. The illustrated self-instructor in phrenology and physiology : with over one hundred engravings : together with the chart and character of ... as marked by ... . he other ; and are stronglypre-inclined to the intellectual andmoral. Their characters, unless per-verted, like their persons, ascendinstead of descending ; and they arebetter adapted to law, merchandise,banking, or business than to farming,or heavy mechanical work. Yet, ifmechanics, should choose those kindsrequiring more sprightliness thanj£~strength, and mind than muscle. 5 or 4.—Have a fair, but onlyfair, share of natural activi
. The illustrated self-instructor in phrenology and physiology : with over one hundred engravings : together with the chart and character of ... as marked by ... . he other ; and are stronglypre-inclined to the intellectual andmoral. Their characters, unless per-verted, like their persons, ascendinstead of descending ; and they arebetter adapted to law, merchandise,banking, or business than to farming,or heavy mechanical work. Yet, ifmechanics, should choose those kindsrequiring more sprightliness thanj£~strength, and mind than muscle. 5 or 4.—Have a fair, but onlyfair, share of natural activity andsprightliness ; do what they well can, and with tolerable ease, but donot love action for its own sake. 3.—Are rather inactive ; do only what they must, and that grudg-ingly ; love to be waited on, but not to wait; and get along with thefewest steps possible ; seek a sedentary life, and are as loth to exercisemind as body. 2 and 1.—Are downright slothful, lazy, and good for nothing tothemselves or others. To Cultivate.—Keep doing, doing, doing all the time, and in aslively and sprightly a manner as possible ; and live more on foot No. 11.—Captain E. Knight. 46 THE ORGASTIC CONDITIONS To Restrain.—Sit down and rest when tired, and let the world jog on while you enjoy it. Do only half yon think yon must, and 1content to let the rest go undone. Do for once just see if you canthe lazy. Work as few hours as possible, and take all the advantageyou can to get along with the least outlay of strength possible. Dosit down, and enjoy what you have already got, instead of trying toget so much more. Live on your laurels. Dont tear and fret so, ifall is not exactly to your liking, hut cultivate contentment. 15.—EXCITABILITY INDICATED BY SHARPNESS. All sharp things are, in and by the very nature of their form,penetrating, of which the needle furnishes an example. And this lawapplies equally to human beings. From time immemorial a sharpnose ha&been considered
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