Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-12-28
Strange Phases of Human Nature.

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Rev. DR., j. M. Buckley lectured at
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episco
cal church, Baltimore, short time ago on
Strange Phases Of Human Nature"
The lecturer is prominent Methodist
Minister Of New York, aud entertained
large audience for two hours, illustra-
ting his subject with maay interesting
! facts
He said there is science of the stars.
of the plants the animals, but no science
Of human nature. There are sciences
which are called sciences ofbuman nature.
Phrenology is one of these. | never
saw man with large head who did
not believe in phrenology, nor a man
with small head and retreating fore
head, like the top Of gothic church,
who did not scout at it. once believed
in phrenology, but as grew older saw
its fallacies. | was at meeting in Bos-
ton when three unknown men and one
known as great speaker were to make
addresses. The three unknown con-
sumed the time, while | noticed man
on the platform very uneasy and restless.
He was the great man all came there to
hear, and he had head about the size
Of cocoanut. | have seen men of won
derful energy or great eloqucnco with
heads no bigger than twelye-year old
boys have seen man of extraordi-
nary hardness and power of muscle, and
his arms felt like those Of small and
delicate man. Life insurance agents will
tell you that the tables Of longevity en-
able them to estimate the probable length
of life, but said TO distinguished man
10 south Carolina who had lived 10 DO
very old, "what wonderful vitality you
must haveP "No, SIR" said he, "If
had would never have outliyed the three
generations that | have; | would not have
husbanded my little vitality as | have
done. Sixty years ago m important case
was not put in the hands Of young
lawyer in Baltimore, because Il was
thought he would not live the five or six
years the case might last That lawyer
lived to see buried the judges, jury and
lawyers who tried the case and the wit
ncsscs, and TO become chief justice Of
the Supreme Court Of tie United s tates,
with voice too weak to be heard six
yards"
Mr.. Lincoln, who was 6 feet II inches
high, and Mr.. Douglas, who was S feet
inches, stumpcd Illinois for the Scna-
torship. The discussion made Douglas
Senator and Lincoln President. In one
Of their debates Mr.. Lincoln, pointing to
Douglas, said, "I'hc way Of the wicked
is short" Mr. Douglas, in reply said.
when the people saw through tho
wicked schemes Of bis opponent they
would cry how long, o Lord, how
long" Laughter"
The lecturer referred To Alexander III.
Stephens as one Of the greatest intcllects
and smallest men physically he knew
Lincoln, seeing him take off his coat,
said that was the biggest shuck from the
smallest ear Of corn ever seen. Father
Hyacinthe. The most mag ase rS q asrqteEoof
The prepared kind he eys.slJs lands 10 I'D
3 inches high. In bones, thence the most
Of Europe one-third orouie through tho
men look great. Juf. Jones to The lands
greatest intellect Of his e Uh If a aSs .sIS
meant looking and snbIecJhesapeake 4 Ohio
all his life to epilepticie Of the said canal
s,innosed IN dennte Gs.ck
MI ,au..a. 1870. ICE 10 all interested
ino i"'gees Prop1r'lon IL premises, on MON
men and fnc-looking NJ, 1877, At the hour
arc represented IN the rtxecute the commis-
counterfeiters and olbel ,a
Washington. The lectuSS n n NM
great ri more striking,
dreams. silcitualism, 81. Examiners.