Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . Fig. 6.—Vital Temperament. Queen of Spain. ed by a figure tall and striking, and tending to bones are large, and generally long rather than broad;the face is oblong, the cheek-bones high, the neck ratherlong, the shoulders broad, the chest moderate, and thelimbs long and well jointed. The muscles are hard andfirm, the complexion and eyes are generally dark, and thehair dark, somewhat coarse, and abundant. The features 42 BRAIN AND MIND. are strongl
Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . Fig. 6.—Vital Temperament. Queen of Spain. ed by a figure tall and striking, and tending to bones are large, and generally long rather than broad;the face is oblong, the cheek-bones high, the neck ratherlong, the shoulders broad, the chest moderate, and thelimbs long and well jointed. The muscles are hard andfirm, the complexion and eyes are generally dark, and thehair dark, somewhat coarse, and abundant. The features 42 BRAIN AND MIND. are strongly marked, and their expression is temperament gives great bodily strength, energy, andlove of physical exercise; and its possessors have strongly-marked characters, and are inclined to take the lead in pur-suits which employ largely the bodily forces. They are ob-servers rather than thinkers, are firm, self-reliant, execu-tive, and persevering. They are not easily turned asidefrom their purposes, and often pursue their ends with areckless disregard of their own physical welfare or that of. Fig. 7.—Mental Temperament. F. A. C. Others. In this temperament the mental organs of Firm-ness, Combativeness, and Destructiveness are usually largeor specially active, and the perceptives generally well de-veloped. (See Figs. 3 and 4). The Vital Temperament, depending upon the pre-dominance of the organs of nutrition and assimilation, isnecessarily marked by breadth and thickness of body,rather than by length. Rotundity is its prevailing char-acteristic. The shoulders are broad, the chest full; the OF THE TEMPERAMENTS. 43 abdomen well developed; the limbs are plump and taper-ing, and the hands and feet are relatively small. The neckis short and thick, and the head and face incline toroundness. The eyes are generally blue, the hair light orauburn, the complexion florid, and the expression of thecountenance pleasant and often mirthful. Mentally, per-sons of this temperament
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