New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
HERE'S A MAN WITH
 NUMEROUS TITLES
Dr. Beall, Exponent Of Phreno- physics, etc., Stopping at '. M.

pr. Edgar c. Beall, of New York city, an exponent of phrenophysics which he explains is a combination of phrenology, physiognomy, cheirogno- my, grarhology, temperam ents, anat- omy, physiology, anthology and hy- giene is in the city filling an engage ment at the Y. M. c. A. and announce that tomorrow evening he will give big free public lecture in the asso- citation lobby giving a description of his work with the death mask of Elihu Burritt, New Britain's learned blacksmith
 pr. BealPs work, as he himself ex- plains It most unusual one, and as far ae ,11k5 aware, he is the only man in coucsAtry at the present In theorShe ce ehls s t75e prea9nsl0n oama that use, by ef individual, in sizing" up those whom he comes in contact with, but the phrenophysics IS on far more extensive scale and his Judgments are based uTon over thirty years of actual experience and study in this line. ''The theory is the same as that practiced by Aris- totle over 2,000 years ago and is a study of the whole body" Dr. Beall said in a brief explanation of his profession.
 Following his talk tomorrow eve ming during the course of which he expects to, reveal some things not known by personal acquaintances of Elihu Burritt and which promises to be a most interesting revelation of the inner life and thought of the blacksmith, statesman and peace advooate,' the lecturer will take sev- eral of the audience and give a pub lie reading to demonstrate the nature or his work. The readings differ from those of phrenolcgists in that they are not the reading of bumps on the head but rather a study of cir cumstances distances and expressions of the organs of the head and face and an examination of the character istdcs of skin, hands, ha1r and general appearance of his subject
 AS Dr. Beall humorouslv puts it. he has unused the hair'' of such notables as Mark Twain, Charles A. Dana, Hon. J. w. Golf, Robert Man tell, Ignace Paderewski, Beatrice Cameron, James Whitcomb Riley, FL la Wheeler Wilcox, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Rabbi Wise Sarah Bern hardt, Ebert Hubbart, Henry Clews, Lillian Russell and Jan KubeHk. This list is, however, but a small DOT tion of those whose heads he has ex- amined.
 The lecturer is a native of Cincin- nati and a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, one of the leading medical schools of the country. He IS regular physician and a leading authority on phrenology and physiog- nomy and his work in these fields is recognized as conscientious and re- liable. The word phrenograph, orig mated by Dr. Beall has been officially recognized by the Standard Diction- ary and the Oxford Dictionary re- gently included the word among those for correct English usage. The word means written analysis or descrip- tion of character and talents
 This is the second visit of the dis tinguished student of phrenophysics to this city he having talked. before audiences at the Y. M C. A. three years ago and at that time had sev- eral hundred clients fo- readings dur ing his brief stay. As he happened to be in this state on other business the local association was able to se- cure his services for a week or ten days. It is very rarely that he leaves his large and ever growing practice in New York city.
 Another cast upon which he will demonstrate tomorrow evening and with which he remarks he "has grown up' having had it near him day and night for upwat ds to thirty years, is that of George Combe, the famous Scotch poet. George Combe's work, "Cares of Men" had a circu- lation of 100000 and was recognized as one of the leading works of the nineteenth century.