Evening star., 1863-05-11
THE EVENING STAR.
4 bogus PHREsoLoGlsT

Col. Smitn tells capital stnry OF Q certain
wac IL the interior, jolly publican, who con-
tributes good deal to the life OF that pleasant
hut sometimes very obstinate borough One
morning a travelling phrenologist arrived =,
his Inn and took lodgings. The next day in the
yii,aec paper appeared an advertisement say
ing that Prof. Brown had arrived, and would
make. "fOr q consideraton.n examination OF
the hfads Of the citizens, and accompany the
same Win accurate, reliable charts o. charac.
Ter. For three or four DAYS the calls were
sparse, but on the fifth day there was a rush OF
fvs or six TO the apartments Of the professor.
One morning countryman entered the inn
where the Phrsnoiogist had his rooms and said
lis this the place where the phrenologist
'hoids out, who can tell q mans ta.racter by
s.%gs on q nis skull r,
and dig nifi@d manner.
Wal. want my potatoe- trap looked into a
lit le. Where is the man i''
al am the man." said the landlord.
40! you be, eh! Wal, put in Feel O.
my srmps and gin us map. What's the
arhere is no swlndle, sir: Phrenology is a
ssssnee, sir-a liberal science"
20! yesi '1peet SO; but what's the price for
@One dollar, with q chart"
"wai, go It,. What do do lie down or sit
chair"
There were four or i've morning 'oungers Ia
tiynan took his seat, having frst request
ed, removed his coat, vest, aud nec cloth. Tho
Wag OF q landlord ran his hands Jugh the
char OF the '.patisnt" for nomen and then
MIR. Fhpklns, take sheet OF PIPER, draw
four lines down its " hole lengtk, and put down
my figures under the heads mention to YOU"
II " as done.
Have you gotitF'
ayes; all right"
"Very we'll"
And the landlord went on with his exarnina.
ton, which was rongher, perhaps, than there
WAS any necessity for.
"Put down Philo. lo.progenitiveness, sixty"
"Down, SIR.
"Fery well. Reverence, two"
uBcoked, sir"
"Ccmbativcncss, two hundred"
"W hats thatl" said the victim.
"No matter. sir. You will see 1t on the chart
Caution, one: Credulity, four hundred dn
"What's that last bump 3" asked the patient
"Neyer mind now you1l und erstand it by.
and.by. MI fiipkins, you've put these in sep.
arate columns as usuall
ayes, SIR"
"Very well; add 'em up.'
'Add ZEN. u-u-p-p 7" exclaimed the phrencle-
gical subject. "ls that the way yon do !'
80: e-o-u-r-S-e! How else could we get your
balance Of mind-of intellect ~
nW al, 60 ahead"
..How far does 1t Daboll Mr. Flipkins."
"The three columns are equal; they foot up
exactly the same! -
The landlord looked solemnly and sympa-
sAixingly towards his subject.
alt is very strange said he, "but il is so
Phrenolcey never lies. Yen have no predon-
irant character, sir; you have no intellectual
status; you don't know any thing, sir. Excuse
me, sir; but must state the truth, whether you
take chart or not bat sir, ii there is any truth
In phrenolcgp, gOn ere d-n fool! Under the
circumstance, SIR, can scarcely expect you
TO d. sire TO keep the chart which yen have
contracted for. That is matter of small con-
sequence, rs il viii be valuable illustration
Of 4 unique species, which l can use in my
lectures hereafter. authenticate all my lee
SuTes, sir, with real hame and residence. Tie
charge II deception, in science, is one which
was never brought against me, sir, ard never
srill be-, sir-nerer ~
90. never mind; give rs the map said the
suij Ct HERE'S the swindle; but I'd rather
pay II than tc have you goin' round the coun-
try ma kin fool of me- every whereelse, as you
have Eere-you blasted phiioprogenitiye hum
bug, you.'
18th This explosion the subject retired, and
from that day TO the present he breads the
rig ht at a chronological lecturer