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ments on animals and obser vation- on man
afford very striking reasons for arriving at
such n conclusion which tends to establish
the laading principle Of the phrenologist.
that different portions Of the brain per
form different intellectual furctiona' II
would appear certainly that tho anterior
portion 81 the brain IL devoted To the in-
tellec'ual faculty. but that the strength Of
,he moral feelings and animal pnopensities
il regulated by the development oi the re-
naming portions Of the enccphalic mass
Iu.
In his twelfth chapter the author brings
forward further testimony 81 the truth and
usefulness 81 chronology from eminent
medical men. all specialists for the treat
ment Of the insane. who have boon - nus
guided A. To- place belief Ia those h have
been described by Bl1cErood's Md9isi1e as
these Internal idiots. tho phrenologi-ts,
and to adopt what the EfiHbargh Regfen
has denounced AZ thorough quackcry and
-despicable %trump.ry.' The journal %
Mental Science in July. 1870. called DIR
Connolly rs a witness To those who were
personally acquainted with DR.. Connolly,
his favorite opinion of the system OF Gall
AMI Spurzheim l. well known In his In
dications of Insanity he maintains that
tn" first principles Of phrcnology are
founded in nature. and adds I can $500
nothing which merits the pras" Of being
| philosophical ia the real or affected con
tempt profeS-s-i bv 80 many anatomi-ts
and ph ~vsiologi~ts for a science which. how
ever imperfect. haS for it, objcct the dem
onstration thai for other functions than
the intelloCtuall. the existence IL which
none can deny, there are further separa-
tlonz and distinctions Of hitherto uneN-
plainel portions 81 nervous matter In a
letter 20 George Combs 1.-The eminent Eng
ish ~phrenologi-tl Dr. Connolly Expresses
his conviction Of tho great usefulness 81
habitual regard 20 the principles OF phre-
nology. especially ia my department Of
practice and 81 tho confusion and tmrer-
lection ~ the views which seem to me -
h. taken. both 81 sound and unsound mind
by those who reject the aid of observation
confrmei now 10y vast experience. and
mos, of which may Ia daily verified in
asylums for the insane. | am also con-
WINGED that attention to the form 81 the
hoad. cnnjoined with that cautious con-
alteration Of all other physical circum-
stances. which no prudent p~hrenologist dis
regards. will often enable the practitioner
10 form an accurate prugnosis In cases Of
mental disorder. and 90 fnr"tcll the chances
Of recovery or moderation or Of hopeless
and gradual deterioration
We pass 10 the testimony Of Sir James
Coke. her Maicriy's Cpmmi-sioner in
Lunacy. This testimony wa outlined In
the presidential Address delivered n 'he
ROYAL College Of Physicians, London.
July 20. 1875. hy Sir ! CnChton-B Browne
Prom the c-ommeuCnmcn Of his career,
Sir james Coke interested himself In IN
sanity During the earlier stages Of his
professional training. he enjoyed no OPP
portunitic- 81 coming into contact with
tho clustered insane. nor Of observing
tho modes Of treatment then re,Ort'd To,
as huuatic asylums wcrr not m those days
omen To- students, and were unprpvidcd with
medical assistance. but this disadvantage
was. 20 a great extent. compensated 10y his
having acquired from his relatives, George
and Andrew Combs. a thorough knowledge
Of Entomology. which not then fallen on
evil laws Of charlatanism. aud into the
evil c-ompanionship % mcSmerism en-
cnurngcd the accurate observation Of
mental states, accumulated the relations
suh-tsting between th-sr aud states Of
/ llNf lls+t ANfllH rNNNfiAif 1NA NhF' 49, 1870
curious glimp~,- q foresight into the revcla-
tions Of modern physiology. lie saw the
chronological method 81 inquiry applied
IN casas %. insanity and u peculiar turpl-
tuia in the communities of lunatics and
criminals that he visited during a long so
io,irn ola the Continent. aud tho i%nfIcncn 81
tho Information thu obtained, cooperating
win the natural tent Of a comprehensive
. .......t.,, mind may H. sllaPgflpaI
in ali his subsequent public and Official
acts Let W. look next at the conviction
expressed by ". Al Browne, her MaJcsty's
Commissioner In Lunacy for Scotland,
father Of Sir James Crichton browne: To
hose who are acquainted with the doctrines
of chronology the extent Of my obligations
will h. readily recognized. and 10 those
who are still ignorant ~ these doct rin"s
| have to offer the assurance" that insanity
can neither lie understood. nor d~c-cnb'd
nor trcatcd bv the aid 81 any other phil
osophy. | have hong entertained this
opinion. I have for many wears put II 70
m. test OF experiment and nov wish "a
record II a. my Deliberate conviction.
In GUYS Hospital Reports for iS7n, Vol.
-. will 10 found -~t forth the reflections
Of Sir samuel wilks. NJ u. lately prcsi
dent Of the Royal College 81 Physicians
London. II seems astonishing nj the pres
ont time. when chronological @ocieti"-
have Cra~~d 20 exist and We hook calmly
back at the achievements ~ their mcinis,rs
to contemplate the bitter luminosity which
was exhibited toward them 10y their OPP
ppncnts In all GLASSES 81 -"c!cty. fhvSiol-
ogi-ts simply iguor~d thcm aud looked upon
the attempt to apporiion out the brain
into organs corresponding 90 the Functions
of tho mind a. gratuitou- and fancifnl
willis, the literary and religious public
ts-rame their h.t'er,-st antagonist, l~.
cau~, they made mental processes d"fTnd
ut-ou physical organization IN
my-.lf considering chronological works
ia an unrr.iudi'rd siarii. ! cann"' hu' u
.,n,-l wi'h M" grat ohl"f which th'
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