Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-08-20
ron THE TINES.
MONTICELLO, August, 1912.


elections have doubtless sealed the mouths
OF the numerous stump orators, who so
frequently harongucd the people during
the late electioneering campaign, and as
your paper will consequently be deprived
of many thaStc and beautiful specimens of
magic eloquence which flowed so copiously
from the lips of a Robiou, Jackson, a
Scott and others, l beg leave to offer you
for publication a speech which hope will
prove to be a good substitute for those
eloquent outpourings that electrified the
democracy and greatly amused your read
ers.
This speech was delivered by member
of the Monticello Lyceum when that IA
nous question, "Ls Phrcnology Science7"
was before that body for discussion. The
irony which the speaker employed on that
occasion, did not fail, of course to elicit
scorn and contempt from the Jealous vo-
taries of Phrenology, but the roars of
laughter and almost continual applause
from the rest of the audience, did not fail
to encourage the "Bumpologcap' to pro-
coed with his keen and unsparng castiga-
ton. To render his position more plausi-
bic he resorted to his "Tracter and Depres-
ser" and whilst in the act of drawing forth
a huge bump upon the Uranium Of by
stander-to the great amusement of the
audience of ladies and conference.-the
President called loudly to order, and cut
short the striking illustration of the inge-
NOUS eXperimenter.
The member kindly furnished me with
copy which reads as follows:
Mr.. President am extremely sorry to
see any gentleman in this enlightened COM
munity, and especially member of this
assembly of intelligence, have the efIrontery
to get up and say to this society of litcra-
ture, and its worthy president, that phren-
ology is not legitimate offspring of the
body corporate of sciences-or that it is
not itself a prominent member Of that
honorable body. Why, sir, l don't want
to give ofience-but of such an one,
think it would be appropriate to say in the
language Of the inspired writer, "Iet him
alone that he may die in his sins, for ,o is
wilfully ignorant" Why, Mr.. President,
any gentleman having discrimination, and
making but ordinary use of his visual or
gans, cannot but be struck with the visible
correspondence of the Development Of
bumps, and the development of character.
1t has long been known, sir, by the votar-
les of true science, that the development
of character harmonZes entirely with the
development of certain bumps or promi-
nenccs Of the Uranium; for instance, we
all must have observed, that when we see
an individual who has prominence on
the top of his head, that that individual is
noted for his pcty and veneration and
again, when we see another portion of the
Uranium more prominent than usual, we
find that individual more remarkably be-
nevolent;a third pair of bumps again, fully
developed, denotes combatitiveness. Per-
nit me here, whilst speaking Of the bumps
of combatiliveness lin order to explain
more fully the power which certain bumps
exert over the character Of many TO re-
mark on circumstance which came under
my immediate notice the other day; and
hope the society will indulge me in the
liberty of partially rcsorting to personality
in this case, when it takes into consdera-
ton the immense and important benefits
which will result to the human family from
the establishment of the science Of phren-
Ology. The circumstance to which Gllude,
Mr.. President, occurred in Charlton, and
many of you, have no doubt, are ac
quainted with part of its details, and
think that when relate it, it will prove an
incontestable argument that, not only char
acter is completely under the control of
bumps, but that their bump,Ships themselves
can be controlled by this all-powerful
science.
Yes, sir, confidently believe that the
day is not far distant, when the character
of man will be completely under the power
of the Dcpresser and Pnumatic TraCter.
But to return; the circumstance which l
am about to relate, will establish to de-
monstration, that mans character does har
monize or correspond with his bumps; and,
that, if either of those bumps be depressed
or elevated, the corresponding trait in his
disposition will disappear or increase, in
precise ratio with the depression or eleva-
ton of said bumps. You smile, gentlemen,
but hear the circumstance which l am
about to relate, and that smile of incred-
ulity which sets so badly upon those intel
ligcnt countenances, will vanish like the
dew OF morn, before the enlivening splen-
dor of the MONDAY sun.
The circumstance is this: an individual
the other day, with the courage of a Hec-
tor and the power of Hercules, struck
to the ground his adversary; but 10! and
behold when his PROSTATE foe lay help