Trials and triumphs of an orphan girl, or the biography of Mrs. Deiadamia Chase, physician and phrenologist / by Mrs. L. M. Hammond.

  • Luna M. Hammond Whitney
Date:
1859
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Credit: Trials and triumphs of an orphan girl, or the biography of Mrs. Deiadamia Chase, physician and phrenologist / by Mrs. L. M. Hammond. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    mojftib uit ei*itj££rui,u»B, HTJ tug's, although he will not possess greatness of intellect, nor a deep strong mind, will be very clever ; have considerable talent, and that so dis- tributed that it will show to be more than it really is; is capable of being a good scholar, doing a fine business, and\ with advantages and applies* tion, of distinguishing himself somewhat, yet he is inadequate to a great undertaking; cannot sway an extensive influence, nor be really great: wiib activity _/u# or overage, will do only tolerably well, and manifest only a common share of talents: with activity moderate or small, will netthei be nor do much worthy of notice: c. 15. 43. Large.—One having a large-sued brain, with activity average, wiU possess considerable energy of intellect and feeling, yet seldom manifest it unless ii is brought out by some powerful stimulus, and will be rathe.' too indolent to cjtert, especially his intellect ; with activity full, will be endowed with an uncommon amount of the mental power, and be capable of doing a gie&t deal, yet require considerable to awaken him to that vigorous effoit of mind of which he is capable; if his powers are no* called out by circumstances, and his organs of practical intellect are only average or full, he may pass through life without attracting notice, c manifesting more than an ordinary share of talents: but if the perceptive faculties are strong or very strong, and his natural powers put in vigorous .equisition, he will rpanifest a vigour and energy of intellect and feeling quite above mediocrity ; be adequate to undertakings wh'.ch demand originality ef mind and force of cluracter, yet, after all, be rather indolent (c. 18): with activity great or very great, will combine great power of mind with grea< activity ; exercise a commanding influence over tl ose minds with which ne comes in contact; when he enjoys, will enjoy intensely, and when he suffers, suffer equally so; be susceptible of strong excitement, and, wii the organs of the propelling powers, and of practicnl intellect, large or very large, will possess all the mental capabilities for conducting a large business; for rising to eminence, if not to pre-eminence; and discover gTeat force of character and power of intellect and reeling: witk activity moderate, when powerfully excited, will evince considerable energy of intellect and feeling, yet be too indolent and too sluggish to do much ■ lack clearness and force of idea, and intenseness of feeling ; unless lite- rally driven to it, will not be likely to be much or do much, and yet actu- ally possess more vigour of mind, ami energy of feeling, than he wiM manifest; with activity 1, or 2, will border upon idiocy. Vehx 1,ar8e.—One having a very large head, with activity average o. full, on great occasions, or when his powers are thoroughly roused, wit be truly great; but upon ordinary occasions, will seldom manifest any remarkable amount of mind or feebng, and perhaps pasrs through life with the credit of being a person of good natural abilities and judgments, yet nothing more: with activity great, strength, and the intellectual organi the same, will be a natural genius ; endowed with very superior powers of mind and vigour of intellect; and, even though deprived of the advan- tages of education, his natural talents will surmount all obstacles, Mid make him truly talented (c. 7) : with activity very great, anil the orgims of prac- tical intellect and of the propelling powers large or very large, wit] pcosesa the first order of natural abilities; manifest a clearness and force of into! lect which will astonish the world, and a power of feeling which will car?? all before him; and, with proper cultivation, enable him to become a Irigh iter in the finnament of intellectual greatness, upon wliicb i-rum,,, *&»