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G . B DA V I D UW I N S . M.D .

emarkspresentsthemwith hisname ratherthan

inorderthattheresponsibility bothformatterand

relyw ithhimself. Thereader then w illbepleasedto

nomeasureimplic atingthe ditor ssentiments but

alonthepartof thewriterofhisownindi idualopinions

wouldbegladtosee anoppositionpaperpro-

andhehasnodoubtthatthe ditorsof theMagazine

eyarenot desiroustomaketheirpagesthearena ofcon-

ilyac tonthee uitableprincipleof audialterampartem.

e , M i nd a n d X o y o , r a ti o na l e o r s c i en ce o f . H o we e r

cementmaypro e ne erthelessfearlesslymakeit that

atworksomethousandsof yearsinresearchesrespecting

gainedthesmallestgroundinthewayofad anc e. P lenty

ustle andseemingofbusiness ha ebeenbroughttobear

lthishurly -burlyhasbegunandended liketherattle

enhisround-aboutprison bybringingtheagitatorand

hesamepoint againandagain andagain f romwhic hthe

romPlatotoPriestleyit hasallbeenoneand thesame

sof formertimes andthee uallypresumptuousA thens

anduponexactlythesameunsoundeminence andwhile

losophicalpursuit somethingrealandtangiblehas

hangeinterminologyconstitutesthesumandsubstance

entalPhilosophy.

tisbec ausefalseanalogiesha ebeenassumedas

causefinalha ebeenconfoundedwithefficientcauses—

ha ebeenconsideredabsoluteessences insteadof

ienc e andf inally andmoreespecially asmoreparti-

rposesofthepresent paper— becauseworkmenha e

aterials. nthesamespiritas theidolatersofold

tractionsfromthecoinageoftheirown brains andthen

eabstractions theyha efallendownandworshipped

eseemedsomewhatnearertothetruetrac kof theirgame

ec ededfartherf romit bypacingthepathof truthinawrono-

whotumbledfromastage-c oach andreco eringhis

m byrapidlyrunninginadirectionoppositetothatinwhic h

lling. ikehim thesemetaphysic alphysiologists who

eintoaccountthatthere aresuchthingsasbrain

heyha ereasonedonthethink ingprinc iple ha egoneback -

rd orrather perhaps wemightsay ha ereasonedup

m theorgansofperceptionandintellect.Theyfirstcon-

oul andthenplac edthissamesoulinc ombinationw iththe

ton thepinealgland orsomeotherpartof theen-

ebestsuitedandser edthewhimofthemoment.

ofMind , saystheac uteandlearnedDugald tewart

emarkswillbefoundapplicable.First thatinthe

rauthorsha ebeeninfluencedbysomegeneralmaxims

omphysics and sec ondly theyha ebeeninfluenced

eep-rootedc on ic tion of theimmaterialityof thesoul

ciseenoughtopointoutto themtheabsurdityofat-

erationsby theanalogiesofmatter wasyetsuffi-

emtokeepthe absurditiesoftheirtheoriesasfar as

byallusiontothosephysicalfactsin whichthedistinguish-

ethe leastgrosslyandpalpablyexposedtoour

andadmirablystated notthatsomeofour modem

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n eryniceandfearfulinthuskeepingtheirnotions

aterialuni erse asmuc hasmightbeinthebac k -

mparingideastoconfigurationsoftheorgans ofsense

tthoughtis secretedfromthebrain asbileis

aginethatbilelaidupinthefoldsof theli erforsome

wouldnotpro e erysubser ienttotheof f iceswhichthis

er eintheanimalec onomy whileweareall ery

articularsof eryearlyperceptionareparticularsof

sothatinthe ery laststagesof thisour e entfulbeing "

emindwhichhadbeenobliterated orlainlatent dur-

ellectualmaturityandmental igour.Thought a

may ustaswelltellmethatlifeisoxygen andthatthe

fpoetryarethe smokeandstirofa Margatesteamer

ttoitscockneydestination.

t s an d m ma t er i al i st s O r g a ni s ts a n d p i ri t ua l is t s h a e

raspshadows andlocalize airynothings:wthey

thoneanother ha ingnothingtoc ombatfororagainst

yanexpression accidentallydroppedfromahalf-witted

a ailedinshowingupthese dreamersandsystem-mon-

sandnullity.Metaphysics whyitisa wordpossess-

e er oratleast if itmeananything itmeansatissue

a aganc ies thesecon ec turesbeingsotorturedintoun-

olutetruthandlegitimatescience astomaketheresem-

probedtothe bottom moreconspicuouslyridiculous

eenattempted. Whathasbeensaidw ithe ui oc al

dicine is^-e ui oc allyapplic abletoMetaphysics—

htandwrongisworse thanallerror.

torystrictures thefirstlineof theinscriptionwhich

of theinfernalregionspresentsitselfto mymind as

angeofaword toallmetaphysic alinitiation. O nthe

e otedtothec ulti ationofmentalphilosophy mightbe

C it t a — d e r ro r i.

ptionmightbe selected withstillmoreappropriate

e ofdreadfulimport—

nza O oi c heintrate.

ingyourdesiressatisfied oryour ueriesresol ed.

e youmaywalkbac kagain " didaprac tical okeronc ewrite

nuewhic hhadnothoroughfare fortheadditionalmorti-

oundthemsel esshutoutfromfurther proceeding

rsaidattheculdesac blind terminationofmetaphy-

nough indeed oughtwetofeelinbeingabletogetout by

edangerousanddelusorypaths beforetheoldgiantDe-

ermanentinhabitantsofhis DoubtingCastle.

e sayac ertainsetofnew- lightphilosophers whoc all

lenc e Phrenologists. A llindeedhasbeen hitherto darkness

asold ohnB rown inhismasterlystyle expressedhim-

ut i i a to r i i g no t a re g io n e p e rd i ti s i a e e s ti g ii s i n u mb r a no c ti s

usedam uasiprimadiurna luxdemumad ulsit

ous atanyrate myreaderw illsay isallthispreten-

tersinPsychologynotonlypresume butperse ere.

ewers " theyexc laim maydartdownuponusw iththeirfee-

rlycriticsmaydoleandtwaddlewitheoc-o ficiowrathand

elhumbled thefearfulappalled butwead anc e

ad anc ewemustandwill solongastherebeanypower

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supportedbypersonswhoha ealittle somethingmore

pea-greenc oats andGermanextra aganc es demand

eirlegitimac y beit then ourendea our onthepre-

estigatethe alidityofphrenologic alassumption or in

ainwhetherthenewlightsarefalselights temptingus

ts andterminatinginnothingbetter orwhetherthey

i ertingourcoursefromthedrearinessand restless-

olaceandcomfortofsatisfactionandpeace.

dthatthePhrenologistsfoundthespec ulati eworldin

reliminarysentenceortwoin ad ocacyofthisassump-

fplac e. F irst then ofFatherPlato w ithhistri-

mansoul thisbeing ac cordingtohim ac ompound

on andappetite.Buthowtheseprinciplesformedthem-

seemstopuzzleour philosopherextremely hetalksin

beingderi edf romtheDeity andofpassion orappe-

ndinanotherpartofhiswritings hemakesita uestion

eandunderstandingbytheblood whichf luid bythe

n H u n te r i s a g ue l y sp o ke n o f as t h e re s id e nc e o f li f e o r

sourc eofmentalphenomena— Uorepo toalux la-rt &

y o cr ip r t oTi p .

whocomparesideaswithimpressionsrecei edbywax

hisreferenc eorsymbolic representation istobetracedthe

ful agariesfoundedonthepostulate. thatitisinour

tandintelligencewithanythingelse.Phantasmsis a

tsofmemory orrathertoitsprocesses— andphantasmsha e

ptstounfoldthe secretsoflifebythese analogicalassum-

riteamusings Weridic uletheconc eitsof theschool-

masproofsof theexceedingabsurditytowhichphiloso-

whendialecticingenuity ratherthanusefultruths

thedisputant but tomymind thec elebratedtheorem

edforsolution c on eysasf ineasatireascanwellbe

lianphasmagoria. The uestionisthis— H owmany

forgetwhic h— - fallingangelsweshouldsupposesomeof

danc eonaneedle spoint w ithoutinterferingw itheac h

O n e a n d al l o f th e s ys t em s a n d n e ed n o t go f u rt h er

acterizedbyoneandthe sameterm.Theshadowsof

fA ristotle theinnateideasofDesc artes— nay thepicto-

mself areallsomanyc ontri anc estoe adethec harge

yschemestoillustratethe lawsofperceptionbyallusion

s andare therefore somanysystemstowhic hthead-

aybeappended asmarkingtheiressenc e theirorigin and

ed doyousayof the c otchphilosophy orthemetaphy-

asithasbeenantithetic allyc alled reply thisisso

dealrepresentationandsymbolic exposition butthatitis

muc hasittra elsabroadinsearchof fac ulties insteadofob-

ponfacultiesalreadyfound.

wartdisc ourseonperc eption andc onc eption andabs-

on andmemory andimagination theymanifestlyo er-

tyandcircumstance theyareguiltyofthe samefaults

whoendea ourtodefineandarrangedisease:asifdisease

ordistinctfromthepersonaffected orasifmorbid

angeamongindi iduals retainedthesameexternalfea-

sdo theob ectsofnaturalhistory.Butwhois there

arkedthe ariousk inds aswellasmeasureof fac ulty

eachofwhomisgiftedwiththe samemeasureofge-

w isit " saidGalltoac ompanion beforehethoughtof

w isitthatyouc ontri etof indyourwaythroughwoods and

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withe ualsurprise thatyouc ontri enottof ind

tewartdid intruth feelthedifficulty arising

nowrefer andlongpriortomyknow inganything

m recollectbeingstruckwiththeunsuccessfulingenuity

r ustmentionedendea ourstomeetthisformidable

ultyscheme. tewart uotesthecelebratedMon-

hathecandonothingwithouthis memorandum-book

dif fic ulty " sayshe inrememberingpropernames/ I

mfortf romthisc onfession that amforcedtoc allmy

heirof f ices. amignorantof thegreaterpartofourc oins

eofonegrainf romanother— whatuselea enisinmak-

ywinemuststandinthe atsometimebeforeitferments.

o r " a d ds P r of e ss o r . a p pe a rs e i d en t ly t o h a e h a d hi s

nite arietyofapothegms andofhistoricalpassages

gnation " ay there stherub Msimagination )

amiliarlyac uainted notonlywiththenames butw iththe

onsofancientphilosophers withtheideasofPlato

theplenumand ac uumof euc ippusandDemocritus

enumbersofPythagoras theinfiniteofParmenides

nc omplaining too ofhiswantofpresenc eofmind

sadegreeofmemory/ pardonme Mr. tewart

edgementonlygoestok ind notdegree ) which if it

mployed wouldha ebeenmorethansuff ic ientforthe

monbranchesofknowledge inwhichheappearsto

When ha eanorationtospeak ofanyc onsiderable

esays reducedtothemiserablenec essityofgettingit word

whileothers hemightha eadded astlymyinferiorsin

pac ity ormind orintellec t w illrattleandrambleon

andprobablydeemmeadullman inproportionto

opia erborum.

hoolwilltellyouthat Montaignewouldha ere-

rticularsannounced hadhechosentopayattentionto

roportionedtothe capacity andthecapacitytothe

e u s t la i d do w n a o l um e of F u se l i s l i fe i n w hi c h

mself thattheA ngelGabrielwouldha efailedinattempts

s. A notherreadsMilton orgazesuponC laude w ith

g W h a t d oe s i t al l p ro e A h b u t th i s la s t y o u s ay

eometric almaster oinyouinthedec ision ou

of tasteordesiredoesnotimplywantofsk ill. etme

eis ortill ery latelywas aneminentliteraryc haracter

f o rd w h o ha s a g ai n a nd a g ai n t r ie d t o so l e u c li d s

rubberatwhistw ithhisf riendsinthee ening andhas

enupthetask indespair.

ption moreo er howgreatisthedi ersity ink indof

oisbutrec entlydead andwhowasmarkedbythegene-

tions wassoutterlyincapableofdistinguishingco-

oneofthe pastimesofhischildrentoplacebeforehim

c allyellow blue green andsoon.

aywenotalsoaddthe moreordinaryonesoftemperand

dfrombirthisthewolf theotherthelambofthenursery .

thedawnofexistence inmale olence— thatin bene o-

oc ke sblank-paperhypothesis northefundamental

af fordsthesmallestc luetothesediscrepanc ies sofar

eingexplainedby thattheyareinabsolutediscordance

Mindwhichha eyetbeenbroached. Where then are

ofthesediscrepancies fortheexplicationofthesemar-

r intotheorganic fabric amassailedimmediatelybythe

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troyallthe barriersthatha ebeenraisedbetween

amdenounc edasthedenierofman sresponsibility .

silymade anditis sometimessufficientlyhardtobear

uremyacc userinthepresentc ase thatsofarf romfeelingthe

righteousindignation honourandapplaudhimfor

onbedroppedinreplytotheseallegations:but in

er tostateuponwhatgroundsthePhrenologistcon-

rumfac ultiesofperc eption memory imagination w ith

tothebargain mustbeallturnedadrif t " beforerightin-

othe principlesandrationaleofmentalphenomena

nneyearsold wasDr. Gallledtoobser ethegreat

elfandaschoolfellow inrespectoffacultiesorpowers:

ntimated beingeasytoone whileanotherwaseasyto

fwords wasGall sc ompanionpro ok inglyhissupe-

efound af terwards tobec ommontose eralboys who

s talentedyouths.Thesereadyrememberers Gall

enteyes andfromthissingleobser ationdidouryoung

ndpursuehisobser ationsonexternalform ascharac-

tillheatlength inthetrueinduc ti emethodofresearc h

ence:Thatthebrain consistsofdistinctparts each

ediumofsomeinnatefaculty andthatitis possible

erelati emagnitudeandac ti ityof theseorgans by

marksorindicesontheexteriorofthe skull.H e

ce that thefacultiesoftheMetaphysiciansare

montotheactionofeac hfaculty 7andhec onsidersthatthe

splayedbyanindi idualconsistsinacombinationof

ties ac tingandre-ac ting balanc ing oropposingeac h

tobeexpec tedthatsuc hasystemasthis whichsetsat

peculationsofformerphilosophers wouldbringdown

yassailants.Theenginesofridiculewouldbeimme-

shthismoralenemy.A rgumentwouldcommenceits

anditwouldha etomeetthechargeofMaterialismin

W h a t t h e al e nt s — n a y t h e i r tu e s of m a n d e pe n de n t

einonepart andlessinanother urely then we

msofe eryexcitantthatshallac c identallyc rossourpath

urorganization Why bloodthirstinessis uponthisshow-

ssthanwidthofbrain mildnessorgentlenessismerelya

heorganofMind V irtueiscerebrum— V ic eisc ere-

itsplace:argumentmaybe occasionallyassisted

ons ande enridiculemaybelawfullyemployedin

nonsense suc hasFanc ourtism UnknownTongues and

ontheanimalframe butwhenaschemeofphi-

henakednessofbarefactto thesober udgmentof

estlytheduty ofthosetowhomtheappealis madeto

t sstatements uninfluencedbypre udiceandun-

en therefore ourreadersf indusdissectingand

materialsofwhichphrenologyis formed letitnot be

gin spiritbecauseweareengagedinearnest or

ouraidplentyofsarcasticsneersand disgusting

s whoisoneof theablestmen know althoughheisnoPhre-

antistheman ifwedidbuttakethepainstounderstandhim

onlydifferentandsuperiortoall others butthatnothino-can

ownothingof antmyself andwere1toreadhim feel

tore-cant.

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uchriflingand triflingtobeat allconsistentwithgood

andgoodfaith.

ndemandstobein estigatedcraniognomically era-

gically metaphysically andin referencetoitspractical

dsthislastpartic ular allw illnotbereadytoadmit

ub ec tofdisc ussion that

e

hem

hlikeparticipation. ,

risitnotfact thatmen sc harac tersc anbeinferredf rom

andsizesof theirhead Here1shalltakethelibertyof

narticleinthe ForeignQ uarterly " which forreal

c asm andbrilliantimagery beatsitsri alof the dinburgh

C he e n ix t h e wr i te r o f th e a rt i cl e t h e d i nb u rg h R e i e we r h as

tthepublicattentionfrombeingdirectedto phrenology and

tilllesshasitbeenabletopre enttheacc umulationof fac ts and

ThePhrenologic al ournal c ontainswhat inac ertainslang

suc haplumper thatnothingsof terthantheRe iewer sfac t-

tit — Mr. De ille s isittothecon ic t-ship ngland bound

w outhWales. Thiszealouspractitioner af terexamining

amemorandumoftheinferredc harac terofeac hindi idual andthe

nsitiesofeachwerelikely tomanifestthemsel es.O ne

obertHughes wasnotedasmostdangerousonac countofhis

inferred . A mutiny attheheadofwhichwasHughes

ngout andtheconductofe eryprisonercoincidedmost

spredictions.Therecordsofthewholetransactionarenow

ng-of f ic e. Mr. De illewasrightine ery instancebutone

C themanwhodoesnotadmitthattobeasc ienc ewhic h

es mustha elittleexperienc eofwhathumansc ienc eis.

sofsimilarcorrespondencesha ebeentracedby

setaboutthein uiryw ithoutpre udic eorregardtocon-

aybeconsideredasoneof themostcon inc ingfac tsin

hemostlearnedc omparati eanatomistin uropeinsti-

ationsonanimalscraniologically withafirmpersuasion

edoctrinefallacious andthatthisc omparati ein esti-

bablyne ere ualled terminatedinthec on ic tionthat

hehad concei edtobegroundlessand fanciful.

mustnotbec oncealed thatmen whomweshouldsup-

artialityorpre udice ha egainsayedthefactsaswell

nology butsofarasmyobser ationhasgone must

otall of theopposinginferenc esha ebeendrawneither

c einsomeonlyof itsbearings mistak ingitsgeneral

ndemploy ingobser ationassomeseizeholdof c rip-

o ustifytheirownparticularcreedsandprofessions.

othearofanti-phrenologic alobser ationsonsolargea

prison-houses andlunatic asylums. A ndinreferenc eto

myself tostate thatoutofmorethantwohundredc aseswhich

PeckhamA sy lum selectedf romtwentytothirty forthe

temen whohadgi entheirmindstothein uiry and

arkablecoincidenceininferencewithwhat knew

etruth *

said thatexteriorformmayconnectitselfwithcor-

mindsordispositionsofindi iduals howcancra-

attheconfigurationextendstothe brain sincethe

atomicallynamed ofthecraniumisnotuniformly

uggestionofoneof thesegentlemen Mr. H. B . B urlowe the

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Dr. purzheimanswersthisob ec tionbyshowing

carcelyperceptibleinchildren andalthoughtheyare

distanc efromoneanotherisnotc onsiderable. tis " he

ssentialnottoc onfoundtheideaofsizew iththatofprotube-

bytheway whichmanyha eunw ittingly fallenintowhen

eys.Phrenologyhasbeentoomuchconsideredasa

af fair thetotalitiesand ualific ationswhic hare

chesofscienc e ha eeitherbeenrefused ornottaken

hastentothephysiologic alc irc umstanc eswhic hc onnec t

ogicaldoctrine.A ndherethehastyopponentconcei es

with anirrefragableargumentagainstthecranio-

m hesays isahardandbonymass thebrainisa

ough then wemayconc ei ethattheskullshould

thec ontrac annotwellbeimagined. Thisob ec tion

beurgedintotal ignoranceofphysiologicallaws:and

a eryc uriousand ery importantpartof theargu-

amarrow thelatterabsurdlysoc alled arein

orrathercommunication.Now letitbe understood that

chappearstobe andhasbeenthoughtaproductionor

is inpointof fac t ofanteriorformationtothatorgan.

er oussubstanceisgradually orbysucc essi edeposits

samewaythat osseousorbonymattertakesplace

ginousmembranewhichprecedesit:thisner e-mak-

nce extendsitselffrombelowupwards andpro-

obrain ofmoreorlessmagnitudeor complication

ordegreeof intellec ttobede elopedaf terbirth. imul-

s butmuchposteriortoitscommencement isthe

romwhatisatfirstmeremembrane lyingonthesurface

gan thebrain de elopesitselfpartic lebyparticle

tinthisdirection now inthat sodoesthestruc tureof

regularandunde iatingdependence andthusthe

lderofthe brain butthebrainofit. Butthisisnot

tersaread ustedandsettled c hangeisstillgoingonin

thebraininc luded:—

ud es t h e pe n s a ys a r e ce n t wr i te r i n T h e c l ec t ic R e i e w '

andwhenthisarticleis finishedaswhenitwasbegun.Two

tosay shallseparate andaf terthelapseofsometimemeet

otoneparticleofthesamematerial shallenterintothecom-

tformedthe menatthemomentofseparation.

ofconstantchange ofincessantabsorptionanddeposit

ectionthatseemstoarraignitself againstphrenolo-

bleob ec tion say bec ausenooneunac uainted

ulateorganization wouldsupposethattheshapeof the

fe isc hangedandmouldedacc ordingtotheusethatthe

eonbyc ircumstanc es orinc itedby olition tomake

gthisorthatfaculty orindulginginthisorthatpro-

nisthussusc eptibleof nay thatitactuallydoes

hoses hasbeenpro edbyalargeseriesofober ations

othis erypoint. A ndletitbeseriously takentoheart

depra ed thathisindulgenc ein ic ioushabitsc omes

mpeduponhisskullwithaCain- likemarkof isible

e moreafterwards.

thatthedirectionofbrainde elopementisupwards. tis

obeungallantwhen statethatman sbrainisa eragedattwo

nof thefemale.W emustsupposewhatiswantingin uan-

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anextent andaf tersuc hsort thattheabsoluteterminations

s whichfartherser estoob iatetheob ec tion that

s issusceptibleofin estigationuponphrenological

thewhole itappearstome thattheneworganologyhas

ptionofinnatefacultiesand particularpowers and

ersareindicatedby exteriorconformation ha ingdis-

ichabstractedlyinpart butconsentaneouslyandincom-

showtheanimal intellectual andmoralcharacter

ciallyregulated. fartherthink thatmetaphysics

isamereshadowysubstituteforsubstantialscience.

maybesystematicallyclassedintoaschemeoftotality

eferenc etoexternalindices. tshould howe er be

ayaswTelltalkof isionwithouttheeyes ofhearing

courseonafacultyabstractedfromthe organwhichit

ofNaturetomakethemediumof itsmanifestation and

kerintothe lawsofnaturetostudyin thesamespirit

at heexaminesthecrystallinelens unfoldsthemem-

cesthelabyrinthsofthe ear.

f thewhole. Y es saysmyscepticalreader fables

atisthegoodofyoursc ienc e Whitherdoesittend

answer thatif itbetrue itmustbegood goodinits

rings goodinitstendencies andgoodinitsresults.

t h of p o si t i e a n d ne g at i e e r ro r n ot g o od f a s i t ha s

seenoreasontoc ondemn ore en ualify theassertion—

ntperiod downtothepresentday onephilosopherhas

therthananotherinthepreciseknowledgeofthe true

nations andhistalents orof thesourc eofhismoti es

andif thosephilosopherswhoha etakenthebrainastheir

eatlengthfoundthepath if theyha enotyetbroken

ofmind theydeser ewellof theirrac e asha ingpre-

or sweepingawaytherubbishoftheschools andthe

rpermittingitagaintoac cumulate. B utweha ehad

w illsay inthec ommencementofyourpaper fulf ilnow

makeitpalpabletoour stillscepticalmindswhatactual

di idualbenef itthephrenologists w iththeirimpositionof

c onferringonmank ind. etusfartherhearwhatyou

egationsonthesc oreofnec essity andfate andmaterial-

i eyououropinionwhetheryouha eorha enotbeen

ingyourpresentpaper.

r supposingitsprinc iplestobewellfounded is inthe

pro ementinphysiologicaldoctrine.Theconnexionof

ththebrainhade erbeenapuzzlingproblemtothe

ow aperspicuityattendsuponthisinterestingportionof

whichithadbeforebeen astranger.

pathology orthedoctrineofdisease maygatherc on-

calscience.Thephenomenaofmentalaberration

bleuponanyotherhypothesisthanthatofsupposing

nall unitingintooneharmonioustotality whenthe

n thisharmonyandrelationbeingbrokenin uponby

sanity.Thepeculiaritiesofthedreamingstate maybe

eassumption— andwhatismadnessbutacontinued

ationwhic hcureslunac y andwhic hrousesthedreamerinto

maybesupposedonethatshallbee ualtobringallthe

egularpower.

acterseemonlyexplicablebythephrenologicaldog-

plateAbernethyanmagnificenceofintellectincon-

n— wasgoingtosay positi esilliness— w ithoutc on-

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aractershouldconsistin almostpainfullyexercising

dulgenceofanotherwasforbidden

agree thattheyareassistedin thedelineationofform

acterbythedictaof phrenology.A relationofmine

madeadesignf romComus atthepointwherethelady

mptationof the ensualist. Whenhehadf inishedit heap-

onastohissuccessin delineatingasensual ferocious

sonofthe tempter.Uponmyexpressingmyselfstruckwith

gi ingsuchforc etososmalladraw ing hereplied

been phrenologicalrelationsofonepartofthehead

ous too toremark infa ourof thephrenologists that

ueareformedasifunderthedirec tionof their iews

andphrenologyarethe same.

understoodandappreciated iscalculatedtohumble

w ithPharisaic presumption feelinclinedtothankmy

thermenare oughtf irsttobesatisf iedwhethermyown

e enallow ingitsexistenc e benotthe irtuemerelyofcon-

rmyneighbourmaynotha eredeeming ualitieswhich

c hamodeofc omparing and udging anddeciding

whatwemeetine erypageoftheChristiandispen-

forc ibleexpressions uO wretc hedmanthat am who

isbodyofsinanddeath , " woulddogood but

" Whatmeanthestrongstatements one esselbeing

dishonourV What meansthestrikingappealto

exemplif iedbythepowerwhichthepotterhaso erthec lay

not thatsomepersonsareorganic allymoreproneto

elingsthanothers Butwiththediseaseis presented

thereisnosystemwhic hcanatallimpugn orinany

moralandreligious responsibility.Nay thereisno

tbetterthananotherinitsendea ourtoreconc ilefate

ood-naturedreaderwillpardonmefor reiteratinga

e l se w he r e ma d e. A l l m e n ' 7 s t at e d w h et h er m a -

organologistsormentalists knowandfeelthefact

leconnexionbetweenfree-willandresponsibility but

etoknow thate eryotherappealthanto theman

toc onsc iousnessandc onscience isworsethannothing. No

eculationsordisputationswilldo.N ofearfulpre-

uencesof truthbeinginanywayascertained w illa ail.

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othemoti esof lo eandfear by lettingthephysiologic al

battles andbywieldingotherweaponsthanthose

fareiswaged thattheindi idualorindi idualsc an

standasmessengersofpeaceor woebetweenmanand

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t. Weknowthatwearef ree andthere sanendof

semployedtoexpressgoodness gouponheassumption

A goodheartedfellow . Whynotagoodbrained

rtuemaysurelyaswellc omefromthebrainasanyother

ma theunnaturalone wouldthusbea oided— thatagood-

ofweakintellect.

teachesthemorec omfortabledoc trineofgreatere uality

allysupposed.Forexample felthumbledalmost

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e er raisedmyheadbeforeamirror ac cidentally my

o alargec ausalitypresenteditself tomy iew which

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swasac le erperformer butadullreasoner. go

ndf indamar elforc alc ulatingnumbersamereninny

memberthatMargaretNic holson themaniac wasone

rsintheC ityof ondon and drawsatisfac tion

c altac ts andampre entedfrominferring inmyown

cularimbecility.

outtosay un uestionablymayrecei emuc haidand

y.Dowedestineaboyfromhis cradletocertain

mplythisorthatmeasure orratherk indofac uire-

s exteriorconformationasanindexofinnatepower

nformitywiththeorganization. f itbere uisitethat

entinthe exactsciences andwefindacranial con-

heirfac ileac uisition wemustcommenc eourmeasures

ethemdexterouslyandperse eringly.We musturge

ragedbythesuperiortactandtalentof hiscompeers

ationundertheimpressionthatindustrywillmakeup

nability.W emustdwelluponthe pleasingcon-

ew illfeel ofha ingdonemuc hforhimself andthus

andsk ill and udgment onthepartof thepreceptor

forthescholarthan anyplanfoundedonthepersuasion

xmus istheroadtothehead.

ponusthatweareenthusiasts thatweexpec tmodern

tionwillaltogethersupersedetheoldmethods thatwe

orrailwayroadsthroughthepathsthatc onduc tto

hisisc ontemplatedbythephrenologist who onthe

icultiesandobstacleswherethe new-methods-menfind

enroads andwhoseprinciples e enweretheyc orrec t

woulddoawaywithoneofthe mainbenefitsofphilosophical

xercising anddisciplining andde elopingthemental

ethingismoreeasilymastered byanother another

e shouldbethemaximofe erystudentwhois

minencein anything.

dtrainingthatmaybeespeciallyassistedbythe

. Combeacc identallymetarelationofminein din-

omhisphrenologic alde elopementsoac c urately thattrie

de who uptothatmoment neitherknewnorc aredany

a erredthattheinformation haditbeenimparted

fore wouldha epro edin aluabletohim. A nd

operhead mayherefartherobser eof thatindi idual

isittothenorth fullycon inc edofphrenologic alrec-

ametime awarmadmirerof thec elebratedDr. Chalmers

plesundernoticedonottend toallthoseirreligious

rsariesha esupposed

inedtothec on ic tionthattheirmoralagenc ymaybemade

ghtlymanaged. Wetalkof theinf luenc eofhabit andwe

wedoaswellastalk butwhataninc itementitmustbe

olesomehabits whenwetakeintoaccountthatby

dailyadd notonlytodeformityofc harac ter buttode-

di idual whoisnot uitelosttothec autionsand

ude couldbeartocontemplate inhislooking-glass

ontohisfeel oftheanimalandsensualpart ofhis

goutintopositi eandrelati emagnitude inc onse-

ctic es — positi e bec auseitisfact thatsuchaltered

pointoutdegradedcondition andrelati e bec ause

cual andmoralpartof hisorganizationbecomes inthe

yasuspensionordisuseof themoralandintellectual

mileatthis butletthemdirecttheir stepstoMr.

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elie ingorganizationbeentirelyobliterated theyw ill

on inc ed.

ille hold thatalltheship sc rewwhic hthatpersonex-

ny ieldingto ic iouspropensities notinha ingthem

rthemostpart ha ebeenmadegoodmembersofsoc iety

dprinciples andasteadydeterminationtoresistthe

e.Butaftera eertaintime andafteryieldingtobad

tent theawfulsentencecomesoutwithdirefulappli-

es— He thatisunrighteous lethimbeunrighteous

ndenciesthatmentalculture uponaPhrenological

keepunder.A lmostallmadmenpossesstheorgan

yc onspic uousmeasure. etmenlookwelltothis. et

lti ateopposite ualities letthembeplac edinc ir-

owerhigh notions letthemhabituallycomparethem-

whosetalentsaremuchsuperior butwhoseself-approba-

nd promisesuchcomparersthattheirownself-esteem

tdownnearertothele elinwhichitoughttobe:

arofmadhousesbeforetheireyes thisloweringof their

reatestway thatanypre enti epowercango inpre-

ionsfrombeingrealized.Madnesstheincreaseofmen-

c hthing tisthedrawingof fofpowerf romother

gtoomuchuponthat whichhadbeforegotmorethan

s enturedtoad ocate teachusforciblythegreat

ityandforbearanc e. Wearetooapt hereagainre-

urownconditionthemeasureofothers nottakinginto

GreatTeacher— Topluckoutfirstthe motewhichis

eremaybewantofc oincidenceinfeelingand udgment

hilethe uantumofmoralandintellectualstrengthmay

ec ollectthatyourw i es anger asopposedtoyourc ool-

otaworsethanthe ualityonwhichyouc omplac ently feel

memberthatyoumustalteryourhusbands c onformation

sand hisconducttobesuchas youentirelyap-

oreyouhastilypasscondemnationonyourser ants c onsi-

hecircumstanceswhichha emouldedtheirheadsand

youmightha ebeene enworsethanthem. c hoolmas-

the birchandtheglutaeimuscles looktotheprinciplesthat

thanthoseuponwhichyou ha ehithertoproceeded.

allyattendtothenicedistinctionsbetweendulness

generalcle ernessandparticularcapacity.A ndyou

ic eandimmorality askyoursel eswhether organised

ewretchesyoudespise andcondemn andpunish

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onsandurgentmoti esunderwhichthecreaturesof

tnatelysucc umbed astly letusallrecollectthatwe

andtosuffer andtosubmitto andtowaragainst

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