New-York daily tribune., 1849-03-23
Or. R.da.Ia,. Lecture. gu Pht.Iosnomy.

Dr. Rsdhsld's Lectures Phy-iognomy.
On Tuesday evening Dr. J. W RsDFIELD de-
vared tn feveu'b Lecture OF bis Course The nte
resting seienee of Physiogpomy The subject was the
Signs Of al Active Ipda,iriozs Sober Character sud
Of oue Lazy, Reckless and nproviseni~ He sad Ae-
a'iiy diPends partly n the temperament Of person
The nervous End sanguius temperament predisposes
perion % activity the bilious temperament tends to
'luzsthness. In proportion 70 the activity Of the
nerves is the acvity o the body the activity Of the
body on that o tie action Of the mind The S-uguiue
compartment chiefly belongs 70 the arteries srd
lar Development The bilious temperament favoring
slugs sshness pertains the circulation o black blood
20 the liver TIE bilious person 70 generally insc.vc
and does nJt catch q .g perception Of IDEAS quickly
Tho Phlsgmatc ten 2ersBeLt stiil m1rs fsv0rs inac
lion, sud may be- indicated 10 the color Of the face
eJesi hair Tie growth ci hair upon the hes1 Is the
evident index Of the nervous t1mporsment Man has
this quality much larger ihsn any O the lower animals
and he has mucn srser growth Of hair upon bis head
Those who deficient Of the nervous faculty are
ght Of haT upon the head This is remarkable IN The
instance oi age. As persons grow old they lose this
quality, see ss0 the hair becomes thinner and thinner
Kcepils steady pace with ia action the brain dmin
shes In szeactuslly cOutrsc,f-ard W frequently see
the aged person with hsr all Ofsrimas the horse
shows the indication OF this faculty mOs The hair 0n
bis hess long. also the neck ths relation % which
y tue mead s yery obvious in the science Of Phy'os
n0my.
The external sign Of the ssnquine temperament Is
the growth Of hair upon the face, and Of Muscular
power in having large growth Of hair upon the body
10 state OF civilization you cannot Judge 70 satisisc
ton on the power Of these ind cations But nations
remarkable ior the Sanguire temperament and Muscu-
lar development have 1.-THE lrsh the Norwegian and
10 fact all the northern nations Of Europe The Indian
mas no hsir on bis body or comparatively hte he .
reared among the foretts the wlds Of nature, and i
used % carry burdens be is more active than mus
cular be is not equal % the sh Tor strength nor 20
81 H-fr LA mall aarffrr
vsl0pment-tLey have not much growth OF hair on
the body. in ANIMAL the bear has Il strongly marked
he Il very powerful the goat also is very strong ant
the cham0s 0r their size The lama also is remarked
tor bis strength and s used as beas, Of burden In bis
native land The creates strength IA evident beneath
where the hair grows longest, for instance, the lions
head the bison, &c &c
The external sign Of the Bilious temperament IL In
The size Of the skin When the skn s large i falls IN
wrinkles : me wrinkles are formed By muscular
contraction bat trst Is not What IL referred TO- Per
-ons VINO have this tign Of the bilious temper-the
heavy folds 0f skn proof against nesmeric power
stone might az well be iri-d 40 the subject Of mes
ersm as such person. You viii always perceive
that those persons who tte most pal pab sub -cs
to the nesmeric power are persons Of tight skins,
n feature The Indian has the bilious temperament u
psrcevable in hl. face By the lines trsceable there
OF animals, the OF Is extenly bilious, his bro" il
much corrugated skin Of his face 10 large anf must
necessarily fall into folds f0r its cCnveuienccf the lion
vry good instance he has the sign very large
which rnskes bic face have the resemblance
Of the Indian thifi MS lace - grave hhl -trHuF
The Phlegmatc temperament Is indicated 3y the size
of tie iris Of the eye the larger the ir the larger the
p1logmac temperament because the large eye IL the
sign OF activity there is great ciierence between
he Iris and the eye and 20 shown they have exactly
nuposite indications. Activity has large connection
With The moral and religious feelings small eyes have
es the rel ous faculty that large ones me faculty
Love II tln5ing-tOr there Il such tacuty 10 me
9oninence OF the ridge Of the brow over the center
Of The large Ia the scotch snd those who love =
climb mountains or dangerous places In animals, u s
large in the monkey, squirrel goat, &c Inc iaculy
of Application indie ated by the length Of the lips over
the two incisor teeth 10 not only appcaOe 70 busi
ness but 10 mental duties the student has II Gayiy
the faculty of treating every thing seriously is ndica
by the length Of the lip farther out than the index
Of the last named faculty the person having this isenl
" IL opposed 70 laughing a. general rule-and vii
seldom su "a tmscli 10 very sober IN business the &C
ton q this faculty prevents The use oi crlnk h
tendency 10 eNhilisration
OF tho faculties q Lab0r-of course Activity, Appli
cation and Sobeiy have great deal 10 do with them
10 order 10 mark our Industrious character Uesae
those necessary adjuncts u them there = iacuyoi
the Love Of Iahor-t IL indicated by the prom nence
Of the cheek bone at the wing o. The nostnL nf ten
dency 10 labor IL much rcfused by the love OF fep1h
sihy spersDn may not have the love Of Labor large
v,t h. may be industrious from having prominence
D the respons Die faculty. The indication Of this lac
uty was spoken OF 10 iorHer lecture sell VII con
tributes much T. our indusrious character may n"t
annesr so lt .be action Of Seli-V is desire - bear
burdens and j. nearly allied 20 Love OF hesponsibiy
One no has not the sei vii ~ say No, has not tne
WOrA. hD "a laAt Nthh AuctuhtN- invita-
me person who says Yes. ycs q evelyih.ns very
generally never performs ho even thinks OF lhs Idea
again Franklin possessed the faculty Of SetNill 10
large extent as sn Instance II may be recOected now
ne invited his patrons 10 the coarse bran meal and va
Ter dinner aud remarked in answer 10 their sstOnish
nent that smau who live on such diet does not
fear or want patronage lniempersnce is indicated
by the sotuess Of the cartilage st the end oi the nose
one of the persons who subjected himself to the ex
animation of the Phy.iOgnomist was the well known
Nr Burden the dentist Before examining this gentle
nan the Lecturer said was but Justice 10 his audi
ence to say that he knew him, nearly every one did
by character but Il the audience would wish be would
examine his face which he did satisfactorily 10 con
,uua,ion on this suhjec, the Or said that he would be
exceedingly happy examine the face Of some person
publicly unknown and Of an eccentric or strange pr
yste character for If he then failed he would i"i 10
some extent and present he would rather got eXeeP
lions TO his rules than otherwise az Il would tend to
enable him to lay down the theory Of bis Science Win
view 10 lasting stability. Several questions were put
by the audience and answered much 10 their ssiisac
uon by the Dr. These lectures exceedingly enter
tanning and more in the style Of drawing room eonver
sa,on in point OF sociabiiy by the kindness AMI iami
isrity Of the lecturer with his audience on the ePlc OF
his dseourses than public sud formal scientific lecture