Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . Fig. 38.—Calculation Large. (See Fig. 17-C). When large, the external angle of thesuperciliary ridge appears expanded, and the region out-ward from the eye is relatively wide. This organ givesfacility in the use of figures for computation. It is limited,however, in itself, to mere calculation; other faculties areessential to success in the higher processes of Bidder and Zerah Colburn astonished the worldby their calculating talent, when mere bo
Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology . Fig. 38.—Calculation Large. (See Fig. 17-C). When large, the external angle of thesuperciliary ridge appears expanded, and the region out-ward from the eye is relatively wide. This organ givesfacility in the use of figures for computation. It is limited,however, in itself, to mere calculation; other faculties areessential to success in the higher processes of Bidder and Zerah Colburn astonished the worldby their calculating talent, when mere boys. Mr. Combe lOO BRAIN AND MIND. predicted of the former, however, that he would never excelas an engineer; and in confirmation of this prediction histeacher said of him, after having given him instructions inmathematics for two years, that he did not show as muchcapability in the higher branches as many others of the Mr. Combe the organ was small, and he said of him-self: Arithmetic has always been a profound mystery tome, and to master the multiplication table, an insurmount-. Fig. 39.—Calculation Small, able task. I could not now tell you how many eight timesnine are without going to work circuitously, and reckoningby means of the tens. Yet, for seven years I studiedarithmetic. This deficiency has been the occasion ofmuch trouble to me. I could understand everything re-lating to accounts, but had always to employ clerks to per-form calculations. This faculty in me is, in fact, idiotic,and the organ is very small. Were my other powers in OF THE INTELLECT. lOl like condition, I should be totally unfit for the ordinary-business of life. Arctic travelers speak of the deficiency of the Esquimauxin respect to numerical calculation; these people generallyresolve every number above ten into one comprehensiveword, and in corroboration of the weakness of this organ inthe Esquimaux brain, it is said that the external angle ofthe eye instead of being horizontal with the in
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