The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-19

| roughness and that the scalp will in all
probability be tighter than it was before.
| The phrenologist claims that in every in
stance the shape of the head and the rela-
| tive size of the different bumps will inva-
| riably enable an expert to read the general
character of the subject. The reason he
says that the science is not more popular
| to-day is because it happens that there
are not as many great men pushing ii to
the front as there were almost century
ago when phrenology was founded by DR.,
Gaul of Germany
representative of the Chronicle called
upon the blind man few days since to in
quire into his methods of demonstration
and his experiences.
Now" said the professor, "the best
way to find out about this business Is to
let me examine your head. AS you know
| | have never met you before in my life
and you have probably never seen me be-
fore, / simply know that you are a news
paper man. From that small amount of
knowledge I could certainly tell very little
and that without any degree of certain
ty. Whatever discover about your mind
and character must be through the shape
of your head, face and hands l, of course,
cannot see, but 1 can feel them. The
head is the most important The Others
are merely corroborative.'
Nobody but the barber had ever felt the
reporters head before, but he was willing
TO intrust 1t for short time in the hands
OF the blind man. The professor felt the
bumps and ridge moved the scalp around
as much as possible squeezed the skull
little to see if it was fragile or warrant
ed not to break and wound up by feeling
the face hands and pulse. AS the report
er's hair is getting a little thin on ton
the professor had a great chance at the
bumps of caution, Veneration and all the
other faculties which are located up there
in the arctic circle.
After long and searching examination
the professor cleared his throat and went
into diagnosis of the character and men
tai attributes of his subject He went
over the whole gamut of human mental
ity Not one of the statements of i'm
portance made by the phrenologist could
be denied or contracted by the subject
some OF these statements he hoped and
perhaps believed were so and the rest he
feared and acknowledged were true
Among other things Prof Bronson said
that the reporter was of an optimistic ma
lure, of a happy disposition and most Of
the time inclined to look on the bright
side Of life.
The professor said the reporter was lack
ing IN powers OF concentration and appli-
cation. That was perfectly correct stale
ment. The lack OF ability to applv himself
and concentrate his energies has been one
of the besetting evils of the phrenologisrs
subject. He has always been irving 10
keep to many balls in the air at once ana
the consequence is that he has dropned
lot OF them and when they fell they 'broLo
In his endeaVor to cover too MANY things
he has scattered like a belI-mouth sbotoun
ana brought down a comparatively small
amount Of game. Lack of economy and in
ability 10 hold money was another bulps
eye struck by the blind man. The reporter
has been working five wears toIerabIv
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A rather good-sized bump of curiosity
and desire for general knowledge was also
located. The newspaper man puts in a
part or his time trying TO think up and
hnd out the odd and interesting things
winch are not known. The professor dis
covered that there had been considerable
development in recent years i'm the Curl
osity department The subject frankly was
TOD that he was no diplomat As the re-
porter had always taken considerable Dride
IN thinking that he was a born diplomat
10 near that there was hole where a
pump OF tact should be located was
A sad blow. But when the blind man
packed up his assertion by telling the sub
Ject tnat he was too outspoken and TOO
much inclined to jump right at ANYTHING
which he wanted the reporter acknov.I.
edged there was much truth In the latter
statement, and, therefore, admitted that
he was. shy when IL came 10 diplomacy
The prcnologist's talent for Discrimination
came out when he tod his subject that he
was not combative. but a. the same time
ne was rather argumeniative This was
another inner ring for the blind man. The
reporter would back away from a haht