The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-02-13
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 | Prof O. s. Fovlsr, the old.tima bump ologists was arrested at Buffalo, January I6th, on a charge of practicing medicine without Incense, winch be denies. The doctor will be remembered by many men whose heads are now partially bald os gray around the ears, as the boss brais surveyor ot the day, and who, with hts brother, L N. Fosles, made hos's of coa- veTts through the P&y6Solagtfa! Journal He used to go around the country with hts shorthand reporter, stop at the bes, hotels and rake in money hand over 6st at two dollars q feel, which included a 6fty-cent book with delineation chart in tront filled out. The old man used to hi, the nail on the head pretty often, too, without doubt.
 l The writer once stood in line and waited his turn for an hour at the Briggs House, Chicago, (this was when he was young and more oE less enthusias,ic) to fad out what niche tn life he was destined to Ell, and at last the doctor went skirmish ing over one of the most shapsly heads he ever examined, while the candidate fel, several inches taller to think that the grea, Prof Fowler, whose writings he had road 60 much, was actually bringing to light. through the inequalities of said shapely head, the vas, amount of brain enclosed by the skull he was SO deftly manipula. ting. Those who have had their heads examined (and who has no,2 will recol. lect that the chronological scale oi the cranium runs as follows: ,, very large 6. large; 5. full; 4, average; }, moderate {; 2. small with two additional columns, headed respectively cultivate" and "re- stTain." Without going into unnecessary details, suffice 1t to say that the protes soE, as he paved the head over. sang out alternately "six" and five" (targe and full) to his amanuensi., clean through the list, from Dan to Beessheba," with three exceptions; self-esteem and motive temperament were marked -four" and frmness " two" or small
 | When nearly done, he commented about like th,s; Fine head very evenly balanced. You should succeed in any ot the professions, especially literature or law. Wonderful man." thought 1, how does he know thA, everybody says ough, 10 have been lawyet2' "With proper application, and the wearing away ot ysur natural bashtulnoss, there IS noth. ing you may DO, aspire to. There Is no powerfully predomlnating organ, as Is the case occasionally, but a harmonious blending of the intellectual faculties com oined with a hne imagination, . vivid fancy and fairly good vital temperature, that with the splendid organic quality should enable you to grApple wllh and surmount all obstacles which may arse Ot the trades l should say you would ex- eel as a printer, cabinet maker or painter, the first being especially adapted to you, by virtue Of the training and the possi- bility oi becoming an editor or writer"
 This fAivly knocked me silly" as al, that time was as ardent printer as ever Bon Franklin had been, and had ad- vsnced with wonderful rapidity from rol Ter boy to foreman of one ot the most i'm. portAnt job off ces in the city. How in the world" thought |. "can he tell ones occupation SO accurately ?" c forgo, that wore little gold cempos,ng stick and rule on my shirt bosom, that had neglected to wash my hands, and my right thumb and fotefoger were soiled by oon,ac, with type, giving me away" as it were
 Continu,ng he said 10 his assistant
 
 plus instead of six; 1t can almost be called very large Make veneratiop five instead of SIX and self esteem four minus instead of four l notice more particu. larly nov a marked depresslon in firm. mesa, just touching and terminating in veneratiop and self esteem quite a little hollow, ID fact You should cultivate hfmncss, my dear sir if the lack oft in- fueoces you too much, 1t may prove a stumbling block ID your path. Learn to say yes and no, and stick to your convlc- tions"
 | There was hollow in the spot indi. cated-a miniature canyon or valley - that any body could easily distinguish by passing the hagers over it. but didn' tell him how it came there, as that in- volved the admission of small conscien. tiousness. When a mere boy was in- ordinAtely fond of going in swimming. and my father forbade the indulgence oi the sport more than twice a week. The boys Tigged up a spring board at a place Ia the mill race new 10 me lcame upon them as they were drying of.
 Hullo, boys, the water deep enough there for a good dive P
 Plenty" was the reply.
 Here goes, then," said I, as peeled and took tremendous header.
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 The stars represent period Of uncon- sciousness. The water was oniy about 6.e or six fec, deep, my head struck on a solid, sharp stone, nearly breaking my neck and cutting a cruel gash in the skull 1 crawled up the bank and Dc. came obiiviocs to tesSestial things Such tnaes as that, however, do not kin boys. and soos recovered, dressed and went home ~ith severe licking asring me ia the facel Satan then appeared and whisper cd in my ear: "Why say asy thing about going in s~imming f' Most boys have cften listened to such couassl. Reaching home, my good mother she of the q1ick tongue but tender heart and sofs, soothing hands say that my hais was vet and stained with blood, and