The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-04-17
PROSPECTUS FOR VOL. VII.
OF THE
American chronological Journal

| TO reform The perfect man-to bring out by cu
| ture the original beauties and capabilities of his
nature, are objects The most exalted that can posi-
bly, engross humanity. But do this either effec-
| suay or correctly, TINT nature must be known and
! as Phrenoogy is The science OF human nature and
especially Of mans intellectual and moral consi-
tuition, 1t evolves all the elementary principles of
| his natuIe-thereby embodying all the conditions of
happiness and all the causes of his suflerings as
well us OF all the evils that afliCt society and all
| this SO plainly that he that runs mny read" and
so BEAUTIFULLY as to excite our highest admiration.
1t a!o furnishes the only true test and touchstone
by which to try every doctrine and practice OF the
| age and indeed OF all past and coming time-every
theory OF society, every question OF eihics morals
ofIogic, Of enquiry, and even Of religious creeds
| and practices, for by developing fully and clearly
! the primitive nature and constitution If man, aud
that in all lis ralnf atoms, it ananges, before the
tribunal of that nature, everything appertauing to
| man; appro, ing Whatever harnoniZes with it, but
condemning whatever conflicts herewith.
The accompanying number Of this periodical, as
well as It's three last volumes will serve as samples
of its future course, excepting that the following
| important departments will be added.
! LIST. That Of Ply slo.ogy. Though, for several
years, the Journal has contained or less ply
| sio0giCa uct and information, yet lis space has
been much occupied otherwise to give that full
attention to the exposition aud enforcing ofthe laws
of animal life, including the value fheath and the
means Of regaining and preserving it, which their
importance demands. To know and obey these
laws, lies at the basis of all human happiness for
be tremenbeled that life and health depend there
on and on them depend all our pleasures, whether
| mental or physical. Even intellectual attainments
and moral progression must be accompanied by
! Physiological, especially cerebral improvement.
The connexion OF physiology with menaity--the
different states OF body as inducing their corespon-
ding states of mnd-haye been almost completely
| overlooked, even by psychologists themselves. Our
talents our virtues, our vices, our mental und moral
progression. depend more upon what, how. e. when
eat drink, sleep, labor, battle, &c--upon our
physical habits and ply siUlogcal condtion--;han
most people suppose. The plain fact is, few PEGS
pie knew how 10 eat! or sleep or breathe. or live
II they did, sickness would be unknown, aud sin
comparatively banished from our world Those
physiological conditions, therefore, which affect
mind and morals, will be freely discussed in this
volume.
2nd. That of Animal Magnetism, or the vital prin
cip!c. So indisshlnh!y is this science connected
with both Phrenoogy and Physiology, that neither
should be pursued without the other At least, ev.
cry student of the latter science who prosecntes his |
Investigations uuguided by The light Of this new
star of human science, but gropcs his way in CONS
parati,e da,kn Surprisingly beautiful and phi !
lusophcal, rs we'll as rich in lessons Health hap
pinPss, are The discoveries evolI ed by applying mag
nesm 10 phrenolog cal and physiological investi- |
Cations And surely, as remedial agent this ap> |
pIicaton exceeds and will eventually supersede all
others. Awnre oino work or periodical which COW
ers this most interesting, most important field of
least partially, in this volume.
Bird. department devoted to women. To i'm |
prove her, is to benefit our race, whilst her degen-
eracy Jeterioates il. Female education - nearly |
everything appertaining t. hers cffcctiue her
ruin as fast ms the iapld Ill., ht Of time will allow
Long enough hhs her vunltv been inflated 18th the
gaudy,the artificial and the fashionable. Too long
already have her exquisite fanSIbliites been perver
ted and the beauties and craccs o her nature been
converted either into play hing s-mere tons for
man to sport witl-or else prostuted Mt the shrine
Of the worst of human passions Infinitely more
perfect more prolific than anything ever vet beleld
BY mortuls, are the natural charms aud beauties Of
the female character. But. they have vet to he
6rOvgM ont. To do this efeciuay, her nature and
capabilities must be ka0wn. These, her Phrcnolo-
gy and Physiology will reveal; in doing which
they will also disclose her true sphere, and her con-
se0uebt duties. To this eventful ubject-and none
can be more prolific of good to mnn-w a portion
of this volume be dedicated. Nor will mothers in
their distinctive relation as mothers be neglected.
Those at all acquainted with the Editors style
Of writing and lCcturlng, will readily comprehend
his manner of treating these and other subjects that
come appropriately within the wide range of phre-
nongica physiological, and magnetic science.--
Onr field is indeed The world. Not only is it al
ready ripe for the harvest, hut it is becoming cor
rupted and all overgrowu with the lares of uncean-
ness and the thistle Of sin. To receive the good
into vessels but to cast the bad away, will he the
object of every successive number of this work.
Those therefore, who drop tears of sorrow over ill.,
lis restoration, may perhaps do good efGectually ,
by circulating this work us in any other way ; for,
lis pages will embody both the seeds and the core
1faH reform. Human improvement and happiness ,
ire designed to be inscribed its every page, its
avery line. c
Nor in this long line Of subjects, will the prac- '
zeal department of chronological science - its c
its facts, its philosophy or Information
equiste for furtherng the progress of amateurs, I
De neglected. t
Aud since nothing neither the acquisition of t
my species Of knowledge nor the possession of c
my form Or degree Of wealth or honor. or any c
worldly possession whatever can as eiIectuay
benefit, as deeply interest every member of the Il
human family, will that knowledge of oul ma h
by Phrenology which renders It the C
cience for "the miion;" and since it is proper Ii
md desirable that a monthly Journal, devoted to ii
his science, should be accessible to ALTO the il
,oor as well az the rich TO the erate as well as s.
o the scientiic--this Journal will be furnished a
m the following low IL
TERMS. T.
It will be issued in monthly numbers of 80 pa {
es each, al 81 for single copy; three copies Is