Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-08

body or BRAIN temperament or quality
must always be considered, otherwise
weight and bulk prove nothing.
Temperament. In chronological par
lance, means the mixture or proportion
Of certain physical elements, whether
solid or fluid which modify the activity,
strength or direction Of the mind, aside
from special regional developments Of
the brain,
Thus, a prepOnderance OF muscle,
bone, blood, certain acids or alkalies,
or certain organs, such as the lungs or
liver anords a key TO many shades OF
character and talent which never could
I've determined by the diameters Of the
head alone. Nor is this in any sense a
new doctrine. More than sixty years
ago DIT. SpuThelm, speaking for him
self ana lDr Gall declared that 'We
consider the study OF the temperaments
as the first step In phrenoogy"
To illustrate, bony development ia
vors stability OF character soundness
OF judgment and a taste for scientific
pursuits strong lungs are conducive to
hope courage and martial spirit:
sympathetic condition mellows the feel
ings and incllnes 10 sedentary habits,
etc
Many persons wonder that there
should be any outward means Of estl-
mating the quality of the brain, al
though II Is q matter easily determined
by the texture Of the hair and skin
color and expression OF the eyes, the
Stautness OF the scalp, the stamp OF the
features and various other signs. As
the Internal structure are produced by
the same forces as the external there
must OF necessity be a correspondence
between the two
Many erroneous notions have gained
currency respecting great men Of nslg-
nliicant appearance, but the facts are
In perfect accord with phrenology As
10 Napoleon Il must be admitted that
his legs were short. But why should
they have been long? He knew how 10
stand stu and make other people run.
His body was well developed, especially
In his later years, his temperament In
sured great intensity Of feeling and
phenomenal activity OF mind while his
head was one OF the largest ever known
10 be possessed by healthy man.
Nothing. therefore Is more unsclen-
tlhc than TO class Napoleon among ex.
physique. Pope, Moore and Holmes were
certainly great In special line, but
they were brilliant and fine rather than
strong, Or, we may say. they were great
for quality rather than quantity OF
work.
All great men OF the first rank are at
least IN one or two respects physically
large The subject may be made clear
by dnalyzlng the different sorts or
shades Of greatness
No man Of puny frame ever did ex-
actly the Kind or amount Of heavy work
done 10y Bismarck. Webster, Lincoln,
lngefsOll Blaine, Russell Sage or
Chauucey Depew, Some people would
say jay Gould was an exception. But
the fact that the weight OF his wealth
crushed him In the period OF middle age
really makes him an illustration OF the
rule
Famous poets, novellsts, musicians,
artists and scientists are usually cred
tied with the highest order Of personal
greatness because their achievements
are $50 wonderful But Il should be re-
membertd that. as was the case with
Darwin and Spencer. their work is often
accomplished only after long years Of
patient ana panful toll Nhen their
predictions are finished al last and
placed before us we are dazzled and be-
Willerei.
Such noble henetactors most certain
lv deserve all the praise and gratitude
we can show them But In order 10
max" accurate and Just comparisons
between the different varieties and de-
srH.s NJ mental power we should have
4 rer4'1 for the value OF words. and not
'on'.url Wbtlety with strength. one
lively hornet NJ a picnic might cause
more cnmmoton than a fractions
horse vet no one would deny that the
latter Is he greater animal
Tho 'ltinguishing mark Of the high
ost n'i.r Of greatness Is the ability 20
Hor'-rw an immense volume Of impor-
'3nt labor IN short sDace of time with
nW breaking under the strain
Measured hv this standard Il win be
found 'hat the truly greatest men and
women are few IN number and that
thew are physically remarkable for
both quality and size, at least as re-
CARDS their heads.