Lesson XIV

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Lesson XIV - THE GALLIAN SYSTEM OF PHRENOLOGY

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CHARACTEROLOGY

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LESSON XIV
THE GALLIAN SYSTEM OF PHRENOLOGY: ITS MERITS
AND DEMERITS - FACIAL AND CRANIAL
INDICATIONS OF LONGEVITY

"In that small world, the brain each virtue claims
Her own fair mansion. Veneration there
Has found a temple; there Benevolence,
As in an ivory palace, holds her court,
High in front and prominent to greet
Stranger and friend with salutation kind,
And gracious welcome - there lodge all the powers
Percipient and reflective; those which lead
To question Nature; to arrange, compare,
And truth from truth elicit - those which dip
The Artist's pencil in the hues of heaven,
That build the dome, that shape and clothe
The marble block with God-like lineaments,
Or give sweet numbers to the poet's song,
With beauty, grandeur, imitative grace,
And eloquence Divine." - Drummond.

Unfair Criticism - Gallian Principles - Author's Criticism

Facial and Cranial Indications of Longevity:

Matters to be Considered - How to Calculate Length of Life (Author's System) - Chart Showing Signs of Longevity - Duration of Life Illustrated - Estimation of One's Own Life - Methods of Life Insurance Companies - Errors Balance One Another - Occupation and Longevity - Effect of Disposition on Longevity

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UNJUST OBJECTIONS TO THE GALLIAN SYSTEM COMBATTED

While the author considers that phrenology as conceived by Gall and as developed by Spurzheim is defective, he is at the same time aware that objections have been made to it which are unjest. He will, therefore, first combat what he believes to be unfair criticism of the Gallian System, subsequently stating his own views.

FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAIN REFER SIMULTANEOUSLY TO MUSCULAR CONTROL AND TO CHARACTER

It has been wrongfully assumed by some writers that as science has proved that certain centers of the brain refer to muscular control of the eyes, mouth, arms, legs and various parts of the body, this disqualifies the phrenologists from claiming cerebral districts for the display of various groups of traits of character.
The fact is that the functions of the brain are multiple and that different areas refer simultaneously to muscular control and to character.
It is claimed by the opponents of phrenology that as the skull consists of two layers of bone, and internal and an external, and as the inner layer is not uniformly parallel with the outer, the shape fo the brain within the cranium cannot be inferred from external conformation.

GALLIAN PRINCIPLES

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PRINCIPLES OF THE GALLIAN SYSTEM

Briefly stated, the teachings of Gall were as follows:

The mind, which includes instincts, sentiments, aptitudes and reason, is made manifest by the brain.
The mind is not single but complex in its faculties and in its action.
The brain exhibits a different organ for each faculty, the number of organs and faculties being the same.
Through the medium of these cerebral organs the mind performs its functions.

HOW TO CALCULATE THE LENGTH OF LIFE

(Author's System)

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ESTIMATING LONGEVITY

In estimating longevity, marks ranging from 1 to 10 should be assigned to each feature according to its respective value as referring to short, medium or long life (see lists charted below), ten points representing extreme probability of long life as far as any individual feature is concerned, and one hundred points being the greatest total that can be assigned to the features of an individual in the aggregate when they are all markedly favorable to long life.

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