The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-20
SOME Z BOOKS.
n At,smp, to Revive phrensiegy.

Al Astasunt n Reyfye whffUolOgy.
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purpoee Oh ~ 80 n
henfdi Fs"enons OF ~ Dro.n' y
NAnp hotLASpkh fuenams ~ 49,
that all the iundamen.ai p~yeh'", -.
uohs are iocah1eu !" '"' "'.
most part. previous investigator aVe
confined their atten''on 70 wv "
None but the suthor oi W. w 49,
us considers also IN" emouo's wv -
sions OF man, whistler Norman s""o''N'
and uriertakee 70 emonssra'e '"e" ".
nection VIA tbs cereorA mse'e'' y
pointed out In Q preface mat cNeh ,~oo"'
text books describe insanity "A a oisese
al the BRAN, impicatihs sns "nos" y,
organ. Whsther a person "e n'e'ahono'o'
violently manihoai, hom'csdai OF q su'ere'
from deiusions ot persecution ""e'ne'
he lie . k~ieptoinannc' q reix'o"s i"A
or an imaginary eVe'y ~Se'
u h assumed hat the whole cor'eh y az
fected. whereas DIT su"tn'''
that the evidence hero sdducen 10y nun
shows that the prncipsi vhr'e'i~ y !"
tai arrangements are iocaiised IN nenh''e'
circumecribed regions. and freauoh'iy are'
In the early stagee nj least amenaoe y"
treatment. II Is certain mat u iu'ute
investigators shall confirm the au'hof
observations. brain surgery VIII recelVe
an immense m and II mu't W nc,
k~nowlcdged that the data alr~ady ahnarsSa
by Dr. Hollander. and no" p"o"Hn,
are % considerable NJ 10 OPEN u h"" "e'
for research.
II will be observed that the iocahzauohs
are based chiefly on clinical ana pa'ho-
logical Investigations. over MOO ca~~ ar"
here adduced illustrating not merely mo
recognized varieties OF mental ~derahse-
ment. but all kinds Of devia'ions from the
normal mind, including manifestation
Of hunger and thirst. IL Is 10 he particu-
larry noted that the authors ORGANIZATIONS
confirm those made a century ago bS ''ai'
upon whose di~rovcries Ia the anatomy
and physiology OF tho brain spurAheim
built the system of phrenology which has
been 80 long di-credited. history OF
Gall and his doctrine Is given In these pages
and should prove a revelation To the re@iet'
written anything which wou'u ihni'"''
that he had examined cars cmei s"rs'
As to the evidence produced IN TINS booh
after fifteen years OF investigation every
candi person viii echo the hops expresses
by the author hat II VIII no received WIN
an open aud "~npreluo,cru hinu' IN /"
OF the bearing "hich 'he ia''e ~
may possibly nave on ""h's' s''"''' vi
the study ana tre"'"en' o "n".'' :"
the enSco'ioh OF Pf""N."'' ~"
minded you'h' on th"'"i 'e'''ni' '"
ZION OF crime anu many JIM p'o
Affecting the "eii-peihe Oh 'ne co"'num'y
Inc author OF inns ovoA "es"s ~" =
review OF the pre-eht -e'o oi "'"~ 81
ence' si'er "hioh near'y w Jag. n o
allotted 10 a detailed s's'etheh' 81 VIC
results OF ms own m'o''isa''o"s A"u '"ooc
OF other patholos'r,S' ms o"'Vu'o"'
70 which Ut nonahue' INN -" "' "'
set forth IN a nnhi hap'e Nn"'n " p'c-
cedcd ny essays on 'he r~'a''ons "r"''
the Dram ahd 'he sAuh' on " nAs''',,
oil Calls doctrine ana on ue 'r"'n ANU
usefulness OF pnIeno."sy' -"
of the salient points OF th"ee discussions
70 winch we wou'o hcee o"~c' a''e"''o"
Is II possible TO ascertain the reiauNe
sire Of the diherent convo'utious OF the
brain during me py Observing " ~.
forms OF the skuh' ihat 10 70 say, Dor~
the shape OF the s@uii ~narnon'n" ~ ~
conformation OF the oraihr Ut honanus'
The best modern au'hor''e"
have now established as much as wac ever
claimed by Gall. do not Know OF a Single
anatomtrt who denies thai II Is the nranh
which givcr tho form 70 the ssuh' III u
well Known that the want OF entire ana
absolute paraiielism b"'ween the ou'ef
and inner tables OF the skuii has sometimes
been put forward as u " cons'"u'en an
insuperable objection TO the computation
Of the size OF the brain by a measurement
OF the skull. Even admitting that snch
q want Of parallelism Is sometimes CD
served. DIR. Holiander sisse-ts mat the
objection based on tins isct VIII ~ MN
imired for thos" wis know MAJ ,he 'h'ch-
ness 81 the skull seldom exceeds one 10
three lines tone-hfth oil an inch accofuihs
90 Treves). whereas the dih"rehot~ 'h ,he
development OF the brain are rcekohsu oy
inches. When a head Is oe"'riocu as pcihs
high. wide or long, " INC o's" w" =
deveiopod IN 'ho~e ureV''o"s ~
htte whe'her ~" en'e'oP''s
hne OF wv" '""N', ~ p"'' p'"
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