New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-19
DIR. Rednsid,. Lecture. on Phy-iesnomy.

On Saturday evening DR.. J. W RTDFIELD de-
lvered toe sxih Lecture Of his scientific course on
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Character, and II Character Charitable and Conas
ing introducing the subject Of bis Lecture the DR..
said: MIA not naturally made % be wicked nor or.
dsined 20 injustice II Is By the perversion Of those
faculties Of which he spoke on the last evening and Of
some whch be would have occasion 10 mention the
having sny faculty 10 excess liability TO its psrver
sion OF those faculties which bear more directly ~
the subject under consideration the fret Is Complain.
Ing. Ihis faculty Is inocsted by muscle below the
lip, drawing the " the mouth toward the cen
ter OF the chin When affairs 20 wrong men complain,
look tes,y, &c, which is the operation Of this muscle
and produces fretfu appearance in cases
When child cries, this faculty Is IN great play When
large II may BE- termed Bitterness and person has-
log Il large liable fret Il may however be couu.
tefscted less BY other faculties but still peev-
ishncss Of temper Will be pHipsbe.
SELF defence IS natural faculty man for be Il
rounded BY many things against which be must be
guarded but u the organ % argc Il Outdoes toe in
ten.on q nature, and Is petDisnt. The pertOn
dowed does not Ike to be tOrmencd-g bear irolics
very 30 and viii tell people know their distance
its indication Is the anterior prominence of the
Another Wy IN which his faculty in 10 the
eXaggeraton # the feelings Of persons toward him-hc
eulsrges slight circumstances into lnsultsn order that
tle il play Of hs Selfdsence may the more fully be
more especially 10 vegeta5eeaiing animals, as they are
the weaker and have Of necessity % defend hemseyes-
the more rapsciOus the canvOroas bfues being strong
aud having nothing 10 dread. Horses have it-espe-
cAy the Canadian h0rses-it is very large In the raj.
nOcerOsln fact IL Is larger In him than any other AMI
NAL and be shows the action Of II 10 extraordinary
degree he often battles with the tiger, and his chief
weapon Is the tuck or horn on his nose which the De
veiOpmCnt Of the faculty of Self defence. Relative
Defence h the disposition 70 defend others and s ndi
Gated 10y the prominence Of the middle Of the nose II
Is very large Ia irritable PERSONS out is Ia proper
degree, the faculty s a very good one Animals VINO
have the disposition defend their young, have this
faculty The sheep has II, you will Immediately per
csiye II by the shape Of the the sheep IL very IT.
ritaoe. aud when yexed will stamp the feet and sho"
other action Of the organ
suberuge Is that faculty Of the mind which ensbles
man 70 appropriate his mind in many ways Persons
who make living in different ways, WORK al many
branches Of M chanics many practices OF occupation
and those who termed " Jacks VI many trades
have this faculty When IN excess II is likely - De
morbid, and one of the very worst OF organs-,ne
person having it in is likely 10 SANDER and To
undermine people, brew disturbance ana are IN
dOubtedly dangerous people-they lack msghahIniy
IA is quality every person likes 10 be guarded against
all are anxious 10 know whether they are dealing
with persons frank aud sincere. This laculty 10 sIs
in some animals but especially In animals Ol tne eartny
the bufrowing speces-for instance the beaver the
muskrat squirrel mouse, &c those animals are prone
10 burOwiDg undermining, snd could undermine
house well as with the faculty couid uh1ol
mine the character or prospects O announcer man pc
indication 10 the downward projection Ol the lh'I IiNso
Resistance is Indicated by lownoss Of the ridge o.
the brow over the center of the eye. This qlaty is
good IN proper degree but when IN excess gives '"o
disposition oil RetaatiOn-itis large In persons VINO
mutiny and those that league against the powers
thal be- IL is large in the Indian. and the retaauon
aud revenge Of the Indian are well known vi alnAs
the elephant has this arge-his remcmOi anco u pro
verbal as also his retaliation and revenge Tor npnPer
formed promises. sym lathy, when very nuch con
tracts the perverted scton Of subieruge ana the uh
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the chhsiaDe character; lie index tns ehen vi Tue
eyelasbes Children who have large eyeasnes are very
sympathetic and II the parents wish 10 W"rh on u can
draw the child to them by illusions 10 sorroNofs
inc moor uother--mother Is ~ Nc.the child Will be
easily affected and cling 10 the parent PERSONS
having this large are easily touched ~ snecuns ien
gusgc md though they may kno" thHt ~ no ~
still the sound has the efect-the roclta VII Anco' !"
tears II is larger In woman than IN man sympathy
is not Benevolence but II opens the door 10 IT, 9.1e
animals have this faculty for instance tne cv W.
animal shows IL eNceedingy-it the COW sees the car
csss or hide of dead fellow hanging on The fence OF
lying the slsug inter house she Will below ana $40"
peculiar signs Of sympathy IN the hog also very TAT se
the poor dcpsed hog, with All bis extreme nature Ss
one redeemng quality 10 his sympathy-both OF THESE
animals have long eyelashes. 80
MapnAutinity Is one of the most elevated faculties OF
the mind, II man has this faculty II raises nun ~
above the desire OF revenge and makes him tiory ~
acts of benevolencehe desires to forget aud forgive
dueists although they preach mocn OIL nave lsss'
ma nauimliy OF any peTsons--he WIN nov VS. 49,,
huge In perverted actOD-he will not feel the dsposl
ton ID selfdeence be liable 10 irri'sbiiy or %
CONFERENCE.-The viii not indulge 10 those ialngs-hl'
MIND is raised 20 a standard far shove them-he se's
himself In defiance of injustice, aud prompts nun %
self sacrifices TO the raising OF some geneI uy useu'
object; the indications OF this faculty Is the pressure
Of the lower lip against the upper-f there 10 no ss
nanimity the lip hangs down. In the portsits OF az
mAgnanimous persons II Will be remarked 'ue ih"'0'
! lion OF this faculty is percepuble
Several experimental examinations of the faces Of
gentlemen from his audience were made by Dr. Red
field and according TO the testimony OF their irienos
present proved perfect analyses of the several gentle
mems dispositions and ncnations as to their love oil
reading, Arts Mechanics, Science &c
His next Iecture will take place on Tuesday evening