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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![roving and unsettled in your habits, and to spend all your time and money in traveling. Restrain. [107.] (6.) Large.—You have a £;trong desire to travel and to see places ; delight in books of travel; are deeply interested in the study of geog- raphy and astronomy; seldom forget any place you have once seen, and can find your way anywhere, as if by instinct. Would make a good explorer. [100.] (5.) Full.—Your iixe-mory of places is good, and you enjoy traveling and reading of travels; find your way quite well ordinarily, but are not remarkably endowed in this particular. Cultwate. [107.] (4.) Average.—Your recollection of places is fair, but you have no great desire to travel or to see strange countries, and may sometimes lose your way. Cultivate. [107.] (3.) Moderate.—Your local memory is rather poor, and you prefer staying at home to traveling, and often become confused, turned about, or lost in strange places. Cultivate. [107.] (2.) Small.—You have a very poor memory of places, and find even familiar ones with difficulty. Cultivate. [107.] (1.) Very Small.—Your local instinct is so weak that you can hardly find your way home from any neighboring place. Cultivate. [107.] XLVII.—EVENTUALITY. (7.) Very Large.—You should possess a wonderfully retentive memory of facts, incidents, and general knowledge; and have strong craving for information. Y^'ou Avould be a great devourer of books, newspapers, and periodicals; and with large Language and Imitation, would excel in story-tolling. [108.] (6.) Large.—You ought to have a retentive memory of historical facts, incidents, stories, and general information; love to acquire knowledge; are fond of books, learn readily anything relating to history or biography. You are likely to be well informed on common subjects and, with fair opportunities, to be a good scholar. [108.] (5.) Full.—Your memory of fiicts and circumstances should be good, if properly cultivated, but may have become indifferent through neglect. You may, if the reflective faculties be large, remember prin- ciples better than facts. Cultiimte. [109.] (4.) A\':erage.—You may recollect leading events, and facts in which you are particularly interested, but are rather deficient in memory of indifferent matters and the details of occurrences. Cul- timte. [109.] (3.) Moderate.—You have a rather poor memory of events, and are particularly forgetful of details. Y'ou are a poor story-teller. Cul- timte. [109.] (3.) Small,—Yo\\t meniory is treacherous and confused, ancl Qm](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21083824_0192.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
