Telegram-herald., 1890-07-18
MEASURING THE BRAIN.
Pref. " indsor's Great Taik At ths "~A
dsriaud last Night

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Wonderland Thezter contained
hlghly edifed aud appreel&nse @ooi-
enee last evening, on the occasion oi
the fret lecture on "PhTenology, by
Prof. Wliiiam WnesOT. The professor
IS q genuine enthusiast IA phrenoiogy,
and believes IA his profession As inlpis-
city as any doctor believes IA iDedl-
cine. or the preacher ~ divinity. lie
claims that everything pertaining 10
mans external appearance has y nat
ural and necessary relation 10 the inner
anu moral life The one i the reneo-
ton or the other, not accidental, bat ~
law OF the case. The lecturer Mas
confident VI hls ability 10 demonstrate
tins ~ al who cared 10 devote sufa-
Gent attention 10 the matter 10 obta IN
grasp OF lt.
lie iirst asked the audience 10 dismiss
| from their minds all they had ever
thought or imhbed on the subject, ana
| then gave them some definitions OF
terms which he thought II essential 10
possess and comprehend. PhrenolOgy Is =
science OF the mind. not OF bumps.
Science is our knowledge OF facts intel
! ligenily classified. Mind is a force; one
| OF the forces OF nature; a great force,
an intelligent force. 4 measurable force,
possessing differences OF degree.
Another point was the difference be-
| tween q science and an art. The fiTst
has been defined and the second IS
| science put 10 practical account. The
| distinction between phrenolOgy and
! physiognOmy IS that the former is the
| -. no lot -
| the science of external appearances.
Hence, physiognomy is the channel
! through winch comes our knowledge al
the phreholOgy of Il man. lie was very
| particular IN pressing tins definition.
| Taking INTO his hand skull. the pro-
| fesSor illustrated. "Ihis broad head {"
said he, 'is the physl0gnOmy OF this
! mead; the force OF character which this
broad skull proves Is the phrenoIogy OF
It."
Next was taken up the subject of
"sense," meaninga quality of the mind.
| He said there are four conditions upon
which sense depends. First, health;
second, quality of the physical fiber;
| third, temperament; fourth, brain and
quantity. The elaboration of these
| four "headsof discourse" was intensely
interesting, containing many facts 10
which men commonly gave butlittle at
| tention, but the truth of which all OBJ
serving persons recognize the moment
they are brought TO view. His discourse
upon / physiology was particu-
lar engagm.5. He showed how brain
quantity and quality both wrought
as factors of the mental product.
He said the very highest mental attain
nent is inseparable from a large BRAIN.
Yet large brain alone does not insure
mental greatness, because quality is an
essential consideration. A small brain
of good quality may be superior to !
large brain Of poor quality.
At the close of the lecture, the andl-
ence were requested to nominate per-
sons for a public examination. The
modest scruples Of two very shrinking
gentlemen were overcome sufficiently
TO induce them to lay their character:
on the altar of humanity. The enthu-
siastic applause with which the delinea-
ton of these characters was received
proved that the professor had struck
! the bulbs eye and rung the bell.
Another free lecture will be given
this evening at the Wonderland. Sub
ject, GLOW to Become Rich"