Lectures on phrenology : including its application to the present and prospective condition of the United States . [1] Ancient Greek. [2] New Hollander. pare it with this of an ancient Greek [1] or with this of anItalian : the difference in favour of the latter is enormous!This Italian skull known to be at least two hundred yearsold, was supposed to be that of Raphael, and was preservedas such in St. Lukes Academy at Rome ; but as Raphael?skull has been recently discovered, objectors say that thismistake refutes phrenology. All that they can make of thecase, however, is, that it did not belong
Lectures on phrenology : including its application to the present and prospective condition of the United States . [1] Ancient Greek. [2] New Hollander. pare it with this of an ancient Greek [1] or with this of anItalian : the difference in favour of the latter is enormous!This Italian skull known to be at least two hundred yearsold, was supposed to be that of Raphael, and was preservedas such in St. Lukes Academy at Rome ; but as Raphael?skull has been recently discovered, objectors say that thismistake refutes phrenology. All that they can make of thecase, however, is, that it did not belong to Raphael, but a?they cannot tell to whom it belonged, they cannot specifywhat talents or disposition its owner possessed. We seehere laro-e organs of Amativeness, Constructiveness, Imita-tion, and Ideality ; faculties by which Raphael was distin-guished. If the objectors could show that the real ownerof the skull did not manifest these faculties, this would be afact against Phrenology ; but while his character is un-known, the skull is merely a specimen of the developmentof particular organs and affords no
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