New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . tic was efficiency. Bold-ness, independence, andfortitude would charac-terize his relations withthe world. Aside fromhis religious connections,we would consider himas possessed of largeBenevolence, Combative-n e s s, Destructiveness,Self-Esteem, and Firm-ness, with comparative-ly small Veneration. Inintellect, the perceptivefaculties are manifestlyparamount. In compari- Sion with Dr. Potts, Mr. Fig. T. Hopper.* Hopper would be bold, resolut
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . tic was efficiency. Bold-ness, independence, andfortitude would charac-terize his relations withthe world. Aside fromhis religious connections,we would consider himas possessed of largeBenevolence, Combative-n e s s, Destructiveness,Self-Esteem, and Firm-ness, with comparative-ly small Veneration. Inintellect, the perceptivefaculties are manifestlyparamount. In compari- Sion with Dr. Potts, Mr. Fig. T. Hopper.* Hopper would be bold, resolute, and self-assured, while theformer would be mild, meek, and retiring. Dr. Potts hasmuch more of the sentimental, of the tendency to conform tocustom, and of the feeling of reverence; Mr. Hopper has moreof the independent, incredulous, and inquisitive. Dr. Pottswould be the more deferential and unpresuming of the two;Mr. Hopper might exhibit more active benevolence and wouldbe more blunt in the expression of sympathy. In the latter,mercy would be the end of the law; in the former, justice,humility and devotion. This is not a timid Isaac T. Hopperwas born in Deptford, near Woodbury, New Jersey,December 3, 1771, and died in New York city, May 7, 1852. He was formany years a member of the Society of Friends, and resided during thegreater part of his life in Philadelphia, where he distinguished himself byhis general benevolence. He was an earnest friend of the negro, aidingslaves in their efforts to obtain freedom. When seventy years of age, hebecame the treasurer and book-agent of the Anti Slavery Society in NewYork, and performed the duties of his office with great fidelity and success. 720 CHARACTER-READING »^5 ^ THE PHILOSOPHICAL IIISTOEIAX. Mr. Buckle had the mental-vital temperament. His bminwas large, even massive, the intellectual region being greatlydeveloped. Firmness and Self-Esteem were larcre, jxivimr himpositiveness and inde-pendence in thoughtand expression.
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