The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-17

mine mental sOundness, ana an pi''0''
agreed upon its prdcucablnly. ...,,,-
The completed system taxes d in"l'-
child from the age OF nine yeit9 ~ Ii'",'
hood. During that time me 9nl n ~ -
amined at frequent Intervals. me ii"' - a.
areas are inst noted, Afterwards Wy
changes made by time are Aheh lllO Noii
sheraton. ~ making sultdD no. -
and drawing deductions from tu .o.t,ii,,t Is
very clear idea OF man SV9'''''
The brain is a peculiar organ. 1t is
supposed 10 be large IN bIdluH ~
pie and small in Idiots. rms Is ,ily n t7,,,.,.
RAJ superstition. Facts, on the coh't,iy
show that the brain varies III ~ u".
trarily. the brain OF some OF the sIS go
thinkers having been found AFTER 1e''''
If The deVelcrmcnt Of the brain. cells
had ho.n noted il would have found thdt
there was great development diohS 'ti
tain lines. The brain OF Gamnettd Wouin
lave been found big in the speech rcSlIh
and very well developed in the portl)h OF
mental vision. But in those lays lhe
brain was weighed as whOle WITHOUT
consideration of its separate patts. ,...,
There are twelve nerves letdlnS up mo
the brain. each communicative with Ger
tain brain centres. These centres Iui"
certain uarts of the body. Take inc oile
communicating with the arm ana its'
that Is strong and highly developed III
means great muscular possibilities Tor the
man owning that brain. lie Woulu lh1hv
an excellent Workman AZ any WoIh H.'"-
inc great strength and endurance. hul
as a soldier he might not he great sue
cess unless busy with the heavy bag
cage OF the army All this the cXamina-
tion of the head in childhood would de-
n The Intellectual area located in the
frontal bones H. large, the man s'ahgS
a chance OF being great THINKER. 1T
his writing speech-ccntrc when Is WIN.
I'm tho motor specch-centre rs ple' ne VIII
be a Kipling or Howclis.
The motor sIctch-cCntrc Is IN the pos
terror portion of the third icll IiohtIl
convouion and Is I'm some people very
large. almost visible At sight II IN th1t
The pbrcrCfcgist works upon anc thr)1sn
This knowledge of Psychology IN ms sex
ence is absolutely dependent.
almost each thought can be located in The
brain hV the scientist. The portion from
which it sprang is known 10 him and ne
can diagnose is oricin ass well as It's pos
sihilitics With perfect case.
WITH THE N-RAYS.
The examination OF - man fer his
sphere I'm life Will bc conducted with the
aid of tho \-ray. The N-raN has been
urtil lately very Disappointing; IL prom
ised so much. get alWaNa IcI ht'le
sens anatomy. yet SO vaguely mat the
arteries could hc scarcely located. For
eign bodies. bullets and spintcrs could
u. seen. hut the actual workings OF the
organs about which there Is so much
curiosity could not be seen.
\ microscopy is now used I'm conncc-
tion with the N-ray: and with II the OPP
orator can clear up many Of the indis-
tluct portions
IN taking an X-ray Of the brain the
scientist with his microscope looks at tho
ehadowgraph and picks out tho promi-
ncnt portions n the centres found at
the top OF the temporal hone arc wei
developed he knows that the smell ana
taste nerves IN this man 'tfc sensitive uud
highly oreanizcd. lie examines him diN
hv daV ard " the sumo result Is Away
oi,oirod ho arrives 90 the frm couclu-
sion that this man VIII make an excel
lent chef. He can direct culinary opera
,ions with "a nicely that VIII make him
Briliat-Savarin. ~ he Is studious ana am
bilious.
II the vlslon-centres are heavy ana
largely out OF proportion 20 the rest OF
the brain he knows that here Is man
who can do anything that requires eve
sight. lie can become a painter. can DO
dne dental work-anythine that depends
for i,s delicacy upon tho exactness OF the
s-e~ichf
There r. no limit 20 the revelations or
n shahowgrsph taken from the brain.
The work Of taking them Is diffcuit be-
case tAs "a ,iatlCn must be many times