Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-11-01
[WHoLE No. 44S.
lFrom the Boston Morning Post.

we have had since his arrival ~ tbis
city. This was particularly the case
last Friday night, when the RAIN poured
down in torrents, yet Notwithstanding
this circumstance, there were about two
hundred ladies and gentlemen present.
The organ, which he selected for the
subject of his lecture, was that OF De-
sfrueirseness, or propensity TO kill
situated Immediately behind the ear
DR.. C.. said, that DR.. Gall had often
noticed very full development Of tho
brain on the part of the skull referred TO,
without being able TO determine the
faculty which il indicated. AT length,
observing that all the caraiveroUs AMI
mails had this part Of the Drain remarkably
large and full, he went through a series
of experiments, and satisfied himself be-
yond doubt that il was the seat Of the
faculty which impelled them to Kill other
animals for their nourishment. 10 H.
lustrate the truth, or supposed truth, oil
this theory, DIR. Connie exhibited the
skulls Of lion, tiger, wild cat, and
fox, in which the development was IN
due proportion to their power and To-
rocity and, in contr adistinction, he
exhibited the skull Of sheep, and
hare, in which there was scarcely any
perceptible development OF the organ.
In the lion and the tiger, nearly the
whole mass OF the brain was immediately
behind the ears. DR.. Gall, lie said,
having first given the organ name,
which correspondcd with the English
word Murder, exposed himself to much
ridicule, upon the. ground that il was as
much as to say that the Almighty had
created men murdcrcrs. The ridfeu'e,
however, only applied to Tire r'fsnomcr
and not to the organ, which rs IN fact as
necessary to the well being Of man, as
any other faculty, which he is admitted
by all intelligent men TO possess. Man
is constituted with a earnirerous stomach,
and to supply the natural appetite Of suci,
stomach, animals must be killed aud
eaten.-( (Shade Of Graham, what n
blasphemcr must phrenologist he !! In
the primitive stage Of society man was
mainly depcndam upon hunting for the
supply of food for themselves and fami-
lies. and unless endowed with n propen-
sity 10 destroy those animals which were
suitable for that pmpose, they could not
have existed In that state. With the in
crease of knowledge, and the develepe-
mcnt Of the intellectual faculties Of man
kind, other means Of obtaining animal
food, together with various other pro-
ducts OF the earth, by agriculture were
discovered, and the pursuits Of the chase
decreased in proportion. In Scotland,
still, however, there existed strong
passion for the chase, and he had hal
frequent opportunities Of convers'ng with
gentlemen addicted TO that sport. Az
first they would say that it was the emu
lation and excitement Of hunting, which
gave them SO much qualification but
when Dr.. G.. put the plain question:
"Would the emulation and excitcment
give you such great pleasure, ifyou had
no chance whatever to kill your game =
they frankly answered, that without
the chance to kill, there would be no
:; pleasure in hunting.s
a From the organ Of Destructiveness,
: springs the capacity oi resentment, SO
J. conducive 10 the preservation OF socisty,
\ by compelling individuals to respect
!. each others lives, rights and feelings,
n for fear Of risking their own. Hence,
d even he who would otherwise commit
: murder, is checked by the fear OF the
conse quenccs to himself or his family
: Thus mans " Destructiveness," com-
bined with his superior intelligence ena-
bles him to tame and reduce to obedience
the most ferocious animals, without de-
stroying life.
The next point adveried to by Dr. G.
was the difference in the developement
of the organ in males and females. LII
females. il is much smaller, while PHI
loprogenitivenes is much larger than IN
the male and thi. difference is in strict
accordance with the respective sphere
of action of the two sexes, ordained by
the Creator
Less than due proportion OF the de-
:, ve,ope ment of DestiuctiyeDess IN man,
imicbt become very great defect in his
!. character, and disqualify him for the
!, discharge of the most imperative duties
;, Of humanity, or affection. In proof OF
l,his. DIR. G.. referred to the case oi a
= genfleman in Scotland-a most nffec.
s. tiona,e father, and whose head indicated
a full org an Of Benevolence, with scareIy
: President Madison, he +" could not look
!, on blood and carnage will, any compo-
" sure" This gentleman had son, 70
, whom he was attached with The u'm""
affection. who was laboring under
IN disease. which rendered surgical OPP
ID cra,ion absolutely necessary to preserve
orE h;s life There was no other man NJ
.e had to assis, the surgeon but the ia'hrr'
T" but 40 great was his horror at the pros
pect Of Witnessing the operation, that Il
:. was necessary to force him into the room.
Nothing could exceed the ncutepess os
fbis suflerings-ihe very life appeared 10
,1aIbe almost wrunp out Of him, by tho
= movements Of the surgeon and u Gas
long time after the son entirely reccv-
cred from the pain Of the operation, that
The father recovered any degree Of COM
posure. Indeed, his health was So
" ,ieusly affected by il.
II. In tho course Of his lecture, Dr
8 Combe exhibited cases Of the skulls o.