the printer, we have received an answer to our inquiry from a phrenological friend in Paris, who has examined the skull of Lacenaire. His remarks are these:-" Veneration small; Benevolence moderate; Imitation very large; Destructiveness, Combativeness, and Secretiveness, very large; skull very broad; Cautiousness large; Acquisitiveness very large; Amativeness large; skull very thin at Acquisitiveness and Destructiveness. M. Dumoutier is to have, in a few days, an article in the Lancette, utterly refuting the Gazette Medicale." Such is the true version of the circumstances-listen now to the Gazette:-"Lacenaire, whose cold-blooded cruelty and want of feeling, under the most frightful circumstances, has astonished and disgusted all France, was phrenologically endowed with all the qualities of a good, kind, mild, sensible, and religious man, holding injustice and robbery in horror, and a hundred thousand leagues from being an assassin. Thus there is a marked develop. ment of all the anterior and superior parts of the cranium, and as remarkable a smoothness of the two sides, and particularly in those parts which are said to correspond with robbery and murder. The organs of Benevolence and, above all, Veneration are largely developed." We call upon those journals which have given currency to the falsehood now to publish the truth.
PHRENOLOGICAL QUACKS.—We are glad to perceive that our Phrenological contemporary has taken these gentry in hand. It would be disgusting, if it was not so absurd, to witness the mountebank performances of some persons who profess Phrenology. They thumb the heads of gaping or of laugh. ing audiences at sixpence or a shilling each, and pronounce, ore rotundo, the elaborate characters of Styles and Noakes, who, fifty to one, have got no cha racters at all. We have been at some of these exhibitions, and a more complete travestie of a science we never in our lives have seen. We hope the philosophical phrenologists will put this egregious humbug down.- MedicoChirurgical Review, Jan. 1836.
We have received several phrenological pamphlets by Dr Caldwell of Lexington, Kentucky, containing much important matter, to which we shall ad vert more fully hereafter. A reprint of his Thoughts on Physical Education, and on the Means of Improving the Condition of Man, will shortly appear in Edinburgh. We anticipate that this impressive, eloquent, and eminently practical treatise, will have a wide circulation in Britain, and contribute to give its author that celebrity to which he is so justly entitled.
Dr Brigham's Remarks on the Influence of Mental Cultivation and Mental Excitement upon Health, of which we expressed a very favourable opinion in our 45th Number, has been reprinted by Messrs John Reid and Co. of Glasgow, with many valuable notes by that talented phrenologist Mr Robert Macnish. The extensive circulation which this work is obtaining cannot fail to be productive of great improvements in the treatment of children in their early years.
A translation of Mr Combe's Elements of Phrenology, by Dr Fossati, has recently been published in Paris.
Although by far the greater part of our present Number is occupied by the communications of correspondents, a few are still unavoidably postponed, along with several articles by the conductors themselves. Among others are the communications of Mr Grattan, Dr Maxwell, and Dr Inglis; and Mr George Hancock's reply to Mr Watson. We entreat correspondents to study brevity above all things, as by the absence of this qualification the chance of insertion is considerably diminished.
The verses from Galashiels are defective in structure, and not quite suit-" able for our pages. The sentiments expressed are, however, excellent.
We despair of finding room for the communication of our respected correspondent, C. T. W. The subject has already been so largely treated of in the Phrenological Journal, that we are forced to give a preference to articles on more novel topics. Mr Saunders's little work, "What is Phrenology ?" has been received.
Notices of the Journal of the Phrenological Society of Paris, and of The Moral Reformer, are deferred for want of room.
EDINBURGH, 1st March 1836.
ABBOTT, Jacob, review of his "Teacher," 250. Abercrombie, Dr John, on the means of improving our knowledge of mental philosophy, 124.—on its uti- lity, 125.
Abyssinians disfigure their persons in testimony of grief, 421. Achilles, grief of, at the death of Pa- troclus, 422.
Acquisitiveness, 63, 240, 246, 272. Activity and power of mind, 110, 118, 262, 267, 403.-activity of the brain generally in proportion to that of the muscular system, 117. Adam, John, murderer, case of, 644. Adaptation of the human constitu- tion to this world, 9. Addison quoted on boisterous and re- ́ tiring characters, 154. Adhesiveness, 59, 411.
Alimentiveness, cases of its voracious activity, 136, 460.
Alison, Dr W. P., on the functions of
the nervous system, 477. Alison's theory of Taste, Burns's opi. nion of, 74.
Alyth Phrenological Society, 190. Amativeness, 60, 133, 188, 226, 383,
460, 486, 525, 542. See Cerebellum. America, Phrenology in, 92, 191, 216, 286, 302, 383, 477, 517, 661. American Indians, their revengeful disposition, 411. Analyst, The, 566. Andral, Professor, on the harmony of Phrenology with general physio. logy, 507.
Anger, how excited, 410, et seqq.- from what faculties arising, 501. Animals, comparison of the brains of different species of, fallacious, 514. Annals of Phrenology, reviewed, 216, 383, 477, 566. Quoted, 433, note, 517.
Anthony, St, compared with an insane patient in the Montrose Asylum, 301.
Antiphrenological essay by the Rev. Charles Findlater of Newlands,
Arbroath, Mr W. A. F. Browne's lectures in, 379.
Armstrong, Rev. Mr, his address on Argument, warmth in, 416. Phrenology at the Dublin Phreno- logical Society, 229.
Arnold, Professor, his opinion of Association, proposed, for the ad- Phrenology, 50. vancement of Mental Science, 281, 558, 561, 657.
Authors, irritability of, 410.
Bacon, Lord, quoted on boldness, 154.-on anger, 410.
Bailly, Dr, of Blois, on the means of forwarding the progress of Phreno- logy, 511. his reply to M. Leu- ret's objections to Phrenology,
Barbarous, savage, and civilized states of man, 360.
Barlow, Dr, his opinion of Phreno- Barrow, Dr, on the employment of logy, 382. reason in religious matters, 225. Bashfulness, 155.
Beauty, Alison's theory of, 74. Beechey, Capt., skulls brought home by, 287.
Belfast, Phrenology in, 660. Bell, Sir Charles, his opinion as to the inutility of mutilation of the brains of animals, 122.-his discoveries of the functions of the nerves, 197. Bell, Dr Andrew, the original inven- tor of the Madras system of educa- tion, 42, 191-2. Bellingeri, his claim against Sir Charles Bell, 198, note. Benevolence, large in the head of Burns, 67-does not neutralise Destructiveness, ib. 308, 417.-very large in the head of Eustache, a Negro, 134.
Bewick, Thomas, his organ of Form large, 635.
Bible and Phrenology, 335.-interpre- tation of the bible, 371, 393. Bilious temperament, 112, 308. Blood, its circulation in the brain varies according to the degree of mental activity, 223, 426, 427, 473.
Blumenbach quoted on the cerebral circulation during sleep, 223. Bonaparte's head, 96, 132.-his am- bition, 414.
Boston (U. S.) Phrenological Society, 286, 384.infant schools in, 433, note,
Bottex, Dr, 133.
Bouillaud, Professor, 131.
Boyle, Hon. Robert, his character, 418.
Brain, case of injury and disease of the, 17.its quality in the poet Burns, 54-its activity generally in proportion to that of the muscu- lar system, 17-mutilation of the brains of animals an unphilosophical method of ascertaining the func- tions of different parts, 122.-cere- bral fibres, 122.-brain of Cuvier very large, 138-at what time does assimilation go on in the brain? 165, 176, 318. its texture immature before puberty, 221.-cases where it's exposure shewed a diminution of its sanguineous circulation du- ring sleep and mental repose, 222-3. See Blood.-Small size of the brain of the bull-dog, 287.-cir- cumstances which influence the power and activity of the brain, 403. brain at different periods of life, 426. dyspepsia often caused by cerebral disease, 431, 487.-in- sanity disease of the brain, 447.-is its structure always obviously changed in insanity? 454.-effects of its disease on the skull, 468, 470.-education the physical train- ing of the brain, 484.-light thrown on its anatomy by Dr Gall, 513.- comparison of the brains of differ- ent species of animals a fallacious proceeding, 514.-weight of Dr Spurzheim's brain, 567.-case where the mind was weakened by injury of the, 569.-what is the purpose of its duplicity ? 608. Brigham, Dr Amariah, on the influ- ence of mental cultivation and mental excitement upon health, re- viewed, 424.
Brinvilliers, Madame, a French cri- minal, 511.
British Association and Phrenology, 120.
British Cyclopædia on Phrenology, 573.
Broussais on Phrenology, 132, 511. Brown, Dr Thomas, quoted on the sense of resistance, 194.-on resent- ment, 408, 422.-on indignation, 417.-on the pain of baulked curio- sity, 419.
Browne, Mr W. A. F., remarks by him on two cases of cerebral disease published by Dr Moir, 162.-his lec- tures in Dunfermline and Arbroath, 285, 379, 634.-on religious fanati- cism, 289, 532, 577.-account of his lunatic asylum, 475.
Bruce, Rev. J. C., system of educa- tion pursued at his Academy in Newcastle, 545.
Burns, Robert, essay on the character and cerebral development of, 52. Butler, Bishop, on the employment of reason in religious matters, 224. -on the adaptation of the human mind to virtue, 386.
Caldwell, Dr, on the admission of the principles, but denial of the details of Phrenology, 50.-his vindication of Phrenology against the North American Review, 217.-review of his thoughts on physical education, 481. his view of anger controvert- ed, 501. his description of destruc- tive preachers, 502-character of, by the Rev. Timothy Flint, 572. Cambuslang, conversions of, 577. Campbell, George, murderer, his head and character, 553.
Caribs, characteristics of the, 20. Carmichael, Andrew, his controversy with Mr Macnish on the proxi- mate cause of sleep, 164, 318.— summary of his theory on that sub- ject, 325.
Cautiousness, 66, 406, 415, 503. Cerebellum, epilepsy considered by Dr Epps a disease of the, 188.— case in which it is said not to have existed, 226.
Cevennes, persecution of the Protest- ants of the, 594. Chambers's "Information for the Peo- ple," notice of treatise on mental philosophy in, 269.
Chambers, Robert, quoted on cruelty,
Charrua Indians, heads and character
of the, 189.disfigure their persons in testimony of grief, 421. Children, brains of, 426.-precocious, 427. See Education. Christian Phrenology, three lectures by the Rev. Henry Clarke, re- viewed, 335.-Wardlaw's Christian Ethics reviewed, 385.-the Chris- tian Physician, 566.-Christian Ex- aminer and Phrenology, 566.- Christian Pioneer, 232, 284. Christianity. See Religion. Civilization, its effects on the physical characteristics of races, 101.-Phre- nological standard of, 360. Clarke, Rev. Henry, review of his lec- tures on Christian Phrenology, 335. Cleanliness, love of, 263.
Clergy, their labours why so ineffi- cient, 30.
Cleverness different from talent, 28. Climate, its effects on the human con- stitution, 98.
Cobbett's advice to lovers as to the signs of activity of mind in girls, 117. his sarcastic disposition, 411, note. his opinion of infant schools,
Colouring, organ of, 438.-large in Oriental nations, 307. Combativeness large in the head of Burns, 61.-Mr R. Cox on the ele- mentary nature of the faculty, 147. -distinguished from Destructive- ness, 159.-Mr Levison on, 274.- excited by intoxication, 306. Combe, George, how far his views of the natural laws are borrowed from Dr Spurzheim, 187.-his lectures in Edinburgh, 189, 284, 379, 570; in Newcastle, 519.-German trans- lation of his System of Phrenology, 191. his work on the Constitution of Man, 270, 375, 480, 575.-Objec- tions to his views of Concentrative- ness, 333.—his visit to the lunatic asylums and prison at Newcastle,519. Combe, Dr Andrew, review of his Principles of Physiology, &c. 74.- on the treatment of the insane, 70. -on the importance of physiology with reference to education, 620. Comparison, Mr Hancock on the func-
Constancy, whence, 617. Constructiveness, function of, 207, note, 274, 624. Contradiction, love of, 157-8. Conversions of Cambuslang, 577. Cooper, Sir Astley, case of exposure of the brain quoted from, 223. ” Corruption of human nature, doc- trine of the, 341, 385. Costiveness excites Destructiveness, 420.
Courtship, phrenological, 572. Cowards why generally cruel, 415. Cowper quoted, 158, 251, 333, 408,
Cox, Robert, on the character and ce- rebral development of Burns, 52.
-on the elementary nature of Com- bativeness, 147.-on the heads of two Swedish Laplanders, and the skull of a criminal, 328.-on the mutual influence of the faculties, and the modes and laws of action of destructiveness, 402, 498. Craniometer, 141.
Cretins, their heads, 49. Criminals, cases of, 328, 508, et seqq. 524, 553, 644.
Criminal legislation, 367, 509. Cruelty, 499.
See Destructiveness. Cupar Phrenological Society, 571. Cursing, a manifestation of Destruc tiveness, 409.
Cuvier, head and brain of, 132, 138.- his treatment of Gall, 138.
Dean, Amos, his lectures on Phreno-
logy reviewed, 302.-on Concentra- tiveness, 330.
De Fouchy, Mons. his faculty of Lan- guage deranged by a blow near the eye, 118.
Depravity of human nature, doctrine of the, 341, 385. Destructiveness large in the head of Burns, 63.-is not neutralized by Benevolence, 67, 308.-distinguish- ed from Combativeness, 159.-excit- ed by intoxication, 306.-Mr Cox on its uses, and the laws and modes of its action, 402, 498-its utility, 407.-its sphere of action more ex- tensive than the name indicates, 407.-roused by disagreeable affec- tions of other faculties, 408, 654.- cases of its excessive and morbid Conscience, Dr Wardlaw and Sir Jas. action, 500, 653. Mackintosh on, 394. Details of Phrenology, 635. Conscientiousness, 70, 275, 394, 418, Deville, James, 91, 133.
tions of the organ of, 435.-Mr Watson on, 494. Concentrativeness, remarks on, 330,
Disease, philosophical treatment of,
Disputation, love of, 157-8. Diversity, natural, of human minds,
Dog, small size of the brain of the bull-dog, 287.
Dream, singular, 278.-invention in dreams, 573.
Dublin, Phrenology in, 190.-Dublin Phrenological Society, 229, 558. Duelling, barbarous, 369.
Duff, Rev. Alexander, his speech on the mode of converting the Hindoos, 443.
Dumoutier, Mons. 139.
Duncan, James Foulis, on the means of facilitating the study and improv. ing the treatment of insanity, 309. Dundee Lunatic Asylum, 144, 475.— Phrenology in Dundee, 285, 570. Dunfermline, Phrenology in, 285. Dunstane Lodge Lunatic Asylum,
Edinburgh Society for the diffusion of moral and economical knowledge, 576.-Edinburgh Reviewer and Dr Spurzheim, 526.-Edinburgh Phi- losophical Association, 284. Edmondson, Richard, on the functions of the organs of Weight, 142, 208, 624, and Constructiveness, 636. Education, review of Mr Simpson's work on the Necessity of Popular, 28. must precede religious instruc- tion, 30-moral training necessary 33, 430.-classical education too ex- clusively attended to, 5, 33.-in- struction of children in mental and political philosophy, 36.-study of civil history, 37.-should national education be free or paid for? 38. proposed code and board of edu- cation, 40.-ought religion to be taught in national schools? 41 Dr Bell the original inventor of the Madras system of education, 42, 191-2
review of Dr Combe's Prin ciples of Physiology applied to the improvement of education, &c. 74. review of "The Teacher, by Jacob Abbott," 250.-utility of mental philosophy in relation to, 251, 465, 482. how dull boys ought to be treated, 253-severity, whether to be used in, 255. strictness of dis. cipline, 256.—system in, 257.-es- say-writing at schools, 257.-details
ought to be long dwelt on, 258.—- teachers apt to become arrogant, 258. -greatly modifies the natural dis- positions, 264, 489.-utility of the study of literature, 265.-does edu- cation tend to increase or diminishi crime? 267-is genius the result of? 303.-hints on the formation and conduct of a Model Normal school, 397.-review of Dr Brig- ham on the influence of mental cul- tivation and mental excitement up- on health, 424.-mental precocity generally a sign of disease, 427.— tasking, 428, 433.-Dr Brigham on infant schools, 429.-play-ground ought to be there most attended to 433.-infant schools in America, 433, note. the mental faculties improv- able only by improving their organs, 482.-Dr Caldwell on infant schools, 485 system of education at the Rev. J. C. Bruce's academy in Newcastle, 545.-errors in religi ous education, 574.-cheap lectures to the working classes, 576.-Dr Combe on the importance of Physio logy with reference to, 620.-physi- cal, 23, 26, 424.-Dr Caldwell on physical, 481.
Educational Magazine, notices of, 479, 566. quoted, 574. Edwards, Dr W. F., review of his work on the physiological characters of races of mankind, considered in their relations to history, 97. Egyptian mummy, skull and probable character of an, 356.
Elliotson, Dr, 91.—his examination of skulls from the Mauritius, 658. Ellis, Dr, his mode of treating insane
patients at Hanwell Asylum, 44. Encyclopædia Britannica, life of Dr Gall in the, 288. Engledue, Dr, his lectures on Phreno- logy in Portsmouth, 571. Ennius quoted on hatred, 415. Envy, whence originating, 413. Epps, Dr, case of epilepsy by, 188
case of injury of the brain, 569.. his lectures, 570. Equilibrium, faculty of, 194, 624. Erskine, Rev. Ebenezer, account of his wife's illness, 377. Esquirol's lunatic asylum, 316. Ethics and Phrenology, 385. Eustache, a negro, his head and cha- racter, 134, 150. Eventuality, pain of balked, 419. Example greatly modifies the natural dispositions, 265.
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