The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-04-13
LOVE-,
Prof. o. s. FOwler's Lecture on
the Tender Passion.

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From Nashville Banner, 3Oth ultl
Professor O. S. Fowler, Of New York
the veteran phrcnologist, lectured last
night at Masonic Hall, ON Love, Selec-
tion, Courtship and Married Life. The
lccturcr showed, first, the great infu-
encc which love exerted over the 9th
er faculties and over the physi cal
well being. The organ Of amative'
ness was located close to that of love
of life, and strengthening Of the for
mer naturally affected, through near
ness Of position, the other So, also,
with combatiycness and destructive
ness, which were close at hand. Hence
it was that when q man was in love he
felt all his being reused into action,
and he was ready to do and to dare
any thing. If mans love became
disordcred the adjacent organs were
likewise affected. Was it not true
that when aman had been dsappoint-
ed in love he felt little energy or ambi-
ton to do any thing. Hence, it was
plainly evident that the passion OF
love exercised a very strong influence
over human wcll-being. There were
natural laws in love as well as in ev-
cry thing else, and it was the violation
of these laws which brought into so.
cicty SO much unhappincss. One
great rule which he laid down to guide
in the selection Of a partner for life
was similarity Of tastes and dissimilar.
ity OF temperament. A cultivated man
should marry a cultivated woman, Ne
marriage Of white man with squaw was
happy. White man should marry Il
white woman. Educated man educa
ted woman. A person should marry
in his own religion. Baptist should
marry Baptist. Un.versalists should
marry Universalist; Methodist Metho-
dist. No marriage of Catholic to Pro,
testant, for instance, was happy unless
one or the other surrendered religion
and came over to the other. A per-
son with large yeueraton should mar,
ry in with a like development of that
organ so with all the others. But in
regard to physical development, ex,
trcmcs should never be united A tall
man should never marry tall woman
nor red haired man red haired Yo.
man. A person Of nervous eXctable
temperament, should select for part
ncr a person Of lymphatic tcmpera,
mcnt quiet and soothing IN dis
position, thus the excitement of
the one would be soothed by the 9th.
er,. and the quiet of the one toned
up by the excitabiity of the other. The
Professor believed that the great civ
ilizing and humanizing influence was
ladies' society, and the parlor was set
down as powerful engine OF good
The very best thing that man could
do was to place himself under female
government. Young men and old
ones for that matter must cease going
to billiard rooms and such like places
where they could not take mother,
wife, sister, sweetheart The minds Of
two persons who loved each other
were en- rapport no matter where
their bodies might be. The lecturer
proposed an interesting experiment.
Let person in love set down the hour
and minute of his love revery and he
would find that his sweetheart was
thinking ofbim at precisely the same
time. The lecture set forth at length
the Importance Of giving to the off
spring correct moral tendencies and
well balanced minds, which were as
much under the influence of maternal
laws as any thing else. lie was sur
prised that more attention had not
been paid to this in the past. The
evil tendencies Of the husband should
be set off by the good tendencies Of
the wife, and vice versa, So, physic-
ally, two scrofulous or two consump-
tive people should never marry. A
person should marry one in
vigorous health, and the same rule
should be followed in other cases.
Thus, in one generation, by this set
ting of all hereditary tendencies to
disease could be left behind. The
Professor claimed that phrenology
was of the most vital Importance in
matters matrimonial This science
could tell with certainty the sort Of
life partner suited to every person.
All this was illustrated at length in
more ways than one. to the great edi-
lication and delight of the audience.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, good au-
thority, says: "One of the ablest car
pet bag judges, having the iull conf
dence of the Radicals Of North Carroll
ma. is eminentlY qualified for the crimi. |