Lexington union., 1840-11-28
or~,s, From the N. o. Pcayune.
hECORDERS COURT-SEcoNn Mn

Al Enthusiastic Pdrcnoloo;s,

80 ""u tueIo was neither hair nor hat n
~ MS head. He wore large green oIasse.
" ana seemed not TO reflect for a NONE !
y tnat me tcrrors Of the calaboose stare
y y him IN the lace. EIe kept running ii
x hands over the heads of his fellow nrison
ers, now giving shake Of despair to hi
Y mead, and again giving evidence ofinwar ;,
y =, exuEalIon, lie had to be called 10 orde,
y several times by the peace officers
J. George Briskman!" said the Record
,. err '"0 i'eco9a
y There was no reply.
g "George Brskman!" said The Record.,
again. -tooO' "o'
"hy don't you answer when YOU hear
. your names called" said poIice officer
going over and giving the arm of the lille
man IN the snuff colored coat a shake i
was extended out feeling the head of his
next door neighbor :
The little man rose, and with what he
intended for dignity replied
When the court aflixes to nv name
NOSE initials of professional distinction.
WIN which The unanimous voice of the
'aculty has honored me, then and not I'm
Ihen, do feel bound to answer any cues.
TONS" l''''
"What is your name," said tho Record
er.
Dr.. George Briskman, NJ. d." said
'he little man with tho hairless head. uo
name which | trust will need no gculptared
urn TO perpetrate my scientific fame when
steep among the clods Of the valley.n
MIR. Brlskman," SAID the Recorder.
you are charged with being found iniox.
lcated last night, and Offering resistance 10
the watchman who arrested vou.n
what, sir" said the little man, al in.
toxIcated offer resistance to the watch.
manF' and he seemed to appeal to the |
ceiling OF the court instead Of the .Judqe,
70 witness the iulsity of the charge. and |
then dropping down on the seat after the
most melo-dramatic fashion, he said, in
su6dued voice, eyes, yes, was. / wasn-
| ne jumps suddenly up, and in loud
voice continues 81 was intoxicated
uiunk, dellrlous, sir, but it was not with
alcohol am intoxicated now, cir, but il
IS The effect Of those copious libations
nave Qualified at the fedntaing Of Gciencc. 4
have not resisted the watchman. NAV !,
please the court, but have resisted Tho
ignorance Of the age-l have batlled
agalnst the preIudices Of narrow minds.
and7i have opposed those who would arrest ,
the march Of intellect. This, sir, have j
done, aud this shall continue 10 do til INV
new theorhetcal system of phrenolory be-.
comes universally known; I'LL the lines ON }
mems heads, sir, like the labels on bottles
IN apothecaries stores, tell their contents
IN word, sir: till the minds of mankind !
are seen at single glance through the tel. !
sscopIc lens Of Briokmaa's aeO system of /
Phrenologyn y
" Nonsense" said the Recorder, " all q
this has nothing TO do with the charge . ?
" Well, sir" SAID George Briskman. NJ !
u. "lfl prove il, Here for instance is
my own head; it is not naturally bald sir %
but have made il so that | might lecture j
with the greater facility on my new sys a
em-you perceive, sir, how distinctly the 81
mes are marked Here he traced out the st
Illlerent bumps with the fore finger of his II
.ght handl -''beneyolence large; vencra. s
ion very well developed; hope quite pro. re
ninent." =,
VIII the court indulge me for mo. Il
nenI. said the man with the new system; r
nd without waiting 10 SEQ whether the di
ourt would q not, he proceeded fr
"ilere, sir" he said, clapping his finger ne
ehlnd the ear Of il bIg Irishman, who hu
'as by lhs side, and whose face was orna. do
rented by pair o(bIack eyes and bloody or
ose--"here issanother illustration Of my mi
ew system. Why, sir, this bump ofcom. III
atltiyeness swells out like moupain ia,
or, SIR, ls amitiveness hid on the head OF an
us lndlvidual-[ He ran his 6ugors round HI
the back OF the lrishman's head here
r, the bump Of amilIveness is YER, large
deed--very Iarge-quio proiuibey. off
lce." alt
The Recorder seeing that the little Ii
an in the snuff colored coat was an en-. be
aslastic disciple Of Spurzheim and Call, use
ore sinned against than SHINING, said hor
Well, Doctor George Briskman, N. d.. pla
shall let you 80 this time on paying your of
i fees" Bn
"Onc moment may il please the court," cul
d the little bald headed man: "There tbr
J" he SAID, pointing to a Datch boy, who the
IS arrested for pulling cotton out of the the
les lying on the Levee: "here, sir, is for
extraordinary head! How large &C. TO /
and consiructiveness no To- for
ty-no eventuality! and, except the 1t i.
lehman who arrested me last night, rem
'er, in the whole course Of my experi> viii
'e, met any one who has adhesiveness wal
large. O, that had cast Of that /
~ head!" thar