Thirty-third annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1860.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics
Date:
1860
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Credit: Thirty-third annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1860. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    80 TABLE IV.—[Continued], s_ o pR a a ao C T3 O a o O «o c« a 03 >» X o cS A-i ro > ® aT SP f ■to T O CO ^ 5 m g ZD • M 03 ”c5 Ut c$ Ph c3 CD S3 <D o a* . <13 ^ ^ WJ I .2 c3 cp • r-i I I I 10 Js rs g.S =*£ R a CO External Size of Cerebral “ Organs.” 2. —Moderate. Adhesiveness, Combative¬ ness, Alimentiveness, Se¬ cretiveness, Acquisitive¬ ness, Constructiveness, Self esteem, Love of Appro¬ bation, Conscientiousness, Eventuality. 3. —Small. Hope, Ideality, Wit, Com¬ parison. 1.— Very large. Philoprogenitiveness. 2 —Large. Amativeness, Destructive¬ ness, Secretiveness, Acqui¬ sitiveness, Cautiousness, Benevolence, Veneration, Firmness, Wit, Locality, Time, Tune, Comparison. 3. —Moderate. Concentrativeness, Self¬ esteem. 4. —Small. Conscientiousness, Hope, Wonder, Ideality, Indivi¬ duality, Eventuality. 1.— Very large. Alimentiveness. 2.—Large. Amativeness, Philoprogeni¬ tiveness, Adhesiveness, Se¬ cretiveness, Acquisitive¬ ness, Self esteem, Love of Approbation, Cautiousness, Veneration, Firmness, In¬ dividuality, Eventuality. Actual Character. merchant; a good singer, and fond of music ; aspires to verse, but this is far inferior to his songs ; now indolent, rest¬ less, and unsociable ; seldom or never refers to home or friends, and seems wholly absorbed in his supposed perse¬ cutions and crucifixion. Affected by the occasional visits of his wife and children, hut never speaks of them in their absence ; prior to his admission, had long devoted his energies to the dis- covery of perpetual motion, which he fancied he had at length achieved ; con¬ tinues to be absorbed in supposed im¬ portant inventions; is certainly ingeni¬ ous as a mechanician ; believes himself to be “first-rate” at more than one handi¬ craft, as well as at violin playing, &c.; is greatly excited if his companions in any way or in any thing excel him ; gathers carefully and hoards materials for his ingenuity to operate upon, such as pieces of wood, lead and iron, nails, slates, stones, &c.; is most hopeful of making “lots of money” by his inventions and first-class mechanical skill were he only at large; has a good ear, and plays the violin well. Used to be constantly involved in love affairs with female officers or attend¬ ants, but was withal fickle in his attachments ; had his favourite partners at the balls, and was always obsequious in his attentions to the fair sex; was long employed as a workman, but he could only attempt the simplest and easiest work; has, however, an inordin¬ ate idea of his own workmanship, de-