By following these rules exactly and specifically, the precise location of the organs can be ascertained, and a few observations upon heads will soon teach you the appearance of the respective organs when they are large, small, or midway in size. Some slight allowances are to be made, however, in calculating the size of the head, or the relative size of the organs. Thus, the larger Combativeness is, the longer the line from Combativeness to the ear; yet large and small Combativeness do not vary this line over from a quarter to half an inch; so that there will be but little difficulty in finding the precise location of this organ.
Probably the most difficult point of discrimination is between Hope and Conscientiousness, and it should be distinctly borne in mind, that Hope is generally placed too far forward. Between Hope, Cautiousness, and Approbativeness, there probably exists an organ, the natural functions of which has not yet been fully established. There are doubtless other organs yet undiscovered, especially in the middle line of the head, between Benevolence and Philoprogenitiveness, and also between Imitation and Causality. Phrenology is yet in its infancy. Though it is perfect in itself, yet our KNOWLEDGE of it is not yet perfected. As every successive generation make advances upon one another in Astronomy, Chemistry, and other departments of science, so Gall and Spurzheim have discovered only the landmarks of this science and have left much to be filled up by us and those who come after us.
Transcriber’s Notes:
Other than the corrections noted by hover information, printer’s inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation have been retained.
Punctuation has been corrected without note.
The scans of the original text were difficult to read in several places. Thus, the following points are noted:
The date on the title page reverse is illegible and has been noted as “18__.”
On page 34, in the phrase “are all on fire, ready to ignite,” “on” is a best guess as the intended wording. Based on the original scans, “on” might also be interpreted as “of.”
On page 40, in the image caption “Jaco the Orang-outang.,” “Jaco” is a best guess as the intentional wording. Based on the original scans, “Jaco” might also be interpreted as “Jaso.”