Lectures on phrenology, including its application to the present and prospective condition of the United States . head of a friend who Lad great imitative power. In himthis part was greatly developed; on noticing which, Gall inimediately repaired to the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb,to examine a boy admitted six weeks before, who had at-tracted notice by his amazing talent for mimicry. A littleplay was performed at the Institution, in which he so per-fectly imitated the gestures, gait and looks of the director,inspector, physician, surgeon and some women of the estab-lishment, that it was
Lectures on phrenology, including its application to the present and prospective condition of the United States . head of a friend who Lad great imitative power. In himthis part was greatly developed; on noticing which, Gall inimediately repaired to the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb,to examine a boy admitted six weeks before, who had at-tracted notice by his amazing talent for mimicry. A littleplay was performed at the Institution, in which he so per-fectly imitated the gestures, gait and looks of the director,inspector, physician, surgeon and some women of the estab-lishment, that it was impossible to mistake them. He foundthis region as fully developed in this boy as in his friend. liemultiplied observations and established the organ. This organ contributes to render an author dramatic, andis large in busts of Scott and Shakspeare. It is the chief in-gredient in the talent for acting, but in good acting muchmore is required. As it consists in reproducing existing ap-pearances, it is greatly aided by powerful observing Mathews possessed it large, with immense Individu-ality
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