps any other.
When one of this temperament enjoys, he enjoys intensely, and when he
suffers, his sufferings are extremely excruciating : c. 6. I I. 15.40. 43.
The sanguine-bilious is not an unfavourable temperament, nor particu-
larly favourable, but whilst it gives a great amount of mental power, it is
frequently, though not always, coupled with some manifest deficiency.
The nervo-bitious unites great power with great activity, and, although
it seldom gives great brilliancy, it produces that kind of talent which will
stand the test, and shine in proportion as it is brought into requisition. A
good share of the sanguine added, is more favourable to the manifestations
of mind, and also, of physical power, than probably any other: c. 6.41.
The bilious, combined with the lymphatick, gives considerable power of
mind, and strength of body, accompanied with so much heaviness and indo-
lence as to be less favourable ; yet, if one with this temperament acts under
strong excitement, his efforts tell with power upon the object in view ; c. 7.
The nervo-sanguineous, with but little bilious, gives extreme intensity
of action, and perhaps brilliancy of talent, with vivid feelings and concep-
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tions, yet, for want of the strength imparted by a bilious temperament, the
mental operations will be flashy, vapid, and too intense to remain long
enough to amount to much, the activity being too great for the strength.
The temperaments are capable of being greatly modified, and their
proportion even radically changed, by the habits, diet, exercise, &c., of the
individual. The hard-working man, who exercises his muscles mainly,
and cultivates but little sensitiveness, either of body or feeling, and the
fashionable belle, who experiences the other extreme of excessive sensibi-
lity, both physical and mental, will serve to illustrate this point.
The author is of opinion, that, in the case of the temperaments, as in
that of the several organs, the nearer equal they are, the better for the
manifestation of both the physical and mental energies, and for long life.
The PR oper. LING on ExecutIve FACULTIES.—One having combat.,
destruct., firmness, self-esteem, hope, &c., large or very large, and an active
brain, has impetus, enterprise, and efficiency, and drives what he takes
hold of:...these faculties being to the mind what steam is to the engine, or
wind to the sail. Large in c. 5. 6. 12. 15. 16. 18.40. 41. 42.
Ave RAGE on FULL, is between one with these organs large and small.
MoDERATE on SMALL, takes hold of things softly and with mittens on ;
lacks efficiency; and has not enough “go ahead” in him ; c. 11. 21. 26.
ANALYSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE FACULTIES.
GENUS I. AFFECTIve FAculties, on FEELINGs. These occupy
the back and upper portions of the head, where the hair appears, and
originate the feelings, emotions, sentiments, passions, &c.; p. 45.
SPECIES I. Domestick Propensities, or Family and Social Feelings.
Av ERAGE on FULL, loves and enjoys his family, yet not passionately.
IARGE on VERY LARGE, sets every thing by his family; is an affec-
tionate companion and parent; very happy with, and miserable without
or away from, his home and famikº, &c.; c. 5. 10. 1 1. 12. 14. 15.42.43.
Mon ERATE on SMALL, is not well qualified to enjoy or perform family
or social duties and relations; considers other interests as paramount.
1. 2 AMATIVENESS.—Reciprocal attachment and love of the seases.
Aven AGE, loves the other sex, and enjoys their society, well ; c. 10. 11.
FULL, feels much love and tenderness for the opposite sex; is fond of
them, yet, with activity great, has eaccitability rather than power: p. 59.
LARGE, is an ardent admirer and tender lover of the person and com-
pany of the other sex ; capable of intense connubial attachments; feels
strong sexual impulses, desire to marry ; &c. : p. 57. c. 5. 7. 12. 15. 16.
VERY LARGE, is even passionately fond of the other sex; experiences
a power and activity of sexual love almost uncontrollable : p. 58. c. 14.
SMoD ERATE, is rather deficient in sexual love, attentions to the opposite
sex, &c.; may have ardour, yet less strength, of this passion: p. 59.43.
SMALL, feels little sexual or connubial love, or desire to marry : p. 59.
VERY SMALL, seldom or never experiences this feeling : p. 60. c. 29.31.
2. 3. PHILOPROGENITIVENESS.–Parental attachment, love of
one's offspring ; fondness for pets, young and tender animals, &c.; p. 61.
AYERAGE, loves his own children, yet not fondly, dislikes those of others.
FULL, as a parent, is tender, but not indulgent; fond of his own child-
ren, yet not partial to others; bears little from them : p. 63. c. 8. 11. 15.
LARGE, feels strong, tender parental love; is devotedly attached, and very
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kind, to his own, if not all, children, to pets, &c.; p. 62. c. 12. 16.43
VERY I.ARGE, is passionately fond of all children, of pets, &c.; a gene-
•ral favourite with them ; very indulgent and playful; idolizes his own
children; is liable to over-indulge them : p. 63. c. 10. 14, 20. 21. 22.42.
MoDERATE, loves his own children some, yet bears little from them ;
dislikes those that are young, or not his, or troublesome : p. 64.
SMALL, feels little interest in even his own children, much less in those
of others; is liable to treat them unkindly : p. 64. c. 26.
VERY SMALL, has no parental love ; hates all children ; p. 64. c. 30.
3. 4. ADHESIVENESS.–Friendship ; social feeling; love of society.
Aven AGE, is quite friendly, yet will not sacrifice much for friends.
FULL, is highly social, yet not remarkably warm-hearted : p. 66. c. 16.
LARGE, is eminently social, an ardent, sincere friend; enjoys friendly
society extremely; forms strong, if not hasty, attachments: p. 65. c. 11.43.
VERY LARGE, loves fiends with indescribable tenderness and strength
of feeling ; will sacrifice almost every thing upon the altar of friend-
ship; with amat. full or large, is susceptible of the most devoted con-
nubial love; falls in love easily : p. 65. c. 10. 14. 20. 21. 42.
Moden ATE, loves friends some, yet self more ; quits friends often : p. 67.
SMALL, is unsocial, cold-hearted, likes and is liked by few or none : p. 67,
VERY SMALL, is a stranger to friendly social feeling: p. 67. c. 24. 32.
4. 5. INHABITIVENESS.—Love of home as such, attachment to the
place where one has lived; unwillingness to change it, patriotism.
Aver AGE, forms some, though not strong, local attachments: c. 8. 12,
FULL, loves home well, yet does not grieve much on leaving it: p. 69,
LARGE, soon becomes strongly attached to the place in which he lives ;
loves home and country dearly ; leaves them reluctantly ; is unhappy
without a home of his own: p. 68.6. 12. 14. 15. 16. 21.
VERY LARGE, regards home as the dearest, sweetest spot on earth; feels
homesick when away; dislikes changing residences; is pre-eminently
patriotic; thinks of his native place with intense interest: p. 68. c. 5.
MoDERATE, has some, but no great, regard for home as such p, 69. c. 26,
SMALL on VERY SMALL, forms few local attachments; cares little
where he is; makes any place home; leaves and changes residences
without regret: p. 69. *
5. CONCENTRATIVENESS.–Unity and continuity of thought and
feeling ; power of entire and concentrated application to one thing.
Aver AGE, possesses this power to some, though to no great, extent.
FULL, is disposed to attend to but one thing at once, yet can turn ra-
pidly from thing to thing; is neither disconnected nor prolix: p. 71. c. 15.
LARGE, is able and inclined to apply his mind to one, and but one, sub-
ject for the time being, till it is finished ; changes his mental operations
with difficulty; is often prolix: p. 72, c. 12.42.
VERY LARGE, places his mind upon subjects slowly; cannot leave them
unfinished, nor attend to but one thing at once; is very tedious; has
great application, yet lacks intensity and point : p. 70.
MoDERATE, loves and indulges variety and change of thought, feeling,
occupation, &c.; is not confused by them ; rather lacks application; has
intensity, but not unity, of the mental action: p. 71. c. 16.
SMALL, craves novelty and variety; has little application ; thinks and
feels intensely, yet not long on any thing; jumps rapidly from premise
to conclusion; fails to connect and carry out his ideas, &c.; p. 71. c. 14.
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Wen Y SMALL, is restless; satisfied only by constant succession : p. 72.
This faculty is sui generis, and affects both feeling arid intellect.
PECIES II. SELF1s is Pito PEN's ITI Es. These provide for the various
animal wants; have reference to the necessities, desires, and gratifications
of their possessor; and terminate upon his sensual interests and wants.
LARGE on VERY LARGE, has strong animal desires; is strongly tempted
to gratify them; prone to be selfish, unless the moral sentiments are still
stronger; and will take good care of number one : c. 8. 12. 14. 15. 16. 20.
MoDERATE on SMALL, is not selfish enough ; easily trode upon ; needs
to have some one to take care of him ; and cannot give himself up to
low-lived, sensual pleasures ; c. 10. 1 1. 12.41.
VITATIVENESS.—Love of existence As such, dread of annihilation.
Av BRAGE, is attached to life, and fears death, yet not a great deal. . "
FULL, desires life, but not eagerly, from love of it and of pleasure : p. 74.
LARGE, loves, and clings tenaciously to, existence, for its own sake;
craves immortality and dreads annihilation, even though miserable: p. 74.
VEny LARGE, however wretched, shrinks from, and shudders at the thought
of, dying and being dead; feels that he cannot give up existence: p. 74.
Monk. RATE, loves life, yet is not very anxious about living : p. 74.
- SMALL on VERY SMALL, heeds not life or death, existence or annihilation.
6. 6. COMBATIVENESS.—Feeling of resistance, defence, opposition ;
boldness, willingness to encounter; courage, resentment, spirit - p. 75.
Av ERAGE, is pacifick, but, when driven to it, defends his rights boldly ;
avoids collision, strife, &c., yet, once excited, is quite forcible.
FULL, seldom either courts or shrinks from opposition; when Foused, is ,
quite energetick; may be quiet tempered, yet is not contentious: p. 78.
LARGE, is resolute and courageous; spirited and efficient as an oppo-
ment; quick and intrepid in resistance; loves debate ; boldly meets, if
he does not court, opposition: p. 75. c. 5, 15. 8, 16.
VERY LARGE, is powerful in opposition ; prone to dispute, attack, &c.;
contrary ; has violent temper; governs it with difficulty : p. 77. c. 12. 14.
MoDERATE, avoids collision; is rather pacifick and inefficient: p. 78.
SMALL, has feeble resistance, temper, force, &c.; is cowardly : p. 79.
VERY SMALL, withstands nothing; is chickenhearted; an arrant coward.
7. 1, DESTRUCTIVENESS. — Executiveness; indignation ; force;
severity; sternness ; a destroying, pain-causing disposition : p. 82
AvenAGE, has not really deficient, yet none too much, indignation. 19.
FULL, can, but is loath to, cause or witness pain or death ; has sufficient
severity, yet requires considerable to call it out : p. 83. c. 5. l I.
LARG K, when excited, feels deep-toned indignation; is forcible, and dis-
posed to subdue or destroy the cause of his displeasure: p. 82. c. 5. 89.
VERY LARGE, when provoked, is vindictive, cruel, disposed to hurt, take
revenge, &c.; bitter and implacable as an enemy; very forcible: p. 83.
c. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 24. 25. 26. 32. 33. 35. 42. 44. 45. 46.49.
Monr, RATE, is mild ; not severe nor destructive enough ; when angry,
lacks power; can hardly cause or witness pain or death : p. 84. c. 10.41.
SMALL, would hardly hurt one if he could, or could if he would ; has
so feeble anger that it is derided more than feared: p. 84. c. 21. 27. c. 47.
VERY SMALL, is unable to cause, witness, or endure pain or death: e. 48.
8. * ALIMENTIVENESS.—Appetite for sustenance, cause of hunger.
AvenAGE, enjoys food well, but not very well; hence is particular: c. 41.
FULL, has a good appetite, yet can govern it well; is not greedy: p. 7, 8,
10 sy Nopsis of PhRENology,
LARGE, has an excellent appetite; a hearty relish for food, drink, &c.;
enjoys them much ; is a good liver; not dainty: p. 86. c. 5, 12. 14.
VERY LARGE, sets too much by the indulgence of his palate ; eats with
the keenest appetite; perhaps “makes a god of his belly :” p. 87. c. 18.
MoDERATE, has not a good, nor very poor, but rather poor, appetite: p. 87.
SMALL on VERY SMALL, is dainty, mincing, particular about food; eats
with little relish; hardly cares when he eats, or whether at all ; p. 88.
9. 8. ACQUISITIVENESS.—Love of acquiring and possessing pro-
PERTY As such ; desire to save, lay up, &c.; inmate feeling of MINE AND
THINE, of a right to possess and dispose of things : p. 89. -
AvenAGE, loves money, but not greatly ; can make it, but spends freely.
FULL, sets by property, both for itself, and what it procures, yet is not
penurious; is industrious and saving, yet supplies his wants; p. 93.
LARGE, has a strong desire to acquire property ; is frugal; saving of
money; close and particular in his dealings; devoted to money-making,
trading, &c.; generally gets the value of his money : p. 89. c. 5. 1S,
VERY LARGE, makes money his idol, grudges it ; is tempted to get it
dishonestly ; penurious; sordid ; covetous; &c.; p. 92. c. 8. 9. 20. 26.
MoDERATE, finds it more difficult to keep than make money; desires it
more to supply wants than lay up; is hardly saving enough : p. 94. c. 7. 14.
SMALL, will generally spend what money he can get injudiciously, if not
profusely ; lays up little; disregards the prices of things: p. 95. c. 27.41.
VERY SMALL, cannot know nor be taught the value or use of money: p. 95,
10. 7. SECRETIVENESS.—Desire and ability to secrete, conceal, &c.
AvenAGE, is not artful nor very frank; is generally open ; can conceal.
FULL, can keep to himself what he wishes to, yet is not cunning: p. 99.
LARGE, seldom discloses his plans, opinions, &c.; is hard to be found
out; reserved ; non-committal: p. 96. c. 5. 40.
VERY LARGE, seldom appears what he is, or says what he means; oftcn
equivocates and deceives; is mysterious, dark, cunning, artful, given to
double-dealing, eye-service, &c.; p. 98. c. 8. 9. 12. 13. 15. 16, 17, 20.
25. 26. 22. 30. 31. 33. 34. 36. 37. 38.
MoDERATE, is quite candid and open-hearted; loves truth; dislikes
concealment, underhand measures, &c.; seldom employs them : p. 100. -
SMALL, speaks out just what he thinks; acts as he feels; does not wish
to learn or tell the secrets of others, yet freely tells his own; is too plain-
spoken and candid: p. 101. c. 21. 27. 41. 43. X-
VERY SMALL, keeps nothing back; has a transparent heart : p. 101.
GENUS III. HuMAN, Moſt AL, AN n RELIGrous SENTIMENT's : 102.
SPECIES I. SELF1sh SENTIMENTs. In their character and objects, these
faculties partake more of the human, and less of the animal, than do the
selfish propensities, and although they terminate upon self, yet they have
no inconsiderable influence upon the moral character : p. 47. 103. c. 2.
Aven Age on Fu LL, has a respectable, though not great, regard for his
character, and desire to do something worthy of himself: c. 21. 10. 11.
LARGE on WEity LARGE, thinks much of and about himself; has a great
amount of character of some kind: p. 51. c. 5. 6. 12. 14. 15. 16. 18.40.
Mon Elt ATF, SM ALI., on VERY SMALL, has too little pride and weight
of character and ambition to give manliness and efficiency : c. 20. 26.43.
11. 10. CAUTIOUSNESS.–Carefulness; provision against dunger.
Aven AGE, has some caution, yet hardly enough for success : c. 41.
Full, has prudence and forethought, yet not too much p. 105, c. 40.
with REFERENCE". ~0 “PHRENoLogr PRoved,” &c. 11
LARGE, is always watchful; on the look-out; careful; anxious; solici-
tous; provident against real and imaginary danger, &c.; p. 104. c. 5, 6, 15.
VERY LARGE, hesitates too much ; suffers greatly from groundless fears;
is timid, easily frightened, &c. : p. 105. c. 12. 13. 16. 17. 21. 26.27. 31.
MoDERATE, is rather imprudent, hence unlucky; liable to misfortunes
caused by carelessness; plans too imperfectly for action : p. 106.
SMALL, acts impromptu ; disregards consequences; fears nothing; is
imprudent; luckless; often in hot water: p. 106.
VERY SMALL, is reckless, destitute of fear and forethought: p. 107.
f CIRCUM spectro N. Propriety; discreetness of expression and conduct.
AvKRAGE on FULL, has some, though none too much, discretion and
Fº of expression and conduct; sometimes speaks inconsiderately,
ARGE on VERY LARGE, weighs well what he says and does; has a
nice sense of propriety; thinks twice before he speaks once.
MoDERATE on SMALL, does and says indiscreet things: unascertained.
12. 11. APPROBATIVENESS.—Sense of honour, regard for charac-
ter; ambition ; love of popularity, fame, distinction, &c.; p. 107, e
AvenAGE, enjoys approbation, yet will not sacrifice much to obtain it.
FULL, desires and seeks popularity, and feels censure, yet will neither
deny nor trouble himself much to secure or avoid either: p. 110.
LARGE, sets every thing by character, honour, &c.; is keenly alive to
the frowns and smiles of publick opinion, praise, &c.; tries to show off
to good advantage; is affable, ambitious, apt to praise himself: p. 108.
VERY LAng E, regards his honour and character as the apple of his eye;
is even morbidly sensitive to praise and censure; over fond of show,
fashion, praise, style, &c.; extremely polite, ceremonious, &c.; p. 1 #0.
MoDERATE, feels reproach some, yet is little affected by popularity or
unpopularity; may gather the flowers of applause that are strewed in
his path, yet will not deviate from it to collect them : p. 112.
SMALL, cares little for popular frowns or favours; feels little shame;
disregards and despises fashions, etiquette, &c.; is not polite: p. 112.
VERY SMALL, cares nothing for popular favour or censure.
13. 12. SELF-EstEEM. Self-respect; high-toned, manly feeling ; innate
love of personal liberty, independent, &c.; pride of character: p. 113,
Aven AGE, respects himself, yet is not haughty: c. 21.41.
FULL, has much self-respect; pride of character; independence: p. 116,
LARGE, is high-minded, independent, self-confident, dignified, his own
master; aspires to be and do something worthy of himself; assumes
responsibilities; does few little things: p. 114. c. 5. 6.
VERY LARGE, has unbounded self-confidence; endures no restraint;
takes no advice; is rather haughty, imperious, &c.; p. 116. c. 8. 14, 15. 16.
MooRRATE, has some self-respect, and marily feeling, yet too little to
give ease, dignity, weight of character, &c.; is too trifling: p. 116, c. 26.
SMALL, lets himself down ; says and does trifling things; associates
with inferiors; is not looked up to ; lacks independence : p. 117. c. 11.
VERY SMALL, is servile, low-minded : destitute of self-respect: p. 117.
14. 15. FIRMNESS.—Decision, stability, fixedness of character, &c. 119.
Av ERAGE, has some decision, yet too little for general success: c. 10. 20.
FULL, has perseverance enough for ordinary occasions, yet too little for
great enterprises; is neither fickle nor stubborn : p. 121. c. 21. 27.
LARGE, may be fully relied on ; is set in his own way ; hard to be con-
vinced or changed at all ; holds on long and hard : p. 119. c. 6,
13 sy Nopsis of pH R BN ol:ogy;
VERY LARGE, eis wilful; and so tenacious and unchangeable of opi-
nion, purpose, &c., that he seldom gives up any thing : p. 120. c. 5. 8.
12. I4. 15. 16. 17. -
MoDERATE, gives over too soon ; changes too often and too easily ; thus
fails to effect what greater firmness would do: p. 122. c. 11. 26.
SMALL or VERY SMALL, lacks perseverance; is too changeable and
vacillating to effect much, or be relied upon : p. 122.
SPECIES II. MoRAL AND RELIGIo Us SENTIMENTs. These render
man a moral, accountable, and religious being; humanize, adorn, and
elevate his nature; connect him with the moral government of God ;
create the higher and nobler sentiments of our nature; and are the origin
of goodness, virtue, moral principle and purity, &c.; p. 48. 123. c. 2.
Aven AGE on FULL, has moral feeling and principle, yet too little to
withstand large or very large propensſties: c. 8, 15. 21.
LARGE on VERY LARGE, is morally inclined ; sentimental; thinks and
feels much on moral and religious subjects, &c.; p. 52. c. 5.6.7. 11. 41.
MoDERATE, SMALL, or VERY SMALL, has not strong moral or religious
feelings; lets his larger faculties rule him : p. 52. c. 14. 17. 20. 26.42.
15. 16. CONSCIENTIOUSNESS.—Inmate feeling of duty, accounta-
bility, justice, right, &c.; moral principle; love of truth : p. 124.
Aver AGE, has right intentions, but their influence is limited c. 15.
FULL, strives to do right, yet sometimes yields to temptation ; resists
besetting sins, but may be overcome, and then feels remorse: p. 130. c. 27.
LARGE, is honest; faithful ; upright at heart; moral in feeling; grate-
ful; penitent; means well; consults duty before expediency ; loves and
means to speak the truth; cannot tolerate wrong : p. 126. c. 13. 25. 11.
VERY LARGE, is scrupulously exact in matters of right; perfectly honest
in motive; always condemning self and repenting; very forgiving, con-
scientious, &c.; makes duty every thing, expediency nothing: p. 129.
MoDERATE, has considerable regard for duty in feeling, but less in prac-
tice; justifies himself; is not very penitent, grateful, or forgiving ; often
temporizes with principle ; sometimes lets interest rule duty : p. 131.
SMALL, has few conscientious scruples; little penitence, gratitude, re-
gard for moral principle, justice, duty, &c. : p. 132. c. 20. 16. 17. 42.
VERY SMALL, neither regards nor feels the claims of duty or justice.
16. 17. HOPE.—Anticipation; expectation of future happiness, success, &c.
Aver AGF, has some, but generally reasonable, hopes; is seldom elated.
FULL, is quite sanguine, yet realizes about what he expects: p. 139.
LARGE, expects, attempts, and promises a great deal ; is generally san-
guine, cheerful, &c.; rises above present troubles; though disappointed,
hopes on still ; views the brightest side of prospects: p. 137. c. 5. 6. 26.
VERY IARGE, has unbounded hopes; builds a world of castles in the
air; lives in the future; has too many irons in the fire : p. 138. c. 12. 13.
MoDERATE, expects and attempts too little; succeeds beyond his hopes;
is prone to despond; looks on the darker side : p. 139.
SMALL, is low-spirited ; easily discouraged ; fears the worst; sees many
lions in his way ; magnifies evils ; lacks enterprise : p. 140. c. 17.
VERY SMALL, expects nothing good; has no hope of the future: p. 140.
17. 18. MARVELLOUSNESS.—Belief in the supernatural, credulity.
Aven AGE, believes some, but not much, in wonders, forewarnings, &c.
wrfü REFERENCEs to “PHRENoLogy PRoven,” &c. 13
FULL, is open to conviction; rather credulous; believes in dreams, divine *
providences and forewarnings, the wonderful, &c.; p. 143. -
àARGE, believes and delights in the supernatural, in dreams, ghosts, &c.;
thinks many natural things supernatural: p. 142, c. 8, 12.
VERY LARGE, is very superstitious; regards most things with wonder.
MoBERATE, believes but little that cannot be accounted for, yet is open
to conviction; is incredulous, but listens to evidence : p. 144.
SMALL, is convinced only by the hardest; believes nothing till he sees
jacts, or why and wherefore, not even revelation fårther than a reason
is rendered ; is prone to reject new things without examination: p. 145.
VERY SMALL, is skeptical; believes little else than his senses: p. 146.
18. 14. VENERATION.—The feeling of worship for a Supreme Being;
respect for religion and things sacred, and for superiors. p. 147.
Aven AGE, may feel religious worship, yet little respect for men. 10.
FULL, is capable of much religious fervour and devotion, yet is not habi-
tually serious; generally treats his fellow men civilly; p. 149. c. 11.42.
LARGE, loves to adore and worship God, especially through his works;
treats equals with respect, and superiors with deference; p. 148. c. 6.
VERY LARGE, is eminent, if not pre-eminent, for piety, heartsfelt devo-
tion, religious fervour, seriousness, love of divine things, &c.; p. 149.
c. 5. 12. 15. 16. 26. 41. º .
MoneRATE, disregards religious creeds, forms of worship, &c.; places
religion in other things; is not serious nor respectful: p. 150. c. 21.
SMALL, feels little religious worship, reverence, respect, &c.; p. 150.
VERY SMALL, seldom, if ever, adores God; is almost incapable of it.
19. 13. BENEVOLENCE. Desire to see and make sentient beings happy;
willingness to sacrifice for this end; kindness; sympathy for distress.
Aver AGE, has kind, fellow feeling, without much active benevolence.
FULL, has a fair share of sympathetick feeling, and some, though no
great, willingness to sacrifice for others: p. 158. . -
LARGE, is kind, obliging, glad to serve others, even to his injury; feels
lively sympathy for distress; does good to all : p. 155. c. 6.7. 18. 21.
VERY LARGE, does all the good in his power; gladly sacrifices self upon .
the altar of pure benevolence; scatters happiness wherever he goes; is
one of the kindest-hearted of persons: p. 157. c. 5. 10. 11. 40.41. 43.
MoDERATE, has some benevolent feeling, yet too little to prompt to much
self-denial; does good only when he can without cost; p. 158. c. 12. 20.
SMALL, feels little kindness or sympathy; is almost deaf to the cries of
distress; hard-hearted, selfish, &c.; p. 159, c. 8. 14. 15. 26.42.
VERY SMALL, is destitute of all humanity and sympathy: p. 159. c. 24.
SPECIES III. SEMI-INTELLECTUAL SENTIMENTs. By creating a taste,
for the arts, improvements, polite literature, the refinements and elegancies
of life, &c., these faculties greatly augment human happiness, and adorn
and elevate human nature: p. 48. 159. c. 2. Large in c. 6. 11. 18.
20. 9. CONSTRUCTIVENESS, Mechanical declerity and ingenuity;
desire and ability to use tools, build, invent, employ machinery, &c.
AveHAGE, has some, yet no great, relish for, and tact in, using tools.
FULL, has fair mechanical ingenuity, yet no great natural talent or desire
to make things; with practice, will do well; without it, little : p. 163.
LARGE, shows great natural dexterity in using tools, executing mecha-
nical operations, working machinery, &c.; loves them : p. 161. c. 18.
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f
#4 - sysopsis of PHitFXo1.ogº,
VERY LARGE, is a mechanick of the first order; a true genius, Hoves it.
too well to leave it; shows extraordinary skill in it; p. ié2. c. 7. 19. 41.
MoDERATE, with much practice, may use tools quite well, yet dislikes
mechanical operations; owes more to art than nature : p. 163. c. 14.
SMALL, hates and is awkward and bungling in using tools, &c.; p. 163.
VERY SMALL, has no mechanical skill or desire : p. 164. . . .
21, 19. IDEALITY--Imagination ; taste ; funcy; love of perfection,
poetry, polite litérature, oratory, the beautiful in nature and art, &c.
Aveft AGE, has some taste, though not enough to influence him much. -
FULL, has refinement of feeling, expression, &c., without sickly delicacy;
..some love of poetry, yet not a vivid imagination: p. 168. c. 6.7. 42.
LARGE, has a lively imagination ; great love of poetry, eloquence, fiction,
good style, the beauties of nature and art: p. 166. c. 11. 18. 41. .
VERY FARGE, often gives reins to his erratick imagination; experiences
revellings of fancy, ecstasy, rapture of feeling, enthusiasm : p. 167. c. 40.
MoDERATE, has some, but not much, imagination; is rather plain in
expression, manners, feeling, &c.; dislikes poetry, finery, &c.; p. 168.43.
SMALL, lacks taste, niceness, refinement, delicacy of feeling, &c.: p. 169.
VERY SMALL, is destitute of the qualities ascribed to this faculty: p. 169.
B. SUBLIMITY.-Conception of grandeur; sublime emotions eaccited
by contemplating the vast, magnificent, or splendid in nature or art.
AVERAGE, sometimes, but not to a great degree, experiences.this feeling.
FULL, enjoys magnificent scenes well, yet not remarkably so. *
LARGE, admires and enjoys mountain scenery, thunder, lightning, tem-
pest, a vast prospect, &c., exceedingly; hence, enjoys travelling : p.249.
VERY LARGE, is a passionate admirer of the wild and romantick; feels.
the sublimest emotions whilst contemplating the grand or awful in ma-
ture; dashing, foaming, roaring cataracts, towering mountains, peals of
thunder, flashes of lightning, commotions of the elements, the starry
canopy of heaven, &c. : p. 249. c. 11. 40. 41. -
MoDERATE, has some, though not at all vivid, emotions of this kind.
3MAEE, on v FRY SMALL, discovers little in nature to...awaken this feeling.
22, 21. IMITATION.—Disposition and abilily to take pattern, imitate. ,
AveſtAGE, copies some, yet too little to deserve or excite notice. -.
| FULL, with effort, copies some, but not well ; cannot mimick: p. 171.
LARGE, has a great propensity and ability to copy, take pattern from
others, do what he sees done, &c.; needs but one showing ; gesticulates
much ; describes and acts out well ; p. 170. c. 41. -
VERY LARGE, can mimick, act out, and copy almost any thing; de-
scribe, relate anecdotes, &c.; to the very life; has a theatrical taste and
talent; seldom speaks without gesturing : p. 171. c. 11. 40. -
MoDERATE, cannot mimick at all ; can copy, draw, take pattern, &c.,
s only with difficulty ; describes, relates anecdote, &c., poorly : p. 171.
SMALL, dislikes and fails to copy, draw, do after others, &c.; p. 172.
VEity SMALL, has little ability to imitate or copy any thing: p. 172. 43.
23, 20. MIRTHFULNESS.—Intuitive perception of the absurd and
ridiculous; a joking, fuñ-making, ridiculing disposition and ability.
Aven AGE, perceives jokes, and relishes fun, but cannot make much.
FULL, has much mirthfal feeling ; makes and relishes jokes well: p.175.
LARGE, has a quick, keen perception of the ludicrous ; makes a great
amount of fun ; too much for his own good; is quick at repartee; smiles
often ; laughs heartily at jokes: p. 173. c. 11, 18. - -
with r frºm exers to “puſ ENology Pºtov Ep,” &c. 15
Writy LARGE, is quick and apt at turning every thing into ridicule :
throws of constant sallies of wit; is too facetious, jocose, &c.; p. 175. c. 6.
MoD En Are, has some witty ideas, yet lacks quickBess in conceiving,
and tact in expressing them; is generally quite sober : p. 176, c. 26.
SMALL, makes little fun ; is slew to perceive, and still slower to turn
jokes; seldom laughs; think; it wrong to do so: p. 177,
VERY SMALL, has few if any witty ideas or conceptions: p. 177.
GENUS III. INTELLEcºru AL FA cu LT 1 Es. These have to do with the
physical and the metaphysical world; with things in general, and their
qualities, relations, &c.; with the world and its contents: p. 49. 177, c. 2.
Aver AG E on FULL, has sufficient intellect to get along in the world,
yet not enough to reſider him eminent for talents : c. 10. 15. 21. 27.
LARGE, is possessed of sufficient natural talent and power of intellect
to enable him to take a high intellectual stand among men, yet their
direction depends upon other causes : c. 18, 43.
WERY I.Awc E, is by nature a truly great man ; possesses the highest
order of natural talents; is capable of rising to pre-eminence ; c. 5. 6.
7. l I. 40. 4 I.
MoDERATE on SMALL, shows little talent ; lacks sense ; c. S. 14. 20. 42.
SPECIES I. THE SEN's Es; sensation, sight, hearing, tasle, smell. 178.
SPECIES II.-O B senv ING AND KNow ING FA cult IEs. These bring
man into direct intercourse with the physical world ; observe facts of
all kinds, that is, the conditions, qualities, phenomena, and physical
relations of material things; collect and treasure up information ; create
&he desire to see and know things, &c.: p. 50. 183. c. 2. r
Aven AGE on FULL, possesses fair perceptive powers : c. 6. 10. I 1.2
LARGE, with advantages, knows a great deal about matters and things
in general; is very quick of observation and perception; has a practical,
matter-of-fact, common sense tact and talent; can show off to excellent
advantage; appear to know all that he really does, and perhaps more ;
is capable of becoming an excellent scholar, or of aequiring and retaining
knowledge with great facility, and attending to the details of business;
and has a decidedly practical intellect: p. 50. c. 15, 16. 17. 18. 19. 25.43.
VERY LARGE, is pre-eminent for the qualities just described ; seizes as
if by intuition upon the properties, conditions, fitness or unfitness, value,
&c., of things; has wonderful powers of observation and ability to
acquire knowledge ; has a natural taste and talent for examining and
collecting statistics, studying matural science, &c. : p. 53. e. 5. 7. 12.40.
MoDERATE on SMALL, is rather slow of observation and perception ;
cannot show to be what he is ; acquires knowledge with difficulty ;
is slow in learning and doing things off-hand, &c. : p. 53.
24, 22. INDIyin UALITY.—Observing and individualizing power and
desire; curiosity to see and know ; disposition to specify, personify.
AVERAGE, has some, yet no great, curiosity, and desire to see things.
FULL, has fair observing powers, and desire to see things: p. 185. c. 6. 21.
LARGE, has a great desire to know, investigate, examine, experience,
&c.; is a great observer of men and things; quick of perception ; sees
what is transpiring, what should be done, &c.; p. 184. c. 8, 10. l I. 14. 25.
VEity LARGE, has an insatiable desire to see and know every thing,
extraordinary observing powers; is eager to witness every passing
event : p. 185, c. 5. 7. 12. 13, 15. 22. 23. 40, 41, 42. 43.44.
H6 SYNo PS1s of Piłſur:No1.ggr,
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MoDERATE, is rather deficient, yet not palpably so, in observing powev.
and desire ; not sufficiently speeifick: p. 185. *
SMALL, is slow to see things; attends little to particulars: p. 186.
VERY SMALL, sees searcely any thing; regards things in the gross: p. 1S6
25. 23. FORM.–Cognizance and recollection of shape, or configuration
Aven AGE, recollects forms, faces, &c., quite well, but not very well.
FULE, recognises persons, countenances, &c., well: p. 18S. c. 9. 19.
LARGE, notices, and for a long time remembers, the faces, countenances,
forms, lo&s, &c., of persons, beasts, things, &c., once seen ; knows by
sight many whom he may be unable to name: p. 187. c. 6. 18. 40. 26.
WEIt Y LARGE, never forgets the countenance, form, &c., of persons and
things seen; easily learns to read and spell correctly; reads and sees things
at a great distance; has excellent eyesight: p. 188. e. 5. 7. 13. 17. 23.39.
MoDERATE, must see persons several times before he can recollect them :
sometimes doubts whether he has seen certain persons : p. 189.
SMALL on VERY SMALL, has a miserable memory of persons, looks,
shape, &c.; fails to recognise cven those he sees often : p. 189. -
26. SIZE.-Cognizance and knowledge of relative magnitude, bulk, &c.
Aveſt AGE, measures bulk with tolerable, but not great, accuracy: c. 21. 27.
FULL, can measure ordinary and familiar distances well, yet shows no
remarkable matural talent in it: p. 191. c. 6. S. 9. 10. I4. 18.
LARGE, has an excellent eye for measuring proportion, size, height,
angles, perpendiculars, &c.; quickly detects disproportions in them :
p. 100. c. 1 r. 19. 25. 42. -
VERY LARGE, detects disproportion, and judges of size, with wonderful
accuracy, by intuition, and as well without as with instruments; cannot
endure inaccuracy : p. 191. c. 5. 7. 12. 13. 15. 16. 17. 40.
MoDERATE, is rather deficient in measuring by the cye ; with practice,
may do tolerably well in short, but fails in long, distances: p. 191.
SMALL, judges of relative size, &c., very inaccurately : p. 191. c. 28. 29.
VERY SMALL, can hardly distinguish mountains from molehills : p. 192.
27. WEIGHT-Intuitive perception and application of the principles
of specifick gravily, projectile forces, momentum, balancing, resistance.
Ave RAGE, balances himself tolerably well in ordinary cases, yet has no
great natural talent in this respect: c. 21. 27. - -
FULL, keeps his centre of gravity well, but ventures little: p. 194.
LARGE, can walk on a high or narrow place ; hold a steady hand; throw
a stone or ball, and shoot, straight; ride a fractious horse, &c., very
well : p. 193. c. 16. 17. 25. 26.40. 4 i.
VERY LARGE, has this power to a wonderful extent: p. 194. c. 7. 13. 15.
Moper:ATE, maintains his centre of gravity, &c., rather poorly : p. 194.
SMALL on VERY SMALL, is unlike one with weight large : p. 195. c. 20.
28. 26. COLOUR.—Perception and recollection of colours, hues, tints, &c.
Aven AGE, can discern and recollect colours, yet seldom notices them.
Full, with practice, compares and judges of colours well; without it, does
not excel : p. 196, c. 10. k 1. 41.
LARGE, has a natural taste and talent for comparing, arranging, mingling,
applying, and recollecting colours; is delighted with paintings: p. 195.
VERY LARGE, resembles one with colour large, but excels him s p. 196.
MoDERATE, aided by practice, can discern and compare colours, yet owes
less to nature than art; seldom notices colours unless obliged to, and
then soon forgets them : p. 197, c. 20.
§
with REFERENCEs To “Prim}:Nology Pirov ED,” &c. 17
SMALL, seldom observes the colour of one’s hair, eyes, dress, &c.; can-
not describe them by what they wear, or compare colours apart; hardly
distinguishes the primary colours by candlelight, much less shades: p. 197.
VERY SMAI.I., can tell white from black, but do little more: p. 197. c. 19.
29. 28. ORDER. System : physical arrangement ; a place for things.
Aver AGE, appreciates order, yet not enough to keep it: c. 9. 10. 27.
FULL, likes order; takes much pains to keep things arranged : p. 200.
LARGE, has a place for things, and things in their places ; can find, even
in the dark, what he alone uses; is systematick; annoyed by disorder:
p. 199. c. 6, 11. 15. 19, 40. 41. - -
VERY LARGE, is very precise and particular to have every little thing in
its place ; literally tormented by disorder ; is fastidious : p. 199. c. 5. 7.
MoDERATE, likes, but does not keep order; allows confusion : p. 20 l.
SMALL on VERY SMALL, is nearly destitute of order and system : p. 201
30. 29. CALCULATION.—Intuitive perception of the relations of num-
31. 27. LOCALITY. Cognizance and recollection of relative position, looks
bers ; ability to reckon figures in the head; numerical computation.
Av ERAGE, by practice and rules, may reckon figures quite well ; c. 16.
FULL, aided by rules and practice, may excel in reckoning figures, and
do well in his head, but not without them : p. 204. c. 11. 27.
LARGE, can add, subtract, divide, &c., in his head, with facility and
correctness; become a rapid, correct accountant ; delights and excels in
arithmetick: p. 202. c. 5. 13. 15. 19.
WEux LARGE, has an intuitive faculty, to a wonderful extent, of reckoning
even complicated sums of figures in his head; delights in it: p. 203. c. 7.
MoDERATE, does sums in his head rather slowly and inaccurately : p. 204.
SMALL, is dull and incorrect in adding, dividing, &c.; dislikes it: p. 205.
VERY SMALL, can hardly count, much less go farther: p. 205. c. 28. 29.
and geography of places, &c.; desire to travel, see the world, &c.; p. 205.
AVERAGE, has a fair, though not excellent, recollection of places: c. 27.
FULL, remembers places well, yet is liable to lose himself in a city or
forest; ordinarily shows no deficiency; seldom loses himself: p. 207, c. 8.
LARGE, recollects distinctly the looks of places, where he saw things,
&c.; seldom loses himself, even in the dark; has a strong desire to
travel, see places, &c. : p. 205. c. 20. 25. 26.
VERY LARGE, never forgets the looks, location, or geography of any
place, or hardly thing, he has ever seen; is even passionately fond of
travelling, scenery, geography, &c.; p. 206. c. 5. 7. 12. 13. 16. 17.40. 4.
MoDERATE, recollects places rather poorly; sometimes gets lost : p. 207.
SMALL on VERY SMALL, has little geographical or local knowledge or
Tecollection; seldom observes where he goes, or finds his way back: p.208.
SPECIES III. SEMI-PRRceptive Faculties. These have to do with
3
action or phenomena, and their conditions, and deal them out to the
reasoning faculties: p. 50. 209. Large in c. 5. 7. 17; small in 6. 25.
2. 30. EVENTUALITY..—Recollection of actions, phenomena, occur-
rences, what has taken place, circumstantial and historical facts : p. 209.
AvenAGE, has neither a good nor bad memory of occurrences, &c.; c. 8.
FULL, recollects leading events, and interesting particulars, and has a
good memory of occurrences, yet forgets less important details. p. 212.
LARGE, has a clear and retentive memory of historical facts, generainews,
what he has seen, heard, read, &c., even in detail : p. 210. c. 5. 10. 16.
Visar LARGE, never forgets any occurrence, even though it is trifling;
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has a craving thirst for information and experiment; literally devours
books, newspapers, &c.; commands an astomishing amount of informa-
tion; p. 21 l. c. 12. 13. I4. 20. --
MoDERATE, recollects generals, not details; is rather forgetful: p.212. c.6.
SMALL, has a treacherous, confused memory of occurrences: p. 213.
VERY SMALL, forgets almost every thing, generals as well as particulars.
33. 31. TIME.-Cognizanee and recollection of succession, the lapse of
time, dates, how long ago things occurred, &c.; p. 214. -
Aven AGE, notices and remembers dates, times, &c., some, but not well.
FULL, recollects about, but not precisely, when things occurred : p. 216.
LARGE, tells dates, appointments, ages, time of day, &c., well: p. 215.
VERY LARGE, remembers, with wonderful accuracy, the time of occur-
rences; is always punctual ; tells the time, day, &c., by intuition: p. 216.
MoDERATE, has rather a poor idea of dates, the time when, &c.: p. 216.
SMALL, can seldom tell when things took place; is not punctual: p. 217.
VERY SMALL, is liable to forget even his age, much more other things.
34. 32. TUNE.—Tone ; sense of melody and musical harmony; ability
to learn tunes and detect chord and discord by ear; propensity to sing.
Av BRAGE, likes music; with practice may perform tolerably well.
FULL, can learn tunes by ear well, yet needs help from notes: p. 220.
LARGE, easily catches tunes, and learns to sing and play on instruments
by rote ; delights greatly in singing; has a correct musical ear: p. 218.’
VERY }, Ans-E, learns tunes by hearing them sung once or twice; is
literally emchanted by good musick; shows intuitive skill, and spends
much time, in making it; sings from the heart, and with melting pathos:
p. 219. c. 12. - ** --
MoD ErATE, aided by notes and practice, may sing, yet it will be mecha-
nically ; lacks that soul and feeling which reaches the heart: p. 220.
SMALL, learns to sing or play tunes either by note or rote with great
difficulty; sings mechanically, and without emotion or effect: p. 221.
WERY SMAEL, can hardly discern one tune or mote from another : p. 221.
35. 33. LANGUAGE. Power of expressing ideas, feelings, &c., by
means of words, attacking meaning to signs, &c.; verbal memory;
desire and ability to talk : p. 222.
Av ERAG E, can communicate his ideas tolerably well, yet finds some
difficulty ; uses common words; can write better than speak.
Fui.I., commands a fair share of words, yet uses familiar expressions;
is neither ſluent nor the reverse; when excited, expresses himself freely,
yet not copiously : p. 227. c. 6.
F,Aage, is a free, easy, ready, fluent talker and speaker; uses good lan-
guage ; commits easily ; seldom hesitates for words: p. 224. c. 5. 7. 20.
WErx LARGE, has by nature astonishing command of words, eopious-
ness and eloquence of expression, and verbal memory ; quotes with
ease; is an incessant talker; has too many words: p. 226. c. 11. 40. 41.
Moden ATE, often hesitates for words; employs too few ; may write well,
and be a critical linguist, but cannot be an easy, fluent speaker - p. 228.
SMALL, employs few words, and those common-place : in speaking,
hesitates much ; is barren in expression; commits slowly : p. 228.
VERY SMALL, can hardly remember or use words at all, or read: p. 229.
GENUS IV. REFLEcrive on REAsos ING INTELLEct. This looks
beyond mere physical facts and natural phenomena, and investigates
their causes, abstract relations, analogies, great principles, &c.; originates
y with REFERENCEs to “PHRENology PRoved,” &c. 19
ideas; ascertains and applies natural laws; contrives; invents, &c.; p. 229.
• LARGE on VERY LARGE, with perceptive intellect less, gives great depth
without brilliancy of talent; shows to be less than he is ; holds out well.
36. 35. CAUSALITY-Cognizance of the relations of cause and effect;
ability to apply them, or to adapt means to ends ; power of reasoning,
drawing inferences from premises, discovering first principles, &c.
AvenAGE, has some, but no great, ability to plan and reason : c. 10.
FULL, adapts means to ends well; has an active desire to ascertain
causes, yet not a deep, original, cause-discovering and applying mind:
p. 236. c. 21. 27. -
LARGE, plans well; can think clearly and closely ; is always inquiring
into the why and the wherefore—the causes and explanation of things;
always gives and requires the reason ; has by nature excellent judgment,
good ideas, a strong mind, &c.; p. 233. c. 5. 18. 19. 41.
VERY LARGE, is endowed with a deep, strong, original, comprehensive
mind, powerful reasoning faculties, great vigour and energy of thought,
first-rate judgment, and a gigantick intellect: p. 236. c. 6. 7. 11.40. 41.
MoDERATE, is rather slow of comprehension; deficient in adapting means
to ends; has not good ideas or judgment: p. 237. c. 8. 12. 13. 15. 16.
SMALL, has a weak, imbecile mind; cannot contrive or think: p. 238.
c. 14. 20. 25. 26.
VERY SMALL, little idea of causation: is a natural fool: p. 238. c. 28. 29.
37. 34. COMPARISON.—Perception of analogies, resemblances, differ-
ences ; ability to compare, illustrate, criticise, classify, generalize, &c.
AvenAGE, perceives striking analogies; illustrates tolerably well: c. 8. 21.
FULL, illustrates, discriminates, &c., well, but not remarkably so : p. 243.
LARGE, has a happy talent for comparing, illustrating, criticising, arguing
from similar cases, discriminating between what is and is not analogous,
or in point, classifying phenomena, and thereby ascertaining their laws,
&c. : p. 241. c. 7. 12. 13. 15. 18. 19. 41.
VERY LARGE, is endowed with an extraordinary amount of critical acu-
men; analytical, comparing, and illustrating power: p. 243. c. 5. 6.40. 41.
MoDERATE, may discern obvious similarities, yet overlooks others: p. 244.
SMALL on VERY SMALL, is almost destitute of this power: p.244. c. 28.29.
Having made numerous observations upon the following organs, and
especially upon suavitiveness, the author considers them as highly pro-
bable, but not as ascertained. (See pp. 248–9.) He therefore places
them before the tribunal of facts, and awaits its decision, meanwhile
summoning the phrenological world as witnesses. They were first
pointed out by L. N. Fowler, brother of the author.
C. SUAVITIVENESS. Ability to render one’s self agreeable; pleasant.
776.S.S. -
A v En AGE on FULL, neither excels nor is deficient in this respect,
LARGE on VERY LARGE, readily wins confidence and affection, even of
enemies; can say and do hard things without creating difficulty; obtain
favours; get along well; so say and do things that they take : p. 248.
MoDERATE on SMALL, is deficient in the power just described.
D. This faculty is as yet without a name. One with this organ
LARGE on VERY LARGE, perceives, as if by intuition, the character and
motives of men from their physiognomy, conversation, &c.; is suspicious,
and seldom deceived; naturally understands human nature: p. 247. 40.
MoDERATE on SMALL, seldom suspects others; is easily imposed upon ;
learns human nature slowly; does not know well how to take men: p.247.
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