The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . posed by modern physiologists. Dr Caldwelljases the three principal temperaments on the three principa -aviriesof the body; the cerebral or mental temperament, existing when ihecrariium is most capacious, the sanguine w\w the chest is largo, andthe LympliatL when the abdomen p-edominates. The temperaments usually recognized, and which are as satisfactoryas any other classification for practical purposes, are the nervous, san-guine, bilious, and lymphatic. The nervous and sanguine are the irri-table or active temperaments; th
The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . posed by modern physiologists. Dr Caldwelljases the three principal temperaments on the three principa -aviriesof the body; the cerebral or mental temperament, existing when ihecrariium is most capacious, the sanguine w\w the chest is largo, andthe LympliatL when the abdomen p-edominates. The temperaments usually recognized, and which are as satisfactoryas any other classification for practical purposes, are the nervous, san-guine, bilious, and lymphatic. The nervous and sanguine are the irri-table or active temperaments; the bilious and lymphatic are the inirri-table or torpid temperaments. The former dispose to more rapidmotion and greater activity, with less power of endurance; the latterare less easily excited to action, but more powerful and enduring. Theformer enjoy or suffer with the greatest intensity; the latter are inca-pable of the same extremes of feeling. When all the systems andparts of the body are equally developed, the temperament is calledbalanced. Fig. 14a Ft«. KERVOLS TEMPERAMENT TEMPERAMENT. TnE Nervous Temperamicht.—This temperament is dependentan a large development of the brain and nervous system, and whenItrong or pure, is marked by angular points in the body and sharpnessof features, large head, small bones anj muscles, and generally delicatefeatures, as represented in fig. 140. The Sanguine Temperament.—The sauguine, or arterial tern TEMPERAMENTS. 289 peramont of some nuthors, depends on a large development of the cir-culating system, more especially the lungs and arteries. Its signs arebroad shoulders, an animated, lively countenance, florid complexion,blue eyes, sandy, yellowish, or brown hair, and a smooth, harmoniouscombination of the general form and features, as seen in fig. 141 Fig. 142. Fig. 143.
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