The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-21
Chr 9aily g lllstin.
TUESDAY. SEPT. 81. 1886.
GLADsTONE'S BUMPS.
AS INTERPRETED UNDER THE LIGHT
OF PHRENoLoGY.

Mr.. Gladstone is one of the mark
ed men of the age as to political
standing, learning and personal in
fluence. His chronological organ
ization is equally marked, and the
science is fully sustained by what is
known of his true character, aside
from the opinions of his political
friends and opponents. His head is
large, giving him his predominating
power; yet he has strong frame,
a vigorous muscle, and tenacious
constitution. His strong osseous
system aids to give strength and
stamina to his character. He has
not superabundance of arterial and
digestive force, so that he does not
show an excess of impulsiveness or
animal feeling hence he does not
often go beyond his strength. He
thinks, talks, walks and works with
out much friction. He has more
balance of power than most men.
He can take average views of sub
jects, and does not delight in ex-
tremes Of sensationalism. He has
large amount of force and executive
ability, and has pluck to endure
hardships and even severe labor.
His frame is as well adapted to
physical exercise as his brain is to
the manifestation of thought and
feeling, and he must have distinct
pleasure in work. His head is
prominent in the crown and above
the ears, giving him an acute sense
of character, desire for position, IN
f1uence, and appreciation, Joined to
a high degree of perseverance and
determination of mind. He has a
marked degree of intellectual power.
His frontal lobe is long, and very
fully developed, and he is particu-
larly large in the perceptive facul-
ties which give him great range of
observation, definite and correct per-
ceptions of things, their qualities,
conditions and uses; also shape,
proportion, the laws of gravity,
color, the order, and the arrange
ment of things and ideas, ready
power to estimate numbers, recall
places, to acquaint himself with
facts, and the results of expert
ments, and to give him general,
scholastic and experimental memory.
His large language joined to his
great variety of knowledge, enables
him to express himself in free and
easy and copious manner. His very
large order, connected with his
great discipline of mind, enables
him to arrange all bis thoughts be-
fore utterance while his large con-
structiveness and ideality aid to give
scope to his mental operations
finish to his style of speaking, and
ingenuity in the construction. of his
sentences. His secretiveness anc
cautiousness aid to give reserve ant
tact, if necessary, in presenting hi
ideas; while his very large com
parison and intuition give him grea
insight, penetration, and aptitude il
getting at the essence Of truth, to
, gether with great power of illustra
ton, thus enabling him to make til
most of his knowledge and expert
ence. He has superior ability fo
' scientific or literary pursuits; ca
r apply ideas, illustrate thoughts, an
criticise positions taken, and max
improvements, as well as originate
invent, start the debate, and lay tn
5 foundations. The strength of MI
| Gladstone's character, however,
: in his moral brain. His portrai,
indicate that all the organs are flu
or large in development. Probabl
hope is the smallest of the groul
He is not given to eXtravagar
anticipation, and making his plar
' he makes considerable allowance fl
t failure. His hope is greater for tn
D far than the near future. Consciel
!. tiousness, veneration, and benev'
. lence are all controllig facultie
D and must have an intense an
n abiding influence on character an
:; motive. He could never allow hin
u self to be governed by expedien(
without doing violence to his natur
There is something of the Hebre
prophet in his moral compositio
Naturally slow to adopt Innovation
i, and accept new ideas, he is conser
y alive rather than revolutionary; y
n once possessed of what appears
Is be sense of duty, it is as if
y were given command from abo
n to Ego and do this thing" His lar
n. cautiousness, together with his co
!. scientiousness, makes him hesita
in taking a new position or a fire
responsibility; but having taken t
= step, he withholds not his hand fire
the pillow. Duty to God, duty
~ man, and duty to himself, as
= CARDS his allegiance to truth, mi
y have always constituted the ultima
court of appeal in his charact'
and the decision therein come
whether arrived at soon or la
compels his obedience, and havi
accepted position, few men wo'
more resolutely and steadfas
IN. manifest the courage of their op
ions. Mr.. Gladstone might b;
nd been a more ''popular" man, in
ordinary sense of the term. if he