. Marriage, its history and ceremonies : with a phrenological and physiological exposition of the functions and qualifications for happy marriages. ntin its uses, which exerts an influence of the most extensiveand necessary kind, in softening, meliorating, and unitingcharacter, smoothing all asperities, is Adhesiveness. It is located between Combativeness and Inhabitivenesson the sides. The function of this faculty \s friendship, at-tachment, sociability, that gregariousness pf feeling whichdraws families together, and unites them in permanent bondsof affection. Through its influence, we prefe
. Marriage, its history and ceremonies : with a phrenological and physiological exposition of the functions and qualifications for happy marriages. ntin its uses, which exerts an influence of the most extensiveand necessary kind, in softening, meliorating, and unitingcharacter, smoothing all asperities, is Adhesiveness. It is located between Combativeness and Inhabitivenesson the sides. The function of this faculty \s friendship, at-tachment, sociability, that gregariousness pf feeling whichdraws families together, and unites them in permanent bondsof affection. Through its influence, we prefer the societyof particular friends and devote ourselves exclusively tothem. It leads to intimacy, a free and unrestrained com-munication of thought and feeling, and desire to confide in,and rely on the object of our affection. This faculty is the foundation stone of society, of all so-cial relations and associations, where selfishness is not thereigning, ruling motive. It gives delight in the sweets ofsocial intercourse— the feast of reason and the flow ofsoul. It gives warmth of feeling and lively emotions— LOCATION OP ADIIESIVENKSS. no. the energetic and cordial grasp ; the hearty shake of ihehand, when friend meets friend ; the welcome smiles, theradiant glow to the countenance-r-and is the chain whichconnects and embraces man in one common brotherhood. Its influence is very extensive, especially when combinedwith other faculties, (see Fowlers Practical Phrenology:)when the moral and social faculties are equally excited,it gives rise to religious emotion. It is manifested regardless of sex, animate or inanimate,human or mere brute ; yet, where combined with the othersocial feelings, its action is more powerful when directedto the opposite sex. Those in whom this organ is large, are not contentedwithout friends to love, and with whom to share their affec-tion would never choose a wilderness life, or the hermits cell • but are unhappy if their friends are absent from the
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