The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-07

~ and instantly every question that
legitimately came under the scope of
his duties, and it is safe to say there
are not half dozen men in the whole
of st. Lewis who could take his place
and perform the work so thoroughly.
The reason for his wonderful abb
ity in this direction is at once apparent
to the student of human nature, and
we shall have occasion to refer to it
again.
Professor Evan Stephens, the writer's
first impulse was to compare him to
the noted Indian chief, Blackhawk, on
account of a certain popularity this
old warrior presented but upon second
thoughts, this odious comparison was
instantly dismissed, and after silently
apologizing for even entertaining the
thought, l then fall back on this gen.
tleman in St. Louis.
BY taking a side view of Professor
Stephens, it viii be noticed the fore
head appears to retreat gradually,
from the eyes backwards.
This is due to the unusual prominence
of the perspective faculties. or that
portion of the brain resting on the
ra-orbital plate Immediately above
the eyes. 1t is in cases like this where
the novice is led aStray, and where
unwarranted deductions are very apt
to be drawn by those who are unfa
miliar with the science of measuring
brain power by the length of the
medullary nbers radiating from a given
center
Those who suppose that because a
persons forehead appears to slant
from the eyes up to the crown, that
therefore they must necessarily be
deficient in the Reflective region, make
a serious mistake. That they will be
relatively deficient is granted, but fire.
quently, as in the present case, this
slope" does not point to any defect.
but rather 10 the immense development
of those organs located around the SUI
perciliary ridge. There are many who
would be credited with having a good.
if not a handsome forehead, providing
they were minus that wonderful de-
velopment of the perceptive group.
Though we can readily concede for
Professor Stevens the eagle eye" yet
we do not claim fer him that massive
brain" that the sheriff Of Noting
ham is reputed to possess. 1t is, how
ever. above the average in size, and the
quality of the organization is good.
There are many evidences here of
refinement, and the contour of the
brain indicates genius.
Those whose heads are evenly bal
anced all round, and whose tempera
ments are proportionately blended will
be fairly good in whatever direction
they may turn their talents. They are
likely to meet with ordinary success in
whatever they undertake, but unless
their brain is very largo and of good
quality besides being nicely balanced,
their chances of ever becoming. really
famous are very remote. Now in the
case OF Professor Stephens, nature
never intended that he should sue
coed in anything and everything. There
are a hundred or more directions in
which he would meet with nothing
only dire failure. He is a specialist.
He has the head of an expert, the pc
culiar formation of brain that always
indicates genius, and it is interesting
to study in what direction this genius
viii be manifested.
The performance of those faculties
found at the lower part of the fore
head already alluded TO. and so con-
spicuously developed in our present
and practical mind. They are faculties
that pertain to the material world;
that connect mankind with things and
conditions as they actually exist. We
know that a man of this stamp, if
educated, will not be remarkable for
his literary atta1nmentS so much as
for his scientific ability.
They are the faculties that give one
a true and reliable estimate of form,
size, weight, locality, time, color and
a strong retentive memory. They act
as pilot to the rest of the brain, and
hence we expect to find in Professor
Stephens a man who will work on a
sure, firm basis, in all the affairs of
life. He is not theorizer, a dreamer
or philosopher.
If he were the captain of a vessel
his splendid locality would impart an
incentive conception of latitude and
longitude and independent of the COM
pass, could turn the bow of his YES
sci towards the objective point, and
his keen, vigilant eve would always
been on the lookout for breakers
ahead.
In the army these same faculties
would make him a valuable officer for
picket duty; such men are never
mapping; they are alive to the
of the hour; are. minute
men: and if Professor Stephens had
ever the occasion and desire TO shout
der his musket. and 10 win laurels on
the field of battle, though he would
not be likely to acquire any great