New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-24
DR.. RedasId'. Lectures on Ph,s,esnsmy.

| The eighth Lecture on this science was dehy
cred By Dr. J. " RxpFIElp on Thursday evening,
the Hope Chapel As usas, Il wss very interesting
TIE subject Signs Of aggressive. wnlike eosrae
tar and Of ehsEsetOr pesesfal mild and srniaele :
presenting ssli for wide instruction a. to the indexe
and tenaenele, Of the motive faculties.
The disposition 70 A,,sek 10 Indicated by the Proni
hence Of the center Of the snd 10 large IN 81 ger
sors OF az aggressive character Il Is lsrge in the Ro
msn nose sni race hence il bas universally acquired
,as, term. The persons having this though fond OF
liberty themselves Do 10, Ike {, In others The
Roman. were remarkable Tor ,his quality the EnsHsh
Sso have this sort OF generally, and We see Row
foud extending their power sni possessions they are
In great Genersls-vsrrors this faculty 70 prominent
Sspoleons face shows IL as does wellinstons Wash
ngton bad the ssu, but rot much-no. 90 Roman. but
quite enough for his purpose quite enough to neits the
without thsfbuse Of the seuliy In snmsla the
Eise hss il remarkable the Cock the Lion, Leopard
Tiger, &c.
The next faculty Of the aggressive and ~srks char
scter 10 the Love Of Contest u a Indicated 5y the outer
angle Of the ridge Of the eyebrow when IL falls low
i indicates this faculty Is large in pugilsts IL IL
liable 20 beget owe for racing gaming &C &C. or for
anything that exeiies the mind TO contest merely for
the ssks Of contest Attack and elfieencs 10 not
much used in the sections of pu gs, horse gscsrs and
gsmesers the pure love Of contest The Indian has
thu sign and exercises this faculty The next faculty
OF the wsriike class 10 the Love of Triumph Il DIFF
ferent faculty from that Of Love Of Contest but they se
nearly allied both may b in person. bu, not
slvsys 60. The sciions Of this faculty produces q
farther. conmmmstr effect than the Love Of Con
test Is Indicated by the length Of the teeth
the lower sw when this faculty 10 large Il liable 20
rage murderers have u u - also prominent in Of
greatphy seal provess in warriors and in due.,s The
Love- OF Triumph seeks the entire annih alton IT every
thing that opposes the gaining Of iis wshsd.for end
il stops At nOhing hence Il is most dangerous orgsn
A ~
Violence aud Kindness In animals, IL Is very large in
the csrnivorous class, their Is remarkable and
their desire for triumph excessive all brutes fond OF
killing hsve H. and in other animals there 10 none or
/, "a rsiively small the rabbi, IL deficient OF 1,
IL q, very slightly developed In tbs OK Sc.
The faculty In the clsssi the Love Of Overcom
Ing ibis aculty quite different FROM the last named
Triumph con.emplses the end. and wishes 20 kill 10
effect Il while the present faculty takes y medium OF
accomplishing ia poin, by slow means 1T nots blood
thirsty faculty. 10 will even seek % overcome by kind
ness II the point 10 be gained is over intellectually
this faculty pursues the culture OF its owner until 10
has overcome the supremacy or and fears not the ex
isence OF the which previously WAS obstacle or
an eye-sore The person having this organ will labor
70 remove all difficulties out of the way. The index OF
this faculty 10 the lower canine teethby their stand
ing out from the usighborng teeth their breaking the
line formed by the regularity Of the testh. vast
smount OF moral courage accompanies tho prominence
Of this faculty TO overcome evil by good while In the
love Of triumph the sought for end 10 20 overcome evil
by evil. Those qualities are peculiar 10 nations; the
French have the love Of triumph more than the Irish or
English, and this accounts for the determination with
which they seek their ends
The love OF Hurting for their 10 such faculty,
prompts persons 10 throw stones they sncieny
used very efficient and scientific Of warfare
It prompts TO dart things TO hurl missiee from tho hand
-huring thrones, hurlins iyrsnts. playing the
game for power Napoleon had the faculty lsrse-hos
ciuskO and Others The index 10 the breadth Of the
cheek bone the face Great warriors have always
this faculty lsrg--very large In Bruce Ths Indian |
warriors have H. aud betrsy u action In their love for
Ere arms. OF the ways in which 1, il evident In
peaceful characters you will always perceive want OF
the indexes which spoken Of tending 10 ssges
sion.
In the course Of the leeure tho DR. showed the signs
on suitable casts Of skulls and faces and the fsccs Of
some gentlemen which he examined and In tracing the
actions of the various faculties upon men and animals
Ia introduces many examinations Of their natures and
illustrates bis Arguments by many very instructive
anecdotes OF natural history and other useful
of information.
The Nnth Lecture takes place OF Saturday evening
AZ Hope Chapel