Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-09-08


be appointed to any high office. In my next,
l will give more fully my opinion OF him, as
well as of the other leading men in the nation.
Glarakis is well, and has always been good
friend to me. am, and have been for the last
three months, lodged IN his house l conduct
ed him through long and dangerous illness,
and he recovered just in time to take care OF
me, during severe typhus fever. Glarakis
has been actively engaged in the Revolution,
and rendered important services. Since the
death of fletcher, he has acted as Minister of
the Interior. Heis a man of first rate abilities,
and has finished education
An opportunity of writing you will occur
again next week, which | shall not fail to i'm
prove. llthen, remain, respectfully, yours.
S. G.. HOWE.
The last number of BIackwooFs Magazine
contains the following fortunate hit at the doc
trine Of phrenology:
A Psychologists Study. Casts, boxes, and SOULS
arranged round the room. Enter DR.. Brain,
Mrs. Atkins, and Child.
Dr. Brain. WelBmy good Mrs. Atkins, | see
that you have brought your son to be examined.
Mrs. Atkins. Yes, sir, if you will have the
goodness. Children are great pleasure; but
then they are a great care: and widow, especi-
ally a lone woman, cannot help of feeling anx-
ious about setting them out for lie. 10 be
sure, l have only my twins, girl and this boy;
but it is still great trouble. One does not
know what is fittest for them, poor things!
| DR.. b. Phrenology is precisely what will ease
that trouble, Mrs. Atkins. Our discoveries
tend particularly to that point; by observing
and following the natural indications. My
friend. Mr.. Hewson, think, sent you to me.
Mrs. A. Yes, sir; he told me that by looking
at the boys scull-take off your hat, William!
and feeling the bumps
Dr. B. Organs, my good madam! Call them
organs!
Mrs H. beg your pardon, sir; will. MI.
Hewson said, that by feeling his bump-organs
mean-you would be able TO tell me what to
do with him. | should like TO bring him up to
the grocery line, like his father, and take him
into the business at proper time; but the boy,
it seems has read foolish book called Robin
son Crusoe, and is wild to go to. sea. Why
don't you take off your hat, William, and let
the Doctor look at your organs? He wont hurt
you, child For all he's SO bold and full OF
tricks, the boys as sham-faced before company
as his sister. Hold yourself up, William.
DR.. B. How old is the young gentleman?
Mrs A. Twelve, come next Mlchaelmas.-
He's but shrimp of thing, in spite of his
great spirit too puny by half for boy. Fan
nv and he are so alike; that if it were not for
their clothes, we should never know them a
sunder But l suppose, Doctor, that's only
their faces? take it their bumps beg par
don-organs are quite different?
DR.. B. Undoubtedly, my good Mrs. Atkins.
Difference of sex is attended with difference Of
faculty The perceptive organs, for instance,
are usually more developed in woman; the re-
fec tive, in men. This is quite boys forehead
Come, sir, let me feel. shall do you no harm
IThe Doctor feels the chld's head; Mrs. Atkins
walks about the looking at the casts, and talking
to herself.]
A large distinctiveness-a prodigious cona6a-
tiveness-t rmness strongly eveloped-adhesire-
ness small. Really, Mrs. Atkins, this boy is the
most striking instance of the truth OF our SCI
ence that have ever met with in the thous-
ands that have examined. | never saw the
propensities so strongly indicated. Let him
go to sea by all means-indeed, 1t would be OF
no use if YOU were to try to keep him at home.
With such .frmness and sensltlreness, large, ne
would certainly run away. Besides, 1t would
be thousand pities Here are all the organs
that make great warrior; superb dastancflve-
Mesa observation-disclosures than Lord Nelson! l
should like to have cast of the boy.
Mrs 4. All, well a-day!
DR.. B. Acquisitiveness strong too!
Mrs. A. Ay-ay-what's that!
Dr. B. Why it means desire to possess;
which, in boy, probably shows itself in love
of marbles and apples, and nuts, without being
very scrupulous as to the means by which they
are acquired.
Mrs. A. Oh. it's a wonderful art! See, Will
liam, ow the Doctor finds you out! Yes, he
! take shame to say it, but the boy stole all the
apples off of our nonpareil tree last year; and
we can't keep goosberry in the garden for
him. can trust his sister any where; she's
such good little quiet thing-but William
Dr. b. Never fear Mrs. A. it's an excellent
organ, under proper government, and will turn
to desire to capture Dutch spice ships, and
Spanish argosies. You must send him to sea.
Mrs. "A. Al, welladay But, Doctor, how is
it that you can tell these things?
DR.. B. Why, look here, my good madam. 40
you see that projection on the side OF -Just
here, Mrs. Atkins-here my good lady. II l
had another child, l could show you what
mean in moment.
co@cl ,,our sister William