The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
Remarkable Shape our Head
When the Halter Shows You the
Outline of Your Uranium You
Are Likely to Be Surprised and
Considerably Displeased

for of this we must have a great command
and be very fluent
THE QUALITIES NEEDED.
Now, phrenologist. in delineating ply
sician's character, would find that he had
large perceptive faculties. that he may
study and apply the knowledge of anatomy
and physiology with the necessary skill and
success His bump OF destructiveness,
which is located just above the ears, must
not be small for member of this profess
sion should not shrink from infiicting pain.
Constructiveness, which is the bump near
the foremost part of the temple, must also
be prominent to give him skill in surgery,
and combativeness must be well developed
in him TO make him resOlute and prompt
to act. The bump of cautiOusness must also
not be left out and should, in fact, be very
prominent to render him judicious and safe
and to also give him general power or
mind No doubt when a mans head
changes shape, as the hatters say II does,
Ii Is his place TO see which bumps are en-
larged in the transformation, and II he is
not making a success he should try the
business that is indicated by them. Ac-
cording to the phrenOlOgists, the clergymen
and merchants have the largest number OF
bumps, because their work covers such a
wide field that they have to have instinct in
nearly all directions. What is most neces-
sary for the clergyman to have is broad
head in front and on top, which indicates
great intellectual capacity and blamelesS
conduct. With the merchant the bump OF
cautiOusness. which is situated directly
above the ears and near the top of the head,
is the most necessary.
However, the man whose head is some
what misshapen by the bumps, but who is
perfectly satisfied with the business he is
following and has nothing to worry him but
the fact that he cannot wear a derby hat,
need worry no longer. There is little ma
chine now used by the leading hatterS
which is called confOrmateur and is used
To take the imprint Of a mans head so
that hat can be shaped accordingly. This
machine somewhat resembles a typewriter,
ana when one looks at II ne would never
think that it goes on persons head like
hat, but IL is In this way that the impress
sion or pattern, which it is more proper to
call ii, is obtained.
The machine was invented in France some
years ago, and is so made that il will fit
any kind or shape of head, and all that
Is necessary is to adjust il. A small square
piece of paper is inserted in the top OF
the apparatus, and when IL is fixed on a
persons head all that has TO be done is TO
press down on a lever and the shape OF
the head is perforated upon 1t. This pat
tern is much smaller than the mans head
actually is. The pattern is then taken
and put in another machine that is COM
posed of a number of blocks which so
fastened that they can be showed back
ward and forward. The paper that holds
the pattern is in the center of these blocks.
and they are pushed back against it so
that the exact shape and size of the head
is obtained. This instrument, with the
blocks, is put I'm the hat, and il is then
pressed to the desired form.
The different forms that mems heads as
sumo often very amusing. Some of
them bulge in front and taper from the
temples to the back and end almost in a
point. Others will be just opposite, bulg-
ing in the back and tapering to the front.
and some will have a bump on both sides
and taper back and front Every once in
awhile man is found who is very sensi-
tive over the shape of his head, and does
not like to have it taken unless IL is neces-
sary for him to get a hat To fit him. The
different shapes of the heads make a very