How to read character : a new illustrated hand-book of phrenology and physiognomy, for students and examiners : with a descriptive chart.
- Samuel R. Wells
- Date:
- 1890, ©1868
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: How to read character : a new illustrated hand-book of phrenology and physiognomy, for students and examiners : with a descriptive chart. 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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![(5.) Full.—You love the opposite sex with much tenderness; ai-e somewhat ardent, but can control your desires; are very attentive toward those you love, honoring the other sex in a high degree and giving your confidence and esteem with your love. You are well calculated to enjoy the marriage relation. [37, et seq.'] (4) Average.—You may be warm and loving at times, but, in general, manifest only a fair degree of attachment to the other sex; can enjoy the marriage relation, but need to have your love called out and cherished by a loving companion ; are likely to be refined and faithful in your afiections and to honor as well as love your mate, if worthy and devoted to your happiness and w^elfare. [37, et seq.l (3.) Moderate.—You are rather cold and ind:fferent tow^ard the other sex, manifesting more friendship and respect than love; but esteem and friendship may lead to warmer feelings toward a truly congenial companion ; so that wdiile you might not find it dis- agreeable to live unmarried, you are capable, under favorable circum- stances, of being happier in the conjugal relation. With large Ideality, you would manifest more admiration than aff'ection for the opposite sex. Cultivate. [39.] (2.) Small.—You are very indifl'erent toward the other sex, and have neither the desire nor the aliility to win their love. Cultivate. [39.] (1.) Very Small.—You are almost entii-ely destitute of the love^- element. Cultivate. [39.] XIII.—CONJUGALITY. (7.) Vest Large.—All your love must, as a necessity of youi- nature, be concentrated upon one person of the opposite sex, who will be to you the embodiment of all that is good and lovely, and whosci faults you will be ever ready to conceal or overlook; and you will require the same exclusive attachment in the chosen one. If fully satisfied in this respect, you will enjoy the marriage relation very highly. If still heart-free, you should be veiy careful to bestow your affections where they will be fully reciprocated, for any failure in this if^spect would be likely to afTect very seriously yoiu- destiny in life. ReMraiyi. [41.] (6.) Large.—You will require and seek but one intimate personal companion or mate, and are liable to be made very miserable by dis- appointment in love. Where you truly love you must possess, and you should know no such word as fail in your affairs of the heart. Being well mated, you will find your highest happiness in the society of the one you have chosen, all of whose virtues and attractions you will fully appreciate. You will tolerate almost anything in him or her except infidelity to the marriage relation. Eestrain. [41.] (5.) Full.—You can love cordially and ^faithfully any person of the »ther sex upon whom your affections may be placed; but, if love be](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21083824_0165.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
