. The illustrated self-instructor in phrenology and physiology : with over one hundred engravings : together with the chart and character of ... as marked by ... . talents ; a ready flow of ideas and a talent for communicatingthem, either on paper or in social motive 8, mental 6, vital ; show taste, refinement,and delicacy in everything ; have anunder-current of pure virtuous feel-ing, which will prevent the grossermanifestation of animal passion, andgive the intellectual and moral theascendency ; sin only under some sud-den and powerful excitement; arepassionately fond of poetr
. The illustrated self-instructor in phrenology and physiology : with over one hundred engravings : together with the chart and character of ... as marked by ... . talents ; a ready flow of ideas and a talent for communicatingthem, either on paper or in social motive 8, mental 6, vital ; show taste, refinement,and delicacy in everything ; have anunder-current of pure virtuous feel-ing, which will prevent the grossermanifestation of animal passion, andgive the intellectual and moral theascendency ; sin only under some sud-den and powerful excitement; arepassionately fond of poetry, novels,tales, light and sentimental reading,belles-lettres, newspapers, etc., andinclined to attempt this kind of com-position ; have a retentive memory,shrewdness, smartness, and enough of No. 8.—Fanny Fobkestec. selfishness to take good care of self, yet not sufficient momentum orpower to become great, but are rather effeminate. This temperamentis found much oftener and more perfect in the female than male, andis admirably illustrated by Fanny Forrester. Children thus organizedare precocious, and liable to die prematurely, and their physical culture. AS AFFECTING MENTALITY. 33 would save to their parents and the world those brightest stars, whichnow generally set while rising, to shine no more on earth. Mental 7, vital 5, and motive 3, may be smart, but can not be great;may be brilliant, but are flashy, meteoric, vapid, too emotional, imag-inative, and impulsive, and like a fire made of pine wood or shavings—intense, but momentary. 2 and 1.—Work, walk, move, and use muscles only when obligedto ; run much more to the emotional and vapid than potential, andshould cultivate the muscles assiduously. Muscular Exercise is indispensable to greatness and happiness. Bya law of things, all parts must be exercised in about equal the brain is worked more than the muscles, it becomes partiallycongested, loses its snap, leaves the mind dull, memory indefinite, and
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