The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-09
STUDY PHRENOLOGY.
Students Come to America from All
Parts of the World.
The Science of Reading Character by
Exploring the Surface of the
Human Head, and Its
DeVOtees.

Probably more than thousand per-
sons have in New York studied phre-
nology People have come here from
all parts of the world to study it.
From every part of the United States,
England, the continent, and even from
New Zealand and Australia have come
young and middle-aged persons for
the purpose of learning how to read
character by exploring the surface of
the human head. The expert phrenol-
ogist assumes to be able to estimate
to a nicely the power of ones mental
faculties, separately and together, and
to clap his hand at a glance on the
precise part of the head which shows
if one can be merchant, lawyer or
an Arctic explorer, says the New York
Sun.
How are your pupils taught to
discover the different traits of char
acter?" was asked by the Sun reporter
of veteran professional phrenologist
in this city.
IAN adequate reply to that ques-
ton" said the professor, would fill
a book of thousand pages; but,
briefly, we teach that the brain is
the center and source of all mentali-
ty. There is no thought, purpose or
emotion that belongs to human life
that does not originate in the brain.
"a moments observation will show
any person that heads differ in form
and size. There are heads that are
broad and heavy above and about the
ears. Those belong to burly, hard,
selfish, secretive, treacherous, animal
people. Other heads are tall-that is,
they rise at the top. Those carry
with them the aspirations, the moral
ity, the susceptibility, the sympathy,
the enthusiasm and the invention of
life. Still others are massive in the
frontal section; from the opening of
the ear forward the head is long and
broad. Those belong to the thinkers,
the persons of commanding talent,
those that carry genius into the works
and ways of life. They are the lead
ers, the creators, the master spirits,
the pioneers of civilization, progress
and reform.
IF one will look at the broad tenn
Piles of Edison and his massive upper
forehead he will see what lies at the
foundation of all that genius great in.
ventions and successes. Then the head
of Ericsson, who invented the Monitor
and the propeller for steamers, indi-
Gates to the phrenologist the source
of his power. Whoever looks at the
portrait of William NJ. 'Evarts will see
a wonderful development across the
brows, which gather knowledge, and
the middle section of the forehead, |
which remembers the knowledge. This |
always enabled Mr.. Evarts to make a
two pages long full of
sense and grammar.
SIN the chronological school there
are long rows Of busts and skulls of
and other malefactors,
with their low brows and their broad
base of brain and their brutal physi-
economies. Students are taught to
the nationalities of mankind |
by the skull alone. All the races can
be graded. The very dark races and |
the lighter-complexioned people can
be assorted historically and accurate
ly. The chronological graduate will
not make a mistake between the white
mans skull and the Chinaman's, the
American Indians nd the Africans,
and he will generally be able to desig-
nate a mulatto, half negro and half
white by dry and CHASTITY skull that
Is so years old. After about two
study student is suf nifty
equipped with information TO enable
him to go into an audience. and, if
by man who is half Ger
nan, to recognize the German blood in
him at once, and to do so blind
folded /"