The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-10-30
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A PHYSIOLOGICAL LEAF ERDM A IRA
vEILER's DIARY.


tnntly between Providence aud Newport.
The general topic Of conversation since
nv arrival is the late Trial Of Mr.. Avery
for the murder of $. NJ. C"rnsII--a
Young woman. Mr. A. resides IN this
village, and from the incessant repetiiiou
of ins name, and the high excitemrnt
produced by it, was induced To seek an
opportunity of seeing aud conversing
With him. Opposing the fas,id,onsnes-
of trespa.sing upon the principles "i
good breeding aud propriey in-a self.
introduction, Ivy presenting to my mind
the rare specimen Of human nature
should loso by attending to them. II
forthwith repaired to his house, aud was
recs,vcd at tho door by Mr.. True
his associate. by whom after making
knswn to him my character aud the na-
sare ofmy call. I was introduced Ia the
Rev. F.. X. Avery. He discovered a
monetary embarrassment, or perhaps,
wonder. produced by my singular ap-
pearancc. which Immediately relieved
by rapidly stating to him my undertaking,
and leading such questions ns would
place me beyond the suspicion of being
a mere inquisit,ve intruder. After a
short conversation, he offered me To par
take of his simple fare, which l acceped
at the hands of his wife. She is an
smiablc looking woman. possessing n
countenance mingling shade of inieli.
snce, with deep expression of snbdued
feeling, and bitter nf1iiction. Although
I have steeled my heart against parta-
king too deeply Of the misery Of human
sympathy, yet when | saw The tender
children that surrounded her, and the
beautiful babe that rested on her bosom.
] fel, the weakness Of my nature, and
almost repenied my visit. To relieve
this feeling offered Mr.. A. a newspaper.
which I perceived would bring h's heal
directly under my inspection 10y moving
the candle to the edge'of the table nj,
which ] was eating. Then | comlnen-
ced chronological survey --or rather l
undertook to marshal my knowledge of
this science for ncual service. ] pl ,inl,
prsceived n bovine enlargement of The
posterinr capitis recti, as well prop
prtioned base to an extraordinary deve-
lopenent Of the condyloid, followed up
by a fuiness Of tho masfoid, process.
This gave view of head extremely
fall in tSe occipi,al, in the hasiIar Tor
thar portion If it nver the earl and IN
The sincipiial region; hence head
strongly marked with amiiivness nbov,
the eondylold, and with destrnctiveness
and cOrnbativeness above the mastoid
process, being connected with the bas,-
lar region, or resting fully in its angle
above. towards the occ,pital region.
SO much for Phrenolngy. Then ! com
sns"ced to appy the principles nf PLY.
siognomy The frontal is build, hut wan =
that fIlnrss which designuies inteiierf.
and shows that the majority of the brain
lies in the Occipital, or ANIMAL region.
His countenance is strongly marked
with 6rmness. Lavnter says, that II
we'll determined head and chin, aud com.
pressed mouth is an indication of firm.
ness and determination. He has a
broad, we'll determined chin, n fulness
Of the maseter muscles, and n general
correspondence in the maxiLea infer
SORTS, together with a close anI very
compressed mouth. This is strnngly de
hneated in the portraits of him. Let ~,
not forget tho Eye the herald of tie
soul" His eye is a dark hazel nppronch
ing that fierce shade whicl
foolish girls love to look upon MS the in
dex of romantic bandit, ar Of hear
that burns suddenly with toUe- such Ion
- Pope speaks of, without It's refinement
II has peither fixedness nor pt netrai,on
but glows with the pernicious gleaming
ofthat animal FIRE, with which natmr,
has endowed the young of the capr,
montana. 1t is an eye that a virtuons
intelligent woman would think ton fnmi
linr upon a short acquaintance and sacI
an ono as the opposite female characte
would dream of as lovely and loving
TO be short--it is such an eve Ns al
artist con! use. by varying the lids, l,
pourtraying Pssaphr in her faror, Edl
pus in his wrath, and Cain iD his cursia,
moments. Now let me sum up. I'mus
not cay that he is murderer becnns,
he has the bumps" for eandor whis
pers to me the response of Socrates whe,
his natural character was described b.
= physiognomisi AS bad" he was $,
BY nature. but that by u life of virtue h'
had subdued these propensi''es." Blu
that majority Of animal deveIopsmen
10 the occiput shows the cause 10 there =
this bovine fuIness Of the neck. the nsua
'ndex Of longevity, or the strong prin.
eiples Of animal power, point to propen.
s,f'es OF equal force. That high sinci.
pItaI stump" shows that these propen.
sities are "a. be gratified by iis assistance