The record-union., 1896-06-07

intention to impugn the sincerity of the
phrenologists:
He is the progeny of degeneracy, if
we observe the irregularity of the fea-
lures, the coarse hair and skin; with the
gross, sensual lips, and psychological
expression, they show low, coarse or
ganic quality, of the earth earthly. AS
brain corresponds to quality of body,
the thoughts and feelings will be low
and groveling. The photo" being only
front view, with the hat covering the
crown and top of the head, phrenolo-
gist cannot do full justice to himself
and the subject, but can deal correctly
as far as he goes.
Judging from the diameter of the
head at the top of the ears, the location
Of the organ of destructiveness and the
expression of the face, which are very
important factors in estimating char
acter, we see at a glance that he lives
down stairs, in the basement of the
BRAIN in the dark. He does not see
life in the same light as a person who
lives upstairs in the moral and intel
lectual and esthetic region of the brain.
But as the development of the brain
lis greatest in the middle lobes and bas-
liar region of the brain, it shows that
he lives in the region of the selfish and
animal propensities, including the or
gans of acquisitiveness, destructive
ness, secretiveness and combativeness,
with large constructiveness, which
gives him ingenuity, deXterity and
.contrivance.
But it is a popular delusion to think
that character is read from bumps; we
judge from volume of brain by the ra-
diation of brain fiber, from the medulla
oblongata, midway between the open
ing of the ears. Taking the opening of
the ear as center Of measurement, OBJ
serve that the distance to the percep-
tive group over the eyes is compare
lively long, giving keenneSs of percep-
ton and combining with the region of
force, energy and courage, deficient
activity in the moral sentiments and
reasoning organs, as shown by the ex
preston.
The radiation of brain fiber being
comparatively short in the region of
intellect and moral regions, shows him
to be materfalistic. The eyes seem to be
rather small and the opening between
the lids fiat and narrow, also dropping
at the outer angles, representing
shrewd evasive and cunning animal.
SecretiVeneSS, with lack of faith,
hope and constancy in the conjugal re-
lation, the moiar bones of the cheek
prominent, showing excellent breathing
capacity, with heavy base of brain
and other conditions, give him the ele-
ments of longevity.
Summing up all the conditions, we
have a nature that is cruel, harsh, vim
dictive, unsocial immoral, selfish and
q naturalborn criminal, with great
impelling and small restraining forces.
The sins of his ancestors have most
certainly been visited upon him by
their violating natural and conjugal
law in marriage, for if those with
heavy base of brain marry those also
of heavy base of brain and narrow and
cramped moral and intellectual devel-
opment, certainly the progeny will in
herit a preponderance Of the selfish and
animal propensitieS.
He is as he is born, capable of COM
mitting any crime upon the calendar,
and most certainly is a menace to So
ciety if allowed liberty at any time; he
is to be pitied, but should be kept
where he cannot commit crime, for he
has the ability, by virtue of his brain
formation being unbalanced, to con-
trive, plan and cover up his purposes,
conceal his impulses, to enact sham and
carry out the purposes and intentions
of his mind.
Being very secretive, he can act his
own part we'll. He might go insane
over the loss of property. According to
his temperamental and mental mani
festations, he belongs to mechanical
and laborious pursuits. His type
should not be allowed to enter the con-
jugal relation, and people the world
with progeny that will be born Grim
inals and always a menace to society.