The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-26
HEADS OF GREAT MEN.
Something About the Hats the Lead
ers or the Nation Wore.

/ capital has furnished headgear for
statesmen ana famous men for thirty-
I'VE years. and il that tine has covered
the craniums OF most men Of note il
/ Washington He has q "conformer
which takes the outlines OF the Eead and
permits the shaping OF the chzpeau &C
cording 70 the bumps Of genius-or other
bumps The aonforner registers the lines
Of cranial development il 9 miniature OF
. card. which is filed away fl a book.
ard FROM which future shapings can be
made The dealer has preserved hundreds
Of these outlines and some OF them make
interesting subjects for the student OF
phrenoiogy.
Abraham Lincoln's outline Is the one
most valued by the hat dealer. The great
war president had head which was
wonderfully vel formed. II was an Oh
mast perfect oval. leaving out OF con
+ stderation slight Waviness II outline
due 20 the bumps" which are found ac-
centuated 70 a greater OF less degree on
every head. From the shape Of Lincoln's
head phrenoi0gist would infer frmness,
caution ard the family virtues, with rea-
sonlng power predominant His hat size
was rs. Stanton. Llncoln's great secre-
tay Of war, had q long head, but IL was
neither as broad nor as symmetrical as
Lincoln's though the hat he wore was 3
Of size larger. On the left side Of his
cranial diagram there IS a perceptibIe
hattenlng, and OF the right side at the
rear q curious depression Phrenological-
y considered. the most striking charac-
reristic is drmness- Grants head was
sInguarly shapely. even, and unusually
large. calling for q rs hat Its contour
denotes frmness and reason. The lines
OF President Hayes head are symmetric-
al, but the forehead Ike IS unusually
fat His hat size was l-15.
1t took a very big hat 10 1T Garfield.
rs being his size. The head is long ard
broad. but uneven. one side being much
fatter than che ether. The splendid from
tai width IS noticeable characteristic.
one might expect OF Guiteau. Garfield s
assassin. that his cranial contour should
show some marked eccentrclty, but that
is not the case. But for q fartening on
one side. which does not aCtaia an alb
normal degree. the head would De uncom-
monty Wei shaped The size Is lie.
President Arthur had q splendid head.
and its contour seems consistent with
the character Of the even-tempered, pol
ished man Of the world, with cultivated
niud shat he was BE wore Il. hat.
Firmness. approaching obstinacy and az
gressiveness are obvious in the phreno-
logical design Of President Clevelaud's
head. II is a very long head. fairly
broad, and the most evenly modelled OF
the collection The nat size is ~. There
is a striking similarity n the diagram
Of The heads OF President Cleveland and
President Harrison, the more striking in
that no person VINO has seen the two men
would Judge their heads 70 be az ali the
same shape The hat size Is the same in
both cases. and the heads are 50 similar
In the rear haH that i one diagram is
placed over the other the lines nearly CO.
inclde up to point above the middle Of
the ears. Forward from this point Har-
rison's head shows q decided depression
that is not apparent in Clevsland's :. and,
again, there IS slight bllging AZ the
temples of the Republican which is alb
sent in the Democratic Uranium
President Mckinleys cranial outline
does him scant justice. for the breadth
Of his forehead is below the line Of his
rs hat His dis gram makes the front Of
the head lock narrow and pinched- Be
nevolence. reason and caution are his
chief physiological characteristics This
is a salient difference between the heads
Of james g. Blaine and Thomas 3. Reed I
Blsines head IS long and even, Reed s +
broad and bullet" with plenty Of brain
space Ia the rear and deci1ed Sharpen
ing toward the forehead. BiaIn wore
the larger hat-77s 70 Reeds "a. The
biggest official head in Wcs aington is /
that OF John .. Long. secretary OF the +
navy. and nothing smaller than q ~
VIII suitably cover IL III is broad
throughout and bulges remarlza BY near (
the back Rear Admiral Schleys dla- +
sram furnishes q contrast e II, as marx I
ed as that between the characters and +
mental processes OF the TWO men His +
outline calls Tor q hat and one q very +
sven. oval shape Another very even +
outline, but heightened cut larger than +
that Of Admiral Schley. IS John Sher- .
mans rs diagram That cf his brother. +
General vs.. T. sherman. IS Of the same .
size but IS considerably broader back q 4
the temples. Two clerical cranlal OUT
lines are those Of T. Dewitt TalmaEe and /
Bishop Newman. each rs ga size and
front. the slope Of Talmasa's head being
-uores aLruut- Greatest 8 ali the heads
IN the collection except Secretary Longs.
ana broader even rhau thar. IS thar n
Carl Schurz. who wears u hat So alb
normally aroad beliud The ears raat each
lew one has u be stretched % the verge
lf disruption In shaping IL 0a the other
-a-d the smallest head design of
grown man known 20 tie dealer Is that
lf 81 Assauo who wears tia har- Ar
Assano IS Japanese. who has been in
.he diplomatic service. and whatever else
bis hat size may L-riy. it does not imply
3 corresponding srallness Of b-sir. as he
S one az the keenest ana s1iesE orientols
zha have borne their part ID Washiag-
.ou's 0fE1lal lifa
IS marked as the differences f. the hat
Shapes az tile various rea is the differ
nee in thair way AZ selecting their head
gear Lincaln. x IS sai5. vas careless
-nd rreoecupied Ia his selection Grant
T8s caretal - was also Hayes Gar1a,1
Fas particular ana once comp aimed thar
hats locked zoo bis Arthur was also
-err 7ar. calar about the appearance oS
lis hat. bar was easy 60 sult Because -
hs regularity ot his head Cleveland Ia
sisted Oh having his hea5Eaar ceufc-t-
.hle ana was rot readily s1cthc6 bT the
sock assertion thar . wl shape IL
ef after Etrle wear Herris1u,
hd-eh sc-1ru- orslr nea- 81 his atlre ~
20 points w11If1e spend muA tfue
ee- bis selec-lors- President Mch-ulsv
s deliberate pauznt. ana courteous u
SIS Eat Gs4llns-