. The wonderful century [microform] : its successes and its failures. Science; Nineteenth century; Vaccination; Civilization, Modern; Sciences; Dix-neuvième siècle; Vaccination; Civilisation moderne. P!i I. 160 THE WONDERFUL CENTURY. CHAP. XVI. urcs, that they have doiihtod wlietlicr the final result of the work of tlie centurv has anv balance of cood over evil—of happiness over misery, for mankind at large. But althongh this may be an exaggerated and pessimistic view, there can be no doubt of tli" iuagnitude of the Is that have grown up or persisted, in the midst of all our triumphs over
. The wonderful century [microform] : its successes and its failures. Science; Nineteenth century; Vaccination; Civilization, Modern; Sciences; Dix-neuvième siècle; Vaccination; Civilisation moderne. P!i I. 160 THE WONDERFUL CENTURY. CHAP. XVI. urcs, that they have doiihtod wlietlicr the final result of the work of tlie centurv has anv balance of cood over evil—of happiness over misery, for mankind at large. But althongh this may be an exaggerated and pessimistic view, there can be no doubt of tli" iuagnitude of the Is that have grown up or persisted, in the midst of all our triumphs over natural forces, and our un])recedcnted growth in wealth and luxury. We have also neglected or rejected some important lines of investigation aifecting our own intellectual and spiritual nature; and have in conse(juence made serious mistakes in our modes of education, iji our treatment of mental and physical disease, and in our dealings with criminals. A sketch of these various failures will now be given, and will, I believe, constitute not the least im- portant ])ortion of my work. 1 l)egin with the subject of Phrenology, a science of whose substantial truth and vast imjiortance T have no more doubt than I have of the value and importance of any of the great intellectual advances already recorded. In the last years of the cihteeiith centurv Dr. Fran- (;ois Joseph Gall, a Gernum ]diysician, discovered (or re- discovered) the facts, now universally admitted, that the brain is the organ of the mind, that different parts of the brain are connected with different mental and physical manifestations, and that, other things being equal, size of the brain and of its various parts is an indi- cation of mental power. lie began his observations on this subject when a boy, by noticing the different char- acters and talents of his schoolfellows—some were peace- able, som-^ quarrelsome: some were expert in penman- ship, others in arithmetic; some could learn by rote even r ,:)i. Please
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