The Whig creed. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1845-1846, 1845-12-13
HATOLOGY-A VIEW SCIENCE.

ed to.
HATOLOG IA NEW SCIENCE.
The geologist, by the peculiar charac-
teristics Of the soil which be examines, can
tell the precious minerals that are hidden
beneath; on the formation Of the petal and
the calx, The botanist bases his knowledge
Of the various families to which millions of
flowers belong, and the protuherances. on
the skull. the phrenologist will describe the
weight, size, length and breadth of the pas
Sions and propensities Of each one of the
human race. Not a day is ushered into
existence but some new 'sology"is born,
10 be as il were the twin brotherof the time.
Science. like some enquiring daughter, sits
at the feetof Nature, and the good old mo-
Their (when she is not in q passion) answers
every question that is asked her. And that
inquisitive girl, Miss Science, is she not ubi-
quitous,--a kind female Paul Pry, diving
into evervbody's business-in all places at
once and yet. attending TO her own wants
and those of the worldl Well, the other
day, while gazing on the remnants Of a
shocking bad bat, it suddenly occurred 10
Miss Science that she had discovered a
bran-new, humping big "ology." She clap
ped her hands, shouted "Eureka" and ma
med il "lHAToLoGy!" Was she right or was
she wrong Let hats answer for themselves,
Reader do you see that bell crowned hat,
that hat with the narrow furned up brim?
Hath il not an "ancient and fish like look?
That hat belonged to a gentleman ofthe old
school--heis gathered unto his fathers, the
sbad- belied coat, the ample waistcoat, the
knee-breeches, aye, and even the shoes have
gone the way Of all habilimeuts; but the hat
the bell-crowned hat, remains sole relic Of
the DAYS gone bv
Here is hat with very slender rim
bound with broad braid The inside is fanc
fully decorated with morocco and silk. anc
the outside shines like the gloss on raven!
breast. Has not that hat decided oh r
acter! 1t was made TO shadow the white
baby brow, delicate nose, perfumed mus
tachlos and imperia1e of some Broadwa,
exquisite 1t is destined 10 be short-lived
and. like its wearer, will be thrown on th.
shelf of time 10 moulder into nothingness.
Another. Here is a hat-,a white hat
with large, generous brim, well devel
oped crown, and Of a texture not too fine
not too coarse. We would credit that ha
10 any amount, and the man " no BUYS i
We never saw white hat of the qualt,
above pescribed, but we thought of BrougI
singing
'There jolly miller once
Lived on The river Dee,"kc.
And yet anotherl Here's hat as crook
ed as the "cow with the crumpled horn
ltIocks miserable, as if its owner in fit O
madness had STAYED bis head against stone
wall, and then fell into gutter. The nap
OF this hat is some what the colour of fox
tall-a portion of the rim has been gnawet
OF by mice, and the crown smells as if i
had been keeping company with some dis
solufe lard-keg. Reader that hat belonged t.
drunken loafer. who got credit at 'pica
yune house," and then stole the forks wher
lHnch was set out on the counter, by way
# showing his gratitude.
Here is a hat that is somewhat dificul
10 0escribe. Like the chameleon. it has nc
PartlcNIar color--the top is round, and the
orim lam down, like the roof of some old.
fashloned autch farmhouse. 1t is kind d
oroWnish back, and you nav be spre. i
& hals can see, tbs lat has seen prev sonirreIc
49, on the tall trees in Tennessee and Ken.
lucky and fatboats md SQUALLS IN tho Mi.
sissippl. When ma. wear,o s,,o ~ -'l IL,
comes to New Orleans,he generally. Goes
away a waser if not bette man. Had if
owner have had an adviser,a 10 n,;oht ba ve
sold his chickens in a.better m.rke3i nj
We might 60 through the whde family
OF hats, but space viii not permitN Suffice
it'tosay, that there is. a character 10 9a,s-I
some men have got no characters bur Ia !,
have. AS for caps, they're too adolesesn,
or, rather, too .aboriginal'for our notice. .