. Marriage, its history and ceremonies : with a phrenological and physiological exposition of the functions and qualifications for happy marriages. No. 12. her daughter was going out door, Jane if you will gc,get good ones. Her Philoprogenitiveness and Benevolence were verylarge. Firmness, Self-Esteena, and Amativeness were small:She had very limited government, if any at all, and spoiledher children by indulgence. Tells them to do one thing,and then suffers them to break her commands, and do theopposite; gives good ad-vice, but sets poor examples j andis so kind and fond of children, that she


. Marriage, its history and ceremonies : with a phrenological and physiological exposition of the functions and qualifications for happy marriages. No. 12. her daughter was going out door, Jane if you will gc,get good ones. Her Philoprogenitiveness and Benevolence were verylarge. Firmness, Self-Esteena, and Amativeness were small:She had very limited government, if any at all, and spoiledher children by indulgence. Tells them to do one thing,and then suffers them to break her commands, and do theopposite; gives good ad-vice, but sets poor examples j andis so kind and fond of children, that she effectually spoilsall she has the care of. In families where the father has strong Conscience, Firm-ness Self-esteem, and full Destructiveness, and small Socialfeelings, especially love of children, as in cut No. 14, hismotto will be, Spare the rod, and you will spoil thechild and punishment will be enforced for the violationof duty or command; but, let the mother be governed byan undue predominance of Benevolence and Philoprogeni- 94 MARRIAGE. A WO MANS No. 13. tiveness, with deficient Firmness, while one chastises fortransgressions, the other pays a premium upon them bythe presentation of candy or some other acceptable gift—asort of soothing ointment, that effectually cures all the be-nefits that would have resulted from the necessary disci-pline. Thus by the too great severity of the father, and thetoo kind soothing influence of the mother, the child is No. 13, is from a woman, the scull of whom is nowin the Phrenological Cabinet, 131 Nassau-street. It exhi-bits an enormous organ of Philoprogenitiveness; and, asa natural consequence, it was an injury to herself and toher child, from excessive fondness. The following is herhistory :—She resided in Hanover, N. H. For a time, shewas quite pious, and a member of the church. At fifteenyears of age, she became a mother, and was would not, however, trust her child to the care of anysecond pers


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