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Credit: Phrenological dictionary / By L.N. & J.A. Fowler. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
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![[38] ness. Then spread the second finger about one-eighth of an inch from the other, and it will rest upon Secreti^•eness. Let the end of 3'our longest finger come as far forward as the fore part of the ears, and the}' will then rest upon these two organs. Take, next, this same line, starting from the outer angle of the e3'e, to the top of the ears, and extend it straight backward an inch and a half to an inch and three quarters, and you are on Conibati\eness. This organ starts about midway to the back part of the ears, and runs upA\~ard and backward toward the crown of the head. To ascertain its relative size, steaciy the head with one hand, say the left, and place the balls of your right fingers upon the point just specified, letting your elbow be some- what below the subject's head, which will bring your fingers directly ACROSS the organ. Its size may be ascertained partly from the general fullness of the head, and partly from its sharp- ness, according as the organ is more or less active ; yet observers sometimes mistake this organ for the mastoid process directly behind the lower part of the ears. Remember our rule, namely : a line drawn from the outer angle of the eye to the top of the ear, and continued an inch and a half or three quarters straight back. Follow that rule, and you cannot mistake the position of this organ ; and will soon, by comparing different heads be able to arrive at those appearances when large or small. To find Parental Love, extend this line straight back to the middle of the back head, and you are on the organ ; and in proportion as the head projects backward behind the ears at this point, will this organ be larger or smaller. About an inch, or a little less, directly BELOW this point, is the organ which controls MUSCULAR MOTION ; and in proportion as this is more or less prominent, will the muscular system be](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21053030_0046.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
