Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-08-18

course of argument. The walls of the
head are double, with great air chamber
between them, over the smallest and most
closely crowded "organs." Can you tell
how much money there is in a safe, which
also has thick double walls, by kneading
its knobs with your fingers? So when
man fumbles about my forehead, and talks
about the organs of hadiridualty, Size,
etc., trust him as much as | should if
he felt of the outside of my strong box
and told me that there was a fve-dollar or
a ten-dollar- bill under this or that partic-
ularrivet. Perhaps there is; only he dosent
know anything about Il. But this is a
point that /, the Professor, understand,
my friends. or ought to. certainly, better
than you do. The next argument you will
all appreciate.
/ proceed, therefore, to explain the self
adjusting mechanism of Phrenology which
is rery similar to that of the Pseudo-sci-
ences. An example will show it most
conveniently.
A. is a notorious thief Messrs. Bum
pus and Crane examine him and find good
sized organ of Acquisitiveness. Positive
fact for Phrenology. Casts and drawings
of A. are multiplied, and the lump does
not lose in the act of copying.-I did not
say it gained.-What do you look so for?
/ ito the boarlers
Presently Il. turns up, bigger thief
than ~ But b. has no bump at all over
Acquisitiveness. Negative fact; goes
against Phrcnology.-Not bit of it.
Don't you see how small Conscientious
ness is That's the reason he stole.
And then comes c., ten times as much
+ of a thief as either A. or B.,-used to steal
( before he was wcaned. and would pick
one of his own pockets and pnt its con-
tents in another, if he could find no other
way of committing petty larceny. I'm
fortunately &. has holiow, instead of a
bump. over Acquisitiveness. All. but
Just look and see what a bump of Alimen-
tiveness Did not c. buy nuts and ginger
bread. when boy, with the money he
stole? OF course you see why he is a
thief. and how his example confirms oul
noble science.
At last comes along case which is ap.
parently a settler. for there is little brain
with vast and varied powers,-a case like
that of Byron, for instance. Then come.
out the grand rcserve-reason and makes j
impossible for youto corner phrenologist
cit is not the size alone. but the qualit,
of an organ, which determines its degre
of power
Oh, OH | see.-Thc argument may b.
briefly stated thus by the Phrenoiogists
"Heals / win. tails yon- lose-' Well
that't convenient
1t must be confessed that Phrenologl
has certain resemblance to the Pseudo
: science.
/. l have often met persons who hav
been altogether struck up and amazed a
the accuracy with which some Professo
of Phrenology had read their character
| written upon their skulls OF course tn
Professor acquires his information throug
his cranal inspections and manipultations
What are you laughing at? to til
boardeN But let us just suppose, for
i, moment, that tolerably cunning fellow
who did not know or care any thing abou
Phrenology, should open shop and un
: dertake to read off peoples characters a
fifty cents or a dollar apiece. Let us Sc
y how well he could get along without til
1 organs
/ will suppose myself to set up such
shor. / would invest one hundred dol
lars, more or less. in casts of brains. skull:
charts, and other matters that would max
the most show for the money. Tha
}. would do to begin with. l would the
: advertise myself as the celebrated profes
: sor Brainey, or whatever name / migl
a choose, and wait for my first customer
] My first customer is middle-aged mar
S / look at hm,-a questiun or two. S
: as to hear him talk When have got III
: hang Of him, / ask him to sit down. an
h proceed to tumble his skull, debating q
S follows: ~ q.
y $50 SCALE FROM l TO 10.
h LIST OF FAccITIEs FOR CUsroMER. an
i PnivArE NorEs FOR NY PurrI:
g Each Note to be accompanied with
J, wink tf
j, Amot;veness, Most men love IL
6 conflicting sex, and all men love to be tol
: they do.
# 1limentireness, S.-Don't you see thi
!, he has bust off his lowest waistcoat bu
: ton with feeding.-hey? Y
II Acquisaiyeness, S.--Of course. A mic
d dle-aged Yankee. as s.e..hs.i
&c Approbatiueness, HAT well brushe,
Hair ditto.
y .Self-esfeena. 6.-His face shows that.
n Benegolence, 9.-That'll please him.
: Conscienfiousness, S4.-That fractio
c looks first-rate.
IS MirthfMness, Has laughed twi,
+, since he came in.
a Meafity, 9.--That sounds well.
i Form, Size, Weight, Color, Lorala
II Eyentuaiity. etc., ETC., to 6.--Averag
II every thing that can't be Guessed.
;. And so Of the other faculties
e OF course, you know that isn't the wa
y the Phrcrologists do. They go only by Il
: bumps.-W What do you keep laughing $
:. for? to the boarders. II only said tn,
J is the way l should practice Chronology
1t for living.
End Of my Le-fpre.
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