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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    WITO BEPEBERCEB TO ^ PHIl tNCLOO t PIloVEri, &C, II Small, seldom observes the colour of one's hair, eyes, dress, &c.; can not describe them by what they wear, or compare colours apart hardly distinguishes the primary colours bv candlelight, much, leas ■hades p. 197 Vtiir 8 mi i l, can tell white from black, but do little more: p. 197. c. 19 W.'28. OKDER. System; physical arrangement ; a place for things. Avf.raoe, appreciates order, yet net enough to keep it : c. 9. 10. 27, Fi'll, likes order ; takes much pains to keep things arranged : p. 20f Laroe, has a [ilace for things, and things in their places ; c5n find, evea in the dark, what r»e alone uses; is systematick ; annoyed by disorder. p. 199. c. 6. 11. 1ft. 19.40. 41. Vtur Laroe, is very precise and particular to have every little thing IB its place ; literally tormented by disorder ; is fastidious : p. 199. c. 5. 7 Moderate, likes, but docs not keep order ; allows confusion : p. 201 Small oh Vkht Small, is nearly destitute of order and system : p. 201. *>. 29. CALCULATION,—Intuitive perception of the relations ofnum- bers ; ability tu reckon figures in the head; numerical computation* Averaoe, by practice and rules, may reckon figures quite well : t. 10. Ft'LL, aided by rules and practice, may excel in reckoning figures, and do well in bis head, but not without them : p. 201. c. 11. 27. Large, can add, subtract, divide, &c, in his head, with facility and correctness ; become a rapid, correct accountant, delights and excels in arithmetics:: p. 202. c. ft. 13. 1ft. 19. Very Large, has an intuitive faculty, ton wonderful extent, of reckoning even complicated sums of figures in his head ; delights in it: p. 203. c. 7. Moderate, does sums in his head rather slowly and inaccurately : p. 204. Small, is dull and incon-ed in adding, dividing,&c; dislikes it: p. 20ft. Very Small, can hardly count, much less go farther : p. 20ft. c. 29. 29. t'. Mr. LOCALITY. Cognizance and recollection ofrelative position, looks andgeography of' places, $c.; desire to travel,see the world, ffcu p. 205. Averaoe, has a fair, though not excellent, recollection of places : c. 27. Full, remembers places well, yet is liable to lose himself it: a city or forest; ordinarily shows no deficiency ; seldom loses himself: p. 207. c. 8. Labor, recollects distinctly the looks of places, where he saw things, Are.; seldom loses himself, even in the dark; has a Strang desire to travel, see places, &c.: p. 205. c. 20. 2ft. 36. Very Laroe, never forgets the looks, location, or geognphv of any place, or hardly thing, he has ever seen ; is even passionately fond of travelling, scenery, geography, &c.: p. 206. c. ft. 7. 12. I:!. IB. 17. 40. Moderate, recollects places rather poorly ; sometimes ^e'.s lost : p. 207. 8xALl or Vert Small, has little geographical or local knowledge of recollection ; seldom observes where he goes, or finds his way bock: p. 201 rtl'ECIES III. Srhi-perceptive Faculties, These have to do will action or phenomena, and their conditions, and deal them out to th reasoning faculties : p. ftO. 209. Large in c. 5. 7. 17; small in 0. 25. '* 3d. EVENTUALITY.— Recollection if actions, phenomena, occur- ences, what has taken place, circumstantial ami historical facts ; p. 209 ■Vvkrark, has neither a good nor bad memory of occur voces, &c; c 8 Full, recollects leading events, and interesting particulars, and has a good memorv of occurrences, yet forgets less important detaUsi p. 213. Lakok, has a clear and retentive memory of historical facLs, genera] news, vhat lie has seen, heard, read. eV ■.. even in detail.- p. 21(1. c. 5. 10. 18. Very Laroe, ne*>er forgets any occurrence even though it is Lnrlini :