Heads, and what they tell us : phrenological recollections / by W. Pugin Thornton.

  • Thornton, William Pugin.
Date:
1892
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Credit: Heads, and what they tell us : phrenological recollections / by W. Pugin Thornton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ Yes,” replied the young woman, drop- ping a curtsey. “ And veneration also.” “ Thankee, sir.” “ And the organ of modesty* is strongly developed.” “ Yes, sir,” replied the gir],. with a smile. “ That’s quite a new organ,” thought Dr. Middleton. “ Pliilo-progenitivenessf very powerful.” * A “ bump ” unknown in phrenology. Fondness for children and animals, situated at the back of the head. Philo-progenitiveness is a compound of the Greek and English words </>iA.os (love of) and Progeny, and was called by Gall, Amour de la progeniture. This faculty is distinct from Amativeness, which Gall named, Instinct de la generation, de la reproduction ; instinct de la propagation ; instinct venerien ; and which he placed below Philo-progenitiveness, at the junction of the head with the neck, which would be in the portion of the brain called the Cerebellum. Professor Ferrier, in his second edition of et Functions of the Brain,” writes con- cerning this faculty, “ I do not consider it necessary to discuss the most widely known but least well founded of all the hypotheses as to the functions of the cerebellum, viz. that of Gall, which regards this organ as the seat of sexual instinct.” On the other hand, cases of disease and injury to this portion of the brain, with consequent loss of the instinct, have been reported.