The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-18
CHARACTER TOLD BY TOUCH.
Work of Clark II. Bronson. Chicago
Blind Phrenologist.
Iicago Chronicle.

One of Chicag COS unusual and inter-
esting characters is Professor Clark IL.
Bronson the blind phrcnologist. The
professor is probably better known out
side of the city than he is at home. for
he spends much of his time lecturing
throughout the country. He is fire.
quently calledsupon by both friends and
strangers to give practical dcmonstra-
lions of his ability to read character
through bumps on the head. Occasion
ally these character readings arc
wanted for odd reasons. Only a ftf
days ago young man who had great
confidence in the professor brought Il
young woman to him. lie asked that
the blind man examine both their heads
and see if they were suited to each
other to a sufficient degree to insure
lasting and perfect happiness should
they conclude to get married. 1t was
found in this case that the young peo-
pie were exceptionally well suited TO
each other and as a result of the phre-
nologsts verdict they were married
There have been a number of similar
cases within the experience of Mr.
Bronson.
When is years of age Mr.. Bronson
lost his eyesight while attending the
State university of Iowa at Iowa City.
He had before this unfortunate occur
renee already become deeply interested
in the science of phrenology. The
to alter his determination TO master the
science. BY having all the scientific
works on the subject read to him and
by experiment he in time acquired both
knowledge and skill. One of the re-
marka BILE claims OF the professor is that
he can easily demonstrate his ability
to tell What faculties or traits of char
acter have been improved and have
been cultivated TO a higher point than
they We're originally in the subject lie
says that in every case where faculty
has grown and improved the skull over
that portion of the brain VIII give evil
dence of the fact in hardness and
roughness and that the scalp will in all
probability be tighter than it WIS be
fore. The phrenologist claims that in
every instance the shape of the head
and the relative size of the different
bumps will invariably enable an ex-
pert to read the general character of
tho subject. The reason he says that
the science is not more popular to-day
is because il happens that there are not
as many great men pushing 1T To the
front as there We're almost a century
ago when phrenology was rounded by
Or. Gaul of Germany.
A representative of the Sunday chron-
iclc called upon the blind man few
days since to inquire into his methods
of demonstration and his experiences.
Nov said the professor, the best
way to find out about this business is 10
let me examine your head. AZ you
know | have never met you before IN
my life. and YOU have probably never
seen mo before | simply know that
you arc a newspaper man. From that
small amount of knowledge / could
certainly Tell very little and that with
out any degree of certainty. Whatever
| discover about your mind and char
ter must he through the shape Of Your
head face and hands. |. Of course. ran-
not see. but | can feel them. The head
is the most important. The others are
merely correborativc.'
Nobody but the barber had ever felt
the reporters head before. but lac MAS
willing to intrust ii for a short time i'm
the hands Of the blind man. The pro
fessor fclt the bumps and ridges. moved
the scalp around as much as possible
squeezed the skull a little to see if il
was fra Giie az warranted not 10 break
aud wound up 10y feeling the face
hands and pulse. As the reporters hair
| is getting little thin on top the pro-
/ fesSGF had a great chance AT the bumps
/ OF caution. generation and all tho other
4 faculties which are located up there III
\ drCttc circle.
After a long and searching eNamina
Z tiun the professor cleared his throa1
I and went into "A diagnosis Of the cnar.
/ acter and mental attributes If his sub
/ iect lie vent over the whole Eamut ~
human mentality. Not one Of the state
4 ments of Importance made by the phre
noIcCist could hc denied or contradict
"a by the subject Some Of these state
mcnts he hoped and perhaps helieVee
. were So and the rest he feared and "a
. knowledged w"re true Among othc
things Professor Bronson said that Tn
reporter was n an optimistic nature
~ a happy disposition and most II th
time inclined ~ look On the bright sid
. Uf Hfr
Tn professor said the reporter Na
( lacking in powers of concentration an
. application. That was Il perfectly e4F
rect statement. The lack IF ability 4
. apply himself and concentrate his ener
. gisS has ussn an. of the hcSettiue etIl
If the phrHunloeist'S subject lie ha
. always been trying To- keep too man,
balls III the ayr III once and tn- Hsnse
queure is that ~ has dropped a 1T .
them ard when taey fen they broke. 4
hiS cu4u.ttst tp tower TOO mans t8sn-
hc has scattered like a hell-m4usa saet
gun and brought dow 90 "a com 4Tatlksl
small amount ~ Edu'-. LIeE ~ con"
my and inability 10 hold money s. Is az