Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . gS.— iNegley. QUALITY, ITS NATURE AND INFLUENCE. Having observed the general size of the head, the nextpoint to be considered is the Quality of the organization,the chief influence which modifies the effect of mere size. Some phrenologists of eminence regard this as mainly amatter of temperament, and treat i4: as the resultant or en QUALITY, ITS NATURE AND INFLUENCE. 205 semble of the Vital, Motive, and Mental temperamentsEven Mr. Combe confounds it wit
Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . gS.— iNegley. QUALITY, ITS NATURE AND INFLUENCE. Having observed the general size of the head, the nextpoint to be considered is the Quality of the organization,the chief influence which modifies the effect of mere size. Some phrenologists of eminence regard this as mainly amatter of temperament, and treat i4: as the resultant or en QUALITY, ITS NATURE AND INFLUENCE. 205 semble of the Vital, Motive, and Mental temperamentsEven Mr. Combe confounds it with the temperaments attimes. We can not, however, thus consider Quality; forin our experience it assumes a relation much closer to thepersonal life—to the individual entity—than that occupiedby the mere physiology. It is certainly exhibited by and. Fig- 9; -Motive Te:.:pera:.:ent E Quality. through the material organization, but is something behindc- fundamental to, organization. It declares the inner nat-ure, the inherited constitutional texture or calibre of theman or woman, and according to its degree of refinementcontributes to his capability of culture, his facultativereadiness and adaptation. Habit and training may mod-ify temperament to the extent of even changing entirelythe original combination. \ studious, reflective life mayrender the Mental element, once suoordinate in its physi-cal expression to the Motive or Vital, superior to both, and 2o6 BRAIN AND MIND. an out-of-door mechanical life may develop into predomi-nance the Motive element, which before was less stronglyexpressed than the Mental or Vital. An organization likethat represented by Fig. 98, in which the balance of tem-perament is nearly perfect, would, under conditions likethose just indicated, show in time a predominance of thetemperament whose developmen
Size: 1424px × 1755px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectphrenology, bookyear1
