The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-28
Professor FewIer's Lec,ur.

A large audience greeted Professor O. s
Fowler, the celebrated phrcnolsgist, at Grad.
iock's opsra-heuss Saturday night t. he,,
balesture on "Sslf culture" which was listen.
Al to with interest by all present. He ltctur,d
IN sort of rambling style, speaking FRS! Of
mis- and then of that thing, that conduc,s to
he development of the brain. The prsp,r
cara of the brain was the great problem At
Sumsn e1is ence, IS it was the dictator Of
os,s being, There was nothing ia his opin-
ian that would conducS more to the health
and growth of the brain than good, sctivo
muscular exercise, which served to build nm
Iotb body and brain. The brain was diyisss
into cells or parts corresponding to the f,eul.
"A, of tho mind; enc part executing ona
frpctisn and another another. And tbs
liz, of part was the measure of ito pov,,
Fbs speaker than spoke eff the location of
these different functions, or in other word,
nrocssded to "mAp oup' the brain
Fh, utility of Psrsnology consisted srst
in pointing out how every bup,n
bsing coulS ke placed in the right place
IN tho temple of humanity. He gave several
Illustrations Of good he bad done psrsen,
who had followed his advice, and WHOSE fac.
allies had before been misapplied. Asa
general thing people did not take proper ey.
srci,e, and parents seat their children to school
when they we're entirely too Young. and
their brains were dwaried by study. Man,
brain was not mstured until he was thir,y
Years old, and if he took proper care of him.
self his ideas would be mRtured md cle,rar
At from forty TO Af.y than at thirty,and would
improve as he grew older. Ths brightest
men and most profound authors had written
th,ir best works when about the age of sixtv
years. Phreaology pointed out to parent.
how to place proper motives before their
children, so as to develop their moral
character. Its principles were applicable 10
ssf-imprsvement, shelving how each def.
Gent function Of the brain could DO i'm.
proved.
At tho conclusion of his lecture the
speaker asked that some one como forward
masubiect for examination, and in snlyer
to repeated Gala Colonel Mccoy
went forward, and the professor,
to use the common expression of the day,
sized him up about right. He said that the
subject under examination had pretty well
balanced mead; that of late years he had
done a great deal of hard thinking. He was
msa Of good sound sense and Judgment and
csSsciestsusness in dealing. He wa. plain,
cautious, judicious, and as spesker was one
who spoke to the point. He was q suitab Q
man for the bench or bar, and ho wouldn't
have made any SLOUGH Of q preacher. He
Was of kind, humane disposition, and wa, "a.
fond of young people. His
caution bump wac too great Tor bis good
lenSe, ana he had lost money where
hi, gooa ssnss told him TO 60 in, buthis cav
ton vas too great, snd SO he had lot mApy
golden opportunity to mako money slip.
The professor delivered another lecture
Sunday afternoon, Showing that the sc,Rcs
Of psreuolosy went to prove the immortality
Of the soul, Hs delivered his third and lait
acturs last night, on "Manhood and Its
improvements" which WAS exclusively for
ihp Hala nnnulation