BF 879 ,W6 Copy 1 THE PHRENOLOGICAL CHARACTERS AND TALENTS OF HENRY CLAY, DANIEL WEBSTER, 3ol)tt (EUtittct) 3tftam0, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, AND ANDREW JACKSON ; AS GIVEN BY THE MOST DISTINGUISHED PHRENOLOGISTS IN THE UNITED STATES. ALSO NOTES ON THE SAME ', WITH A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL POWERS OF THE HUMAN MIND, AS MANI- FESTED THROUGH THE BRAIN. BY DR. N. WHEELER: BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY DOW & JACKSON. 1845. Price 124 Cents. THE PHRENOLOGICAL CHARACTERS AND TALENTS OF HENRY CLAY, DANIEL WEBSTER, lofytt (fiHititct) ^Uant0, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, AND mmm jaokson % AS GIVEN BY THE MOST DISTINGUISHED PHRENOLOGISTS IN THE UNITED STATES. ALSO NOTES ON THE SAME 5 WITH A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL POWERS OF THE HUMAN MIND, AS MANI- FESTED THROUGH THE BRAIN. BY DR. N. WHEELER, BOSTON : A PUBLISHED BY DOW &. JACKSON. 1844. *e> HENRY CLAY. dences, is pre-eminently patriotic; thinks of his native place and country with intense interest. CONCENTRATIVENESS.— Full, is disposed to at- tend to but one thing at once, yet can turn rapidly from thing to thing; is neither disconnected nor prolix. COMBATIVENESS.— Large, plus, is resolute and courageous; spirited and efficient as an opponent; quick and intrepid in resistance; loves debate; boldly meets, if he does not court opposition. DESTRUCTIVENESS.— Full, can, but is loath to, cause or witness pain or death; when greatly excited, has sufficient severity; and has more revenge, more spirit and courage, than cruelty. ALIMENTIVENESS.— Full, has a good appetite, yet can govern it well; is not greedy. ACQUISITIVENESS.— Small, will generally spend his money too freely; lays up little; disregards the prices of things. SECRETIVENESS.— Very Large, seldom discloses his plans, opinions, &x. ; is hard to be found out; reserv- ed; non-committal. CAUTIOUSNESS.— Large, P 1us, is always watchful; on the look out; careful; anxious; solicitous; provident against real and imaginary danger. APPROBATIVENESS.— Large, sets every thing by his character; his honor; is keenly alive to the frowns and smiles of public opinion, praise, &c; tries to show off to good advantage; is affable, ambitious. SELF-ESTEEM.— Large, plus, is high-minded, inde- pendent, self-confident, dignified, his own master; as- pires to be and do something* worthy of himself; assumes responsibilities, disposed to be at the head and take the lead. FIRMNESS. — Very Large, is wilful; and so tena- cious and unchangeable of opinion and purpose, that he seldom gives up any thing; can be fully relied on. CONSCIENTIOUSNESS.— Full, generally endeav- HENRY CLAY. 7 ors to do right, yet sometimes yields to temptation; strives to resist his besetting sins, but may be overcome, and then feels remorse. HOPE. — Large, plus, expects, attempts and promises a great deal; is generally sanguine and cheerful; rises above present troubles; though disappointed, hopes on still; views the brightest side of prospects. MARVELLOUSNESS.— Small, is convinced only by the hardest; believes nothing till he see facts, or why and wherefore; is prone to reject new things without ex- amination. VENERATION. — Large, loves to adore and worship God, especially through his works; treats his equals with respect, and his superiors with deference. BENEVOLENCE.— Very Large, extremely delight- ed in doing good; gladly sacrifices self upon the altar of pure benevolence; scatters blessings wherever he goes; is one of the kindest-hearted of persons. CONSTRUCTIVENESS.— Small, hates, and is awkward and bungling in using tools. IDEALITY. — Large, has a lively imagination; great love of poetry, eloquence, fiction, good style, rhetoric and oratory; the perfection of nature and art. SUBLIMITY. — Large, admires and enjoys the wild and romantic; delights in contemplating the grand or aw- ful in nature; thunder, flashes of lightning, dashing, foam- ing, roaring cataracts, towering mountains, the starry canopy of heaven, Sic. IMITATION. — Very Large, plus, can act out, and copy almost any thing; describe, relate anecdotes, &c, to the very life; has a theatrical taste and talent; seldom speaks without gesturing. MIRTHFULNESS.— Large, has a quick, keen per- ception of the ludicrous; makes a great amount of fun; is quick at repartee; smiles often; laughs heartily at jokes. INDIVIDUALITY.— Very Large, has an insatiable desire to see and know every thing; extraordinary observ- 8 HENRY CLAY. ing powers; is eager to witness every passing event; gen- erally knows what is going on. FORM. — Very Large, never forgets the countenance, form of persons and things seen ; easily learns to read and spell correctly ; reads and sees things at a great distance. SIZE. — Very Large, detects disproportion, and judges of size with wonderful accuracy, by intuition, and as well without as with instruments ; cannot endure inac- curacies. WEIGHT. — Large, can walk on a high or narrow place; hold a steady hand; throw a stone or ball, and shoot straight ; ride a fractious horse, &c, very well. COLOR. — Full, with practice, compares and judges of colors well ; without it does not excel. ORDER. — Large, plus, has a place for things, and things in their places; can find, even in the dark, what he alone uses; is systematic; is annoyed by disorder. CALCULATION.— Large, can add, subtract, di- vide, &c, in his head, with facility and correctness; be- come a rapid, correct accountant ; delights and excels in arithmetic. LOCALITY. — Very Large, never forgets the looks, location, or geography of any place, or hardly any thing he has ever seen ; is even passionately fond of travelling, scenery and geography. EVENTUALITY.— Very Large, never forgets any occurence, even though it is trifling; has a craving thirst for information and experiments; peruses books and newspapers with eagerness; commands an astonish- ing amount of information. TIME. — Large, tells dates, appointments, ages, time of day, &x. well; is punctual. TUNE. — Moderate, aided by notes and practice, may sing, yet it will be mechanically. LANGUAGE. — Large, is a free, easy, ready, fluent talker and speaker; uses good language; commits easi- ly; seldom hesitates for words, HENRY CLAY. 9 CAUSALITY. — Large, plans well; can think clearly and closely ; is inquiring into the ivhy and the wherefore — the causes and explanation of things; always gives and requires the reason; has by nature excellent judg- ment. COMPARISON. — Very Large, plus, is endowed with an extraordinary amouut of critical acumen; an- alytical, comparing, and illustrating power. SUAVITIVENESS.— Large, readily wins con- fidence and affection, even of enemies; can say and do hard things without creating difficulty; obtain favors; get along well; so say and do things that they take. HUMAN NATURE.— Large or Very Large, re- markable ability to perceive, as if by intuition, the char- acter and motives of men from their physiognomy, con- versation, &,c. ; is suspicious, and seldom deceived ; naturally understands human nature. TO HENRY CLAY. Hail ! Patriot, Sage, and Statesman ! on thy brow Though fickle fortune may not set her seal, A greener garland blooms than any wreath The wayward Goddess for her minions binds : And in thy hands though office may not place Its barren sceptre and its fleeting power — A brighter, better destiny is thine Than all these empty honors can bestow. Thou hast thy country's love : — with her renown Thy own is woven 3 with her name ; thy name, In union indestructible, is bound : The pages of her history are thine ! And when thy setting sun shall Jonch the verge Of life's horizon, shall a nation's eyes Follow in sadness the departing light ; A nation's heart thy memory shall embalm 5 A nation's tongue thy eulogy shall speak ; Worthy amongst the worthiest of her sons, Her dauntless champion and her steadfast friend! DANIEL WEBSTER. "But of all the great heads of the nation, none is capa- ble of imparting a deeper interest to the naturalist or the philosopher, or a more forcible conviction to the mind of the phrenologist, than that of Daniel Webster. A larger mass of brain perhaps never was, and never will be found in the upper and lateral portions of any man's forehead, than that contained in his. Both the height and the breadth of his forehead are prodigiously great. And here, in all candor and sober earnestness, let us ask the disbeliever in phrenological science, if he can behold such a noble, such a splendid forehead, and, in connection with it, contemplate the giant intellect of its DANIEL WEBSTER. 11 possessor with indifference, or without being internally con- vinced of the truth of, at least, the fundamental principles of phienology? Does the Almighty Architect produce such magnificent specimens of workmanship for no pur- pose ? Can it be, that the front heads of a Webster, a Franklin, a Sully, Jeannin, a Bacon, a Socrates, mean nothing more than those of the most ordinary individuals? Could the observing of all ages be permitted to stand forth and reply to these interrogatories, in the language of fact and demonstration, one and all of them would thunder out a negative : and be it borne in mind, that this negative is a full admission of the fundamental prin- ciples of phrenological science; or, in other words, the intelligent of all ages and of all countries, as far as ob- servation has enlightened them upon the subject, have believed in, and taught the doctrines of phrenology. But, to return. It has been stated, that the one grand and striking phrenological feature of Daniel Webster's head — that which towers above every thing else, is his enormous development of the reasoning* organs, or, more especially, his Causality. And here phrenology puts the question, most direct and pointedly, to its opponent — For what is Daniel Webster most distinguished ? No one will deny that it is for his gigantic reasoning facul- ties — for his deep, logical, and original powers of thought and comprehension of first principles, by which he is enabled to grasp the most formidable subject, and pour forth such a torrent of mighty arguments as to confound and overwhelm his most daring adversaries. Go, then, and measure the Causality and Comparison of Webster, and account for the astonishing coincidence between their enormous size and the giant strength of his ratio- cinative powers, on any other than phrenological princi- ples — if you can: if you cannot, you must admit that phrenology is true. Many other developments of his head are striking, particularly his Language and Ideality : and hence the *The reasoning organs are Causality and Comparison 5 which lie in the upper portion of the forehead 5 and when very large, they project out and hang over. Causality gives the power of thinking, planning, reasoning, investiga- ting, &c. Comparison gives the ability to analyze, compare, illustrate, criticise, classify, generalize, &c. 12 DANIEL WEBSTER. grandeur and the beauty with which he often clothes his burning and brilliant thoughts. In Henry Clay, the reasoning organs are large, but the perceptive* and semi-perceptive are still larger: and accordingly, in all his great efforts, we see a greater display of matter-of-fact, statistical, and business talent, than in Daniel Webster : and all this is most stikingly coincident with the difference of development in their respective heads; for in Webster, the reflective! facul- ties are larger than the perceptive and semi-perceptive. Let phrenological skeptics account for this perfect agreement between the developments and the respective talents, of these two greatest orators and statesmen living, or give up their opposition." The relative Size and Power of Daniel Webster's Phrenological Organs, are as follows : — THE SIZE of his Head is Very Great, plus.— De- gree of Activity, Full. AMATIVENESS.— Large, plus, will be alive to the personal charms and accomplishments of the ladies; a great admirer of their beauty of form, their talents, and elegance of manners; is quite a favorite with them, and has his warmest friends among the opposite sex. PHILOPROGENITIVENESS. — Very Large, or the same as in Henry Clay. — See page 5. ADHESIVENESS.— VeryLarge, or the same as in Henry Clay. — See p. 5. INHABITIVENESS.— Large, soon becomes strong- ly attached to the place in which he lives; loves home and country dearly; leaves them reluctantly, unless strong motives urge him to do so; would be unhappy without a home of his own. *The perceptive organs are located in the lower portion of the fore- head} and when very large, there will be a great ridge or projection, in that region, just above the eyes. These organs observe things ; become acquainted with their condition and qualities ; and collect facts and statis- tical information for the use of the other faculties. The semi-perceptive organs are situated in the middle of the forehead, between the reasoning and the perceptive organs. When very large, there will be a fulness and roundness in the middle of the forehead. — These faculties remember actions, events, and historical facts. fThe reflective faculties are the reasoning organs ; they form ideas $ invent, think, and reason 3 trace out causes and effects; give power of illustration and analogy ; critical acumen. DANIEL WEBSTER. 13 CONCENTRATIVENESS.— Full, or the same as in Henry Clay. — p. 6. COMBATIVENESS.— Large, plus, or the same as in Henry Clay. — p. 6. DESTRUCTIVENESS.— Large, plus, when excited feels deep-toned indignation ; is forcible, and disposed to subdue or destroy the cause of his displeasure. ALIMENTIVENESS.— Very Large, sets too much by the indulgence of his palate; eats with the keenest appetite; has a very hearty relish for a Celebration din- ner or a Thanksgiving supper; buys the best eatables in the market. ACQUISITIVENESS.— Small, the same as in Hen- ry Clay. — p. 6. SECRETIVENESS.— Moderate, is quite candid and open-hearted; loves truth; dislikes concealment, under- hand measures, 8lc. ; seldom employs them. CAUTIOUSNESS.— Large, as in Henry Clay .-p. 6. APPROBATIVENESS. — Large, the same as in Henry Clay. — p. 6. SELF-ESTEEM.— Very Large, has unbounded self- confidence; endures no restraint; seldom takes advice; imperious, &c. FIRMNESS. — Very Large, the same as in Henry Clay.— p. 6. CONSCIENTIOUSNESS.— Large, is generally hon- est; upright at heart; moral in feeling; grateful; means well; loves and means to speak the truth; rather open to conviction. HOPE. — Large, about the same as in Henry Clay; or a fraction less. — p. 7. MAR VELLOUSNESS.— Small, the same as in Henry Clay. — p. 7. VENERATION.— Full, capable of religious fervor and devotion, yet is not habitually serious. BENEVOLENCE.— Very Large, the same as in Henry Clay. — p. 7. 2 14 DANIEL WEBSTER. CONSTRUCTIVENESS.— Not ascertained; proba- bly not great. IDEALITY. — Large, plus, a fraction larger than in Henry Clay. — p. 7. SUBLIMITY. — Very Large, is a passionate admirer of the wild and romantic; feels the sublimest emotions whilst contemplating the grand or awful in nature; dash- ing, foaming, roaring cataracts, towering mountains, peals of thunder, flashes of lightning, &,c. IMITATION.— Full, with effort, copies some, but not well; not much of a mimic. MIRTHFULNESS.— Very Large, is quick and apt at turning things into ridicule; throws off constant sallies of wit; is too facetious and jocose. INDIVIDUALITY.— Full, has fair observing pow- ers, and desire to see things; more for thinking than gazing. FORM. — Very Large, the same as in Henry Clay, -p. 8. SIZE. — Large, has an excellent eye for measuring proportion, size, height, angles, perpendiculars, &c; quickly detects disproportions in them. WEIGHT and COLOR.— Not ascertained. ORDER. — Large, the same, or a fraction less, as in Henry Clay. — p. 8. CALCULATION. — Large, the same as in Henry- Clay.— p. 8. LOCALITY — Large, recollects distinctly the looks of places, where he saw things, &c; seldom loses him- self, even in the dark; has a strong desire to travel, and see the world. EVENTUALITY.— Full, recollects leading events, and interesting particulars, and has a good memory of occurrences and general principles, yet forgets less im- portant details. TIME. — Small, can seldom tell when things took place; finds it rather difficult to be punctual. HENRY CL\Y AND DANIEL WEBSTER. \5 TUNE.— Not ascertained. LANGUAGE. — Very Large, has by nature an as- tonishing display of words, copiousness and eloquence of expression, and verbal memory; quotes with ease; nev- er lacks for words; very fond of talking and hearing others. CAUSALITY. — Very Large, plus, is endowed with a deep, strong, original, comprehensive mind, powerful reasoning faculties, great vigor and energy of thought, first-rate judgment, and a gigantic intellect. COMPARISON. — Very Large, plus, the same as in Henry Clay. — p. 9. Notwithstanding the similarity of character, in several points, between Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, the phrenologist, in some traits, finds a wide difference in the organization of their minds. The temperament of Henry Clay being very active, combined with strong propelling powers, gives him a restless desire to act, and have every thing done now. — He cannot endure to be kept in suspense; is impatient with slow movements; has a " go-a-head " disposition in all he does; and enters into whatever he undertakes with great zeal, ardor, and enthusiasm, or with his whole soul; therefore, he will never rust out, but wear out. When he enjoys, will enjoy intensely, and when he suf- fers, suffer equally so; hence, his feelings are very acute. He possesses a very sprightly mind and body ; there is nothing about him coarse, sluggish, or unpolish- ed. For good taste, refined manners, sociability, and intellectual attainments, he has scarcely a rival. Adhesiveness and Benevolence are uncommonly de- veloped in his head. They are seldom found as large in a man. These two faculties, aided by Alimentiveness, render him extremely affectionate, remarkably kind- hearted, and very hospitable, and also secure the friend- ship and co-operation of his fellow-men. He is a fond parent, an ardent and devoted husband; possesses great patriotism. His great disposition to improve the rising generation and encourage young men in bringing them- selves before the public, is strongly manifested in his 16 HENRY CLAY AND DANIEL WEBSTER. character. He is too liable to assist his friends to his own injury. His dispositon to acquire property is strong, but feeble to lay up. One having such a head as his, and brought up under Southern influence, would indulge in a little aristocracy, and live in a fashionable, and splendid style. He knows how to use tact and management in pros- ecuting his plans and purposes ; has a great faculty in managing men ; knows just what to say to them ; and takes the polite and popular course in setting others at work for him. Hope being large, united with Approbativeness and Self-Esteem, gives him high anticipations of success in seeking distinction and notoriety. His associates would be among the higher ranks of society. He loves personal liberty and power ; wishes to exercise au- thority over others, to be looked up to as a standard, and obeyed. He is aspiring, and capable of pressing his own way up to eminence through almost insurmountable dif- ficulties, and will never rest, nor let any means go untried till he reaches his desired object. The head of Daniel Webster measures 241-4 inches in circumference. It is considered the largest healthy brain now existing. Such a towering mind as his, is ca- pable of exerting an extensive and commanding influ- ence on the minds of vast multitudes. Perhaps no man is better calculated to address large audiences, or speak on very great occasions, than Daniel Webster. A mind so great and powerful as his, is sufficient to feed the minds of a whole nation. He can give the best advice ; and his plans when carried out will always be successful. He will become extensively known, ascend the summit of intellectual greatness, and rise to eminence in spite of difficulties. He is very firm and steady in all his pursuits and pur- poses ; stoops to no one ; is independent and takes a straight forward course ; pays but little regard to the speech of people or the frowns of men ; is not biased by the voice of popular opinion ; has his own way about things ; is not treacherous, nor a double dealer ; dislikes con- cealment and cunning ; seldom employs them, because it is unnatural to him. He is sincere, and wishes to be understood. HENRY CLAY AND DANIEL WEBSTER. 17 " With him money would come easy and go easy. He is generous in the highest degree, and even prodigal. No phrenologist who looks at the head of Webster will say that his motives are not benevolent, or that he does not mean to benefit the nation in all he says and does. Whoever says he has not a kind heart, does not under- stand the man." Question. What is the difference between the talents of Daniel Web- ster and Henry Clay ? Answer. Webster has a greater depth and energy of thought, and ability to originate, investigate, and trace out the causes and explanation of things; but Clay has a greater practical, business talent ; ability to collect facts and statistical information ; make an off-hand speech, or speak from the impulse of (he moment ; while Web- ster is greater for speaking on great occasions ; and can do but a little in a small sphere. " He is not the race horse, remarkable for speed, but the draft horse, that will haul two tons right along through mud and snow- drifts. Without some powerful motive to work up and call forth his tremendous powers, he will accomplish very little ; but goaded on by a powerful stimulus, he will carry all before him." Question. Which has the most comprehensive mind, and is the most powerful and fluent speaker ? Answer. Daniel Webster. Question. Is Henry Clay a distinguished orator, too? Answer. He is ; and one of the most chaste, polish- ed and elegant orators that the present day affords. Question. Which is the most sprightly and active ? Answer. Henrv Clav ; but Webster has the most muscular strength. Question. Why does Clay resent an injury or an insult sooner than Webster? ' J J Answer. Because the former has a more active and excitable temperament than the latter. Question. Which is the most remarkable for his irony and bitter sar- casm. Answer. Daniel Webster. 2* 18 HENRY CLAY AND DANIEL WEBSTER. Question. What are Henry Clay's most prominent traits of character'' Answer. His ready talent to accomplish business, and attend to details ; extraordinary powers of observa- tion ; memory of facts and events ; ability to illustrate very clearly, and for being one of the greatest practi- tioners in the Union. Question. Has Henry Clay accomplished much in National affairs ? Answer. Perhaps no man, except John Quincy Ad- ams, has done as much business for the government as Henry Clay. Question. What is the greatest trait in Webster s Phrenological char- acter ? Answer. It is his gigantic reasoning powers, which give him the ascendancy over all other men ; and hence he is called the "Lion of the day." These faculties stand out in bold relief in his high, broad, and majestic fore- head. Who can behold it without astonishment ? Question. Whom do phrenologists consider the two greatest orators and statesmen now living 1 Answer. Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. TO DANIEL WEBSTER. Lofty, erect, beneath the Senate's dome, His bald, high forehead eloquent with thought, His clear eye kindled with a patriot's fire, Stands up, my country, here, the noble form Of one amidst the proudest, and the best Of thy illustrious sons, — around him spread Memorials of the trophies he has won. Here are the anvil and the shuttle : here, Hard by, the plough, which his own hand hath held ] While far upon the blue and booming sea, Leans the tall ship before the fresh'ninggale 5 Fair symbols all, of that tri-sisterhood, The bond of nations and their monument, The strength and glory of the common weal — Wide Commerce, ancient Husbandry, and Art. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. M The head of ex-president Adams presents a striking instance of the truth of phrenology. Love of approbation is one of his ruling organs. His Comparison is also very large ; and its discriminating and analytical influence is manifest in almost every public effort he makes. But his perceptive faculties predominate over his reasoning; hence, he is more capable of collecting facts and statis- tical information generally, than of deep and profound reasoning. His critical acumen is very great. His Conscientiousness is large; and consequently what- ever may be thought of his measures, no phrenologist will impeach his motives. " This venerable and highly talented statesman has also a very active temperament, and an excellent quality of brain. His organization is firm, solid and dense. He has a remarkably healthy constitution, and is capable of enduring, perhaps, more mental labor, than any other man in Congress; and, where do we find a man of his ad- vanced age possessing all the ardor of feeling and vigor o intellect, retaining all the strength and soundness of the mental faculties, as he does ? His very large Conscien- 20 JOHN QUINCY ADA3IS. tiousness and Firmness, aided by his full Self-Esteem, and large Combativeness, give him the disposition and ability to take that honest, bold and decided stand, and exercise that untiring zeal and fixedness of purpose, which he so often manifests in the Hall of Legislation. His high sense of justice and equality for the colored people, as well as for the white man, is the natural sen- timent of his very large Conscientiousness, which shines so conspicuously in his character. He has an extraor- dinary talent for making odd comparisons, pointed re- marks, and applying the most cutting and bitter epithets to those who oppose him. Approbativeness being very large, would make him quite sensitive in regard to his character, his honor, and his reputation. He would be ambitious for distinction; highly prize a " good name," and never allow any thing- mean or disgraceful to be attached to his character. He cannot be called an immoral man; for the organization of his mind is such, that he means well, and has right intentions in all he does. He would have a great love of his home and country; become strongly attached to his family arid friends; and wish to have them intelligent and moral by all means. His disposition to acquire proper- ty is strong. Acquisitiveness being large, he would be economical and industrious ; and will probably lay up something for the future. Veneration, and most of the other moral organs being large, gives him a great love and respect for religious worship; and a high regard for antiquity. He has the organ of Human Nature very large, which gives him the ability to read the characters and motives of men ; he is not easily deceived; but has a very great talent for understanding human nature. His large and very active perceptive faculties, very large Comparison, and his most favorable temperament give him that extraordinary, practical, business talent, and ability to acquire knowledge, collect historical in- formation, and attend to literary pursuits, for which he is so remarkable; hence he is called the most learned, and the most scientific scholar in the Union; and the writer would pronounce him one of the most honest, most persevering most enterprising and philanthropic politi- cians in the nation. WILLIAM H. HARRISON. LATE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. " The head of William Henry Harrison was rather large, and very active. He had a predominance of the nervous, bilious temperament, with a full development of the sanguine. His whole organization was well adapted to endurance of both physical and mental labor. His constitution was naturally strong and vigorous, bearing the indications of having originated from a healthy and long-lived family. There was great consistency and uni- formity between his bodily and mental powers, each sym- pathizing with, and aiding the other. His head was strongly marked, being very high and long, but compar- atively narrow. His leading mental qualities grew out of his strong social feelings, moral sentiments, and ob- serving intellect — the selfish faculties, as a class, having but a limited influence. His social organs were all very large, making him strongly attached to his friends, and capacitating him for great enjoyment in social and domestic life. Benevo- lence being large, with his strong social feelings, made him fond of gocietyjkind-hearted and hospitable, and with 22 WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. moderate Acquisitiveness, bis own happiness would be secured by promoting the happiness of his friends. * In- habitiveness being large, with strong feelings, created strong domestic attachments, a love of home, and of dwelling in one place. Cautiousness was larger than Secretiveness, giving him a great deal of prudence and forethought, with but little art or cunning; giving also more frankness and straight forwardness of conduct than either tact or management. Combativeness being large, and Destructiveness only full, gave him courage without severity; energy and force of character, without reckless- ness of conduct or indifference as to human suffering, al- ways avoiding, if possible, the infliction of pain.f His head was very fully developed in the coronal and occipi- tal regions, indicating great ambition, a high sense of character, and a strong love of liberty. Approbativeness being larger than Self-Esteem^ rendered him very affa- ble, polite, and disposed to exchange his thoughts and feelings in a common, familiar manner, rather than to manifest a haughty, distant, and aristocratic spirit. His Conscientiousness, Benevolence and Veneration were all large, and had a great influence on his character, giving him a clear and strong sense of justice, joined with much devotional feeling and regard for things sacred, with great kindness, sympathy, and humanity towards objects in want and distress. J The organs in the side of the *The following anecdote is a fair illustration of his strong social feel- ings, large Benevolence and moderate Acquisitiveness. A travelling preacher having tarried with Gen. Harrison during the night, arose in the morning, and found that his horse h&d, from some cause, died. As the unfortunate herald of the cross was about to take his leave, the generous hearted Harrison gave him his horse, which enabled the poor clergyman to prosecute his journey. f All this was illustrated, when he administered pardon to the negro, who had sought to take his life, but did not succeed, having been timely detect* ed, and thus prevented. JWhile President Harrison resided at Washington, a few days before his last sickness, he and his hired man were at work in the garden, near the Whitk Housk, endeavoring to fix up the arch for the grape vines to run upon y his hired man remarked that " he had better get a good icatch-dog^ to keep the boys from stealing the grapes." The Chief Magistrate repli- ed, " that they had better have a good Sabbath School for them." This shows the predominance of his domestic feelings, moral and religious sen- timents, and intellectual faculties over his animal propensities. In this instance, his great Philoprogenitiveness would have a strong love for the WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. 23 head, Acquisitiveness, Constructiveness, and Ideality, were not large, and had not a marked influence on his character. His Mirthfulness was only fair, giving him. considerable humor and hilarity, but not much wit or sar- casm. His intellectual faculties were naturally strong and well balanced. His perceptive intellect was better developed than the reflective. He possessed sound judg- ment, good common sense, and excellent business talents, qualifying him for almost any station in life. Such were the phrenological developments and character of the late William Henry Harrison — a great and good man." Such an organized mind as was Gen. Harrison's, would secure a great many friends and associates. He did not live to act merely for himself, but for the people. A bet- ter President, with the exception of Washington, we nev- er had, and it is doubtful whether we shall ever be favored again with his equal as to goodness and purity. No man could ever say aught against his character. Had he lived to carry out his administration, no doubt there would have been less party discord and political strife, at the Seat of Government, during the last four years. But, he was too good a man, to reside there, to witness such scenes of iniquity, and acts of corruption, as not unfre- quently exist within the Capitol. Yes, he has gone to dwell with the Immortal Washington, in the Great Congress of Heaven, to live forever, with the Great President of Presidents, who presides over the Nations of the Earth. " To thy glory in the west, Lifted were a nation's eyes } Patriot, thou hast sunk to rest 3 Thou hast set, no more to rise. Ruler, thou hast left a place Loftier than a monarch's throne 3 — Christian, through thy Father's grace, One is given thee near his own." boys ; his large intellectual faculties would have them instructed 3 his high, moral, and religious organs, would have them taught in religious matters, instead of having the dogs exercise their Destructiveness in biting them. Had Acquisitiveness and Destructiveness been larger than the higher and nobler sentiments, he would have said, as do many others, " let them be bitten, or flogged," &c. ; but not so with the truly benevolent Harrison, who said in this case, as well as in a thousand others, let moral suasion dictate. ANDKEW JACKSON. "But for proofs of its correctness, phrenology has but to look to the first heads in the nation; and it will invari- ably be found, that the more conspicuous the character, the more striking will be the proof. Ex-President Jack- son, for example, possesses an extraordinary develop- ment of Firmness, Self-Esteem, Benevolence, Combative- ness and Adhesiveness, with large Veneration and Hope, and smaller Ideality. Benevolence and Adhesiveness are among his strongest organs; and if there is any one fault in his public character, more prominent than others, the writer ventures the opinion that it is mainly the product of these two faculties, viz. his too great readiness to assist his friends. His head is of the largest size. Its diameter just above the ears, is seven inches and three- eighths : and its height very great, so that it is, in reality, considerably larger than the given diameter would indi- cate. On phrenological principles, a brain of this size, with an active temperament, is absolutely necessary to give that intellectual energy and force of character which have been so conspicuously displayed by the individual here referred to." ANDREW JACKSON, 25 The occipital region, or back part of Gen. Jackson's nead is larger than the frontal, which would give him more of propelling, than directing power ; of mental sail, than ballast. His very large Firmness, Self-Esteem, and Combativeness, would make him very decided and obsti- nate; give him an unbounded confidence in himself; and that daring boldness and spirit of resentment which would make others fear to provoke him. He is loath to take advice; would not be dictated ; but has a mind of his own. He disregards the frowns of men, and would be likely to proceed in such a way, as to gain a great many friends and enemies. He stoops to no one ; is too high-minded to be made servile to another ; and the fact that, while a prisoner of war, and a young man too, he refused to brush the boots of a British officer, confirms the correctness of his possessing very high Self-Esteem, combined with very large Firmness and Combativeness. When once committed, he seldom or never takes any thing back ; which was illustrated, when he refused to make" aw apology " to France, for threatening them with war,if they did not hand over the cash. In this instance, he manifested the same combination of organs, aided by Destructive- ness and Acquisitiveness. "Dr. Hunt would not act as physician, in the family of President Jackson, unless he could have his own way, which was in opposition to that of the President's." The cause of this disagreement was, they both had very high Self-Esteem, aided byFirm- ness and Combativeness. The Self-Esteem of the Doctor would know more than the President; and that of the President would know more than the physician. What distinguishes Andrew Jackson above most other men, is his unparalleled courage and bravo, aided by his extraordinary feelings of independence and decision of character. His disposition and determination, in whatever he undertakes, would be to carry it through all opposing difficulties, apparently regardless of consequences. He has a great hatred, and a bitter spirit of indignation and resentment towards every thing that is not congenial to his own favorite opinions, or does not coincide with his friends and party; and, hence, with his very large Combativeness, he would be always ready to attack, and 3 26 ANDREW JACKSON. put down whatever obstructed the progress of his meas** ures or purposes; and where is the individual, who would have even dared to attempt such /iig/i-handed acts in his public career, as did this extraordinary man? Go witness the battle that he fought, and the overwhelming victory he achieved, at New Orleans ; his putting that city under martial law, and taking the responsibility ; the vetoing of the United States Bank; his removal of the deposites ; quelling of the nullifiers at the South ; making France pay over ; his cutting down the Indians, &c, &C. He would never content himself to do a small business, or stand for trifles, but strive to do something noble and worthy of himself; and will have his own way about things, or do nothing at all. He is dignified and commanding ; aspires to be a leader and a governor of others ; will have a great influence over his fellow-men ; be beloved, admired, respected, and looked up to in the world ; and generally do, with his friends, just what he pleases. Ideality not being large, he would be rather plain in his conversation and manners; in his equipage and ap- parel. He is not so much celebrated for his oratory and ability to make great speeches, as he is for other good qualities. He is remarkably temperate in his diet. At a certain time, when he was particularly invited to partake of the luxuries of a public meal, he was known to eat only a little rice and milk. Hfe love, friendship, and kindness being very strong, would render him extremely affectionate, social, and hospitable; yet he would be too severe in doing good; de- fending suffering innocence, or driving others to comply with his terms. From his large Hope, he would look on the brighter side of anticipated prospects, and have high expectations of success in all he undertook; and be likely to make great promises to himself and others. Notwithstanding his disposition to overbear and carry things to extremes; his liability to err, and act injudicious- ly and rashly in some cases, he has the good of his friends in view, as well as the overthrow ofhis enemies. In fine, he is deserving great praise for many noble and benevo- lent acts; for his patriotism, his ardent love for the people, and his great readiness to benefit and protect his country. As a Warrior and a Military Chieftain, he stands unrivalled. FANCY CUT. \%*,\ *■ \>>: : >-5x Vo- j ^'* /Construe- ^-.jTime.. Local. "^^y ; /* i tiveness f 3"\ S3 V % 31^-j 4r\ A PERFECT AND WELL-BALANCED HEAD. Analysis and Classification of the Phrenolo- gical Faculties- 1/AMATIVENESS.— Use: Love or regard for the opposite sex ; the perpetuation of animal existence. — Abuse: Lust; illicit intercourse. Larger in men than women. 2. PHILOPROGENITIVENESS.— Use : Parental affection and tenderness ; care and nurture of offspring; pleasure in beholding and caressing children ; fondness for pets. Abuse : Pampering and spoiling children ; grieving immoderately at their loss. Larger in females than males. 3. ADHESIVENESS.— Use : Friendship ; attach- ment; fondness for society. Abuse: Extreme attachment to worthless and vicious people. Larger in females than males. 28 ANALYSIS OF THE FACULTIES., 4. INHABITlVEftESS. — Use— Love of home an5 country ; unwillingness to change the place of residence. Abuse — Home-sickness ; dread to leave home. Larger in women than men. 5. CONCENTRATIVENESS.— Use: Power to con- nect and concentrate the feelings and thoughts to one, and but one thing at a time. Abuse: Tedious dwelling upon internal emotions and ideas, to the neglect of external impressions. Larger in women than men. A. VITATIVENESS.— Use: The love of life ; pecu- liar instinct to live ; unwillingness to die. Abuse: Tena- ciously clinging to life, even though it be most miserable. 6. COMBATIVENESS.— Use: Courage to meet dan- gers, to overcome difficulties, and to resist, oppose, at- tack whatever requires opposition. Abuse: Quarrelsome- ness ; love of contention. Larger in men than women. 7. DESTRUCTIVENESS.— Use: Instinct to justifi- able slaughter, as for food ; propensity to annihilate evil; to destroy. Abuse: Murder ; cruelty ; revenge ; delight in torment. Larger in men than women. 8. ALIMENTIVENESS.— Use: Instinctive discrim- ination of taste and flavor ; cause of hunger ; the selec- tion and enjoyment of food. Abuse: Epicurism ; glut- tony ; drunkenness. 9. ACQUISITIVENESS.— Use: Instinct to acquire and possess property, as such; desire to save, and lay up money; to provide for present and future wants. Abuser Covetousness ; fraud ; theft ; a miserly disposition. Larger in men than women. 10. SECRETIVENESS.— Use: Propensity to con- ceal the thoughts and feelings within the mind, and sup- press what might be dangerous or inexpedient to make known. Abuse: Lying, hypocrisy, intrigue, equivoca- tion and unnecessary concealment. Larger in women than men. 11. CAUTIOUSNESS. — Use: A predisposition to re- gard consequences, and to apprehend danger ; care, fear, solicitude and watchfulness. Abuse: Excessive timidity ; unfounded apprehensions ; cowardice ; anxiety. Larger in women than men. 12. APPROBATIVENESS.— f/se: Sense of honor; regard for character and reputation ; desire for a good name ; love of praise and display ; feeling of shame. ANALYSIS OF THE FACULTIES. 29 Abuse: Over anxiety to please ; dread of censure ; ea- ger to obtain applause or notoriety ; vanity ; false ap- pearances. Larger in women than men. 13. SELF-ESTEEM.— Use : Self-respect ; love of freedom and independence ; dignity ; high sense of hon- or ; just confidence in one's own integrity or abilities. Abuse: Inflated pride ; conceit ; egotism ; domineering; aristocratical. Larger in men than women. 14. FIRMNESS. — Use: Decision of character; stead- iness of purpose ; perseverance ; constancy. Abuse: Obstinacy ; wilfulness ; head-strong. Larger in men than women. 15. CONSCIENTIOUSNESS.— Use: Sense of jus- tice and equity ; of right and wrong ; of duty, moral principle, and obligation ; love of truth ; feeling of guilt. Abuse: Remorse for even innocent actions ; excessive scrupulousness. Larger in women than men ; in chil- dren than adults. 16. HOPE. — Use: Belief in the possibility of attain- ing what is most agreeable to the mind ; anticipation of happiness and success ; cheerfulness. Abuse: Absurd expectations and love of scheming ; castle-building. 17. MARVELLOUSNESS.— Use: Wonder; creduli- ty ; belief in prophetic writing and miraculous interpo- sitions of Divine Providence. Abuse — Belief in phan- toms ; ghosts ; fortune-telling ; dread of omens ; eager to relate or listen to improbable or marvellous stories. Larger in women than men. 18. VENERATION.— Use : Origin of religious ado- ration, and worship for the Supreme Being ; reverence for sacred things ; deference for superiors. Abuse : Awe; idolatry ; bigotry ; superstition ; senseless respect for false prophets ; too much reliance on primitive customs. Larger in women than men. 19. BENEVOLENCE.— Use: Kindness ; sympathy for persons in distress ; mildness of disposition, and good intentions ; compassion ; generosity ; universal charity. Abuse : Imprudent liberality, or ill-bestowed charity ; so great tenderness of feeling as to be overcome by the sight of suffering. Larger in women than men. 20. CONSTRUCTIVENESS.— Use : Mechanical in- genuity and talent ; dexterity in using tools ; ability to 3* SO ANALYSIS OF THE FACULTIES make, manufacture, build, contrive and construct. Abuse: Making articles for the injury of others, and dishonest purposes ; coining and forging ; trying to invent perpet- ual motion, &,c. 21. IDEALITY. — Use : The inspiration of poetry ; feeling of the sublime and beautiful ; imagination ; fancy; a chaste and elegant style. Abuse: Over-wrought sensi- bility ; eccentricity ; sickly sentimentalism ; dwelling in the bright regions of fancy, to the neglect of the duties of life. Larger in women than men. B. SUBLIMITY.— Use : Conception of grandeur; sublime emotions excited by contemplating the vast, mag- nificent, or splendid in nature or art. 22. IMITATION.— Use : Inclination to copy,describe 7 to take pattern from others ; the power of imitation and copying in general. Abuse : Mimicry ; buffoonery and aping ; copying the faults of others. 23. MIRTHFULNESS.— Use : Wit ; perception of the absurd and ludicrous ; disposition and ability to joke, make fun ; laugh ; playfulness. Abuse: An irresistible impulse to indulge in mirth at the expense of others ; levity of spirit, and making sport of serious things. 24. INDIVIDUALITY.— Use; Power of observation and individualizing ; noticing objects quickly and vivid- ly; curiosity to see things. Abuse : Superficial knowl- edge of facts, without regard to their specific causes ; desire to know other people's affairs ; gazing. 25. FORM. — Use : Cognizance and recollection of shapes, faces, figure, and the looks of things in general. Abuse : Extreme fastidiousness in the shape or form of things. 26. SIZE.— Use : Gives the idea of space, and enables one to judge of the length, breadth, height, distance, middle, centre, magnitude, &c; to appreciate dimension, proportionate size ; judgment of the weights of bodies by observing their size. Abuse : Extreme anxiety as to the fitting of furniture or garments. 27. WEIGHT. — Use : To estimate gravity or pres- sure, and to perceive the effects of muscular action; a- bilitytokeep the balance of things; to judge of the weight of bodies by lifting them. Abuse : Excessive indulgence of the faculty to the injury of self and others, as over- AxNALYSIS OF THE FACULTIES. . 31 straining, bearing of weights, the hazardous feats of horse- manship and rope-dancing. 23. COLOR. — Use: Perception and recollection of colors, and the differences of shades, tints, and hues. — Abuse : Excessive fondness for many and gaudy colors. 29. ORDER. — Use: Physical arrangement ; system; pleasure of seeing things complete ; having a place for every thing, and everything in its proper place. Abuse : Extreme precision ; irritability or uneasiness at slight deviation of rule. Larger in women than men. 30. CALCULATION.— Use: Talent to compute fig- ures and perform mathematical calculations ; ability to reckon figures and cast accounts in the head. Muse : To note number and quantity, without regard to quality. Larger in males than females. 31. LOCALITY.— Use: Recollection of roads, nat- ural scenery ; gives the point of compass ; desire to travel and see the world. Muse : Disposition to roam un- necessarily from place to place. Larger in males than 32. EVENTUALITY.— Use : To take cognizance of the active events of life; recollection of occurrences, what has taken place ; memory of circumstantial and historic- al facts. Abuse : Desire to collect useless nonsense ; hankering after news and tales of scandal. Larger in children than adults. 33. TIME. — Use : To perceive and recollect the du- ration of time, dates and intervals ; it aids in keeping the time in music and dancing. Abuse : Undue import- ance, and affected punctuality in trifling affairs to the neg- lect of essential duties. 34. TUNE. — Use : Sense of melody and harmony of sounds; propensity to sing and learn music. Abuse : Ex- travagant fondness for music to the neglect of other use- ful pursuits ; singing vulgar, or lewd songs. 35. LANGUAGE. — Use : Power of inventing words; faculty of speech in the expression of our thoughts ; de- sire and ability to talk ; verbal memory. Abuse: A con- tinual desire to speak, and hear ourselves talk, to the ex- clusion of others ; volubility of woids without reflection; tedium bombast. 36. CAUSALITY.— Use: Power to think, reason, plan, investigate ; depth of thought and originality ; 3£ TESTIMONIALS* knowledge of cause and effect. — Muse : Endeavoring to trace out causes that are too remote for our investiga- tion. Larger in males than females. 37. COMPARISON.— Use : Ability and desire to com- pare things, one with another ; talent for discriminating, illustrating and generalizing; power to reason from anal-, ogy, and make comparisons, criticisms. Abuse : False conclusions, founded on imaginary resemblances ; satiri- cal comparisons. C. SUAVITY.— Use : Ability to render one's self agreeable ; pleasantness. D. HUMAN NATURE.— toe : Ability to perceive the character and motives of men from their physiognomy, conversation, &c; talent to understand human nature. Note. — B, Sublimity, C, Suavity, and D, Human Na- ture, are organs not as yet fully established ; hence they are numbered with letters instead of figures. TESTIMONIALS. IC-J^The following extracts from various papers and letters, show the success with which Dr. Wheeler has tested his extraordinary skill in delineating characters from numerous examinations of the Human Head, by which he has obtained the esteem, approbation, and good wishes of his friends and patrons. From the Rev. David Sivett, Charlestown, Mass. I am fully satisfied of Mr. Noyes Wheeler's thorough knowledge of phrenology, from the fact that he examined the head of my adopted son, and gave a correct account of his disposition, and propensities — memory — temper — attachment — command of words, &c, &c, as correctly as we could who have had the care of him for the first seven years of his life. He also examined the heads of my wife and of my parents in my presence. I was not only convinced of the truth of the science, but astonished to hear an entire stranger describe with precision, and great exactness, almost every trait in the character of persons with whom I am sufficiently ac- quaiuted to know that he is not mistaken. DAVID SWETT. Gorham, January 3, 1840. TESTIMONIALS. 33 From A. W. Anderson, M. D., Graij, Me. This may certify that Mr. Noyes Wheeler, who has been in this town three or four weeks, has delivered sev- eral lectures on the science of phrenology, and has thus far given universal satisfaction. As an examiner of heads he has been particularly successful. At the close of each lecture he has examined the heads of such per- sons, male and female, as were produced, and although total strangers to him, he has hit off their peculiar traits of character with astonishing accuracy. Having attend- ed a large number of his examinations, both public and private, I have no hesitation in saying that he is all that he professes to be — a practical phrenologist and good manipulator, second to but few, if any with whom I am acquainted. I therefore most cordially recommend him to a generous public wherever he may sojourn. Satisfi- ed that his examinations will instruct and edify all, and serve to confirm the great truths of phrenology in the minds of all who are open to conviction. A. W. ANDERSON. Gray, Me., Feb. 22, 1844. From J. R. Larrabee, Agent of Gorham Factory, Me. PHRENOLOGY.— Mr. N. Wheeler's favorite sci- ence, and he seldom fails to convince all who witness his examinations of its truth. J. R. LARRABEE. Gorham, Nov. 27th, 1844. From Rev. James M. Buzzell, M. D., Gorham, Me. Mr. Wheeler, a practical phrenologist, has given a number of lectures on his favorite science, in this place within a few weeks past, and many of our villagers, as well as great numbers from adjacent neighborhoods and towns, have tested his skill in delineating characters by his manipulations upon their craniums. Whatever their previous prejudices may have been, as it regards the science of phrenology, they were forced to admit, from the accuracy of his delineations, that the science must be true, or that the manipulator must be a wizzard. He has examined many heads under various disguises, and has often during his examination been positively, though falsely assured that his delineations were grossly incor- 34 TESTIMONIALS. rect; still he has, without fear of refutation, proceeded in his descriptions, and the candidate was irresistably forced to acknowledge that, (i I am the man described;" while the response from the audience would be, " Surely thou art the man." For myself I would say, that my confidence in the truth of phrenology, as well as in the knowledge and skill of Mr. Wheeler, is such, that I should advise all rogues, liars, thieves, &c, or any who have suspicions of their character, to be cautious how they let Mr. Wheeler manipulate upon their bumps; while I would assure the honest and good that he will do them no injustice. Mr. Wheeler's deportment, while in this place, has been good. I am persuaded that he is a young gentle- man of good principles, and is actuated by pure motives; but it should not be forgotten that his health is feeble. — He should therefore, in my opinion, be treated hu- manely, and with great hospitality. JAMES M. BUZZELL. Windham, Me., Dec. 12th 1839. From the Rev. Leander Hussey. As there are in the world very rigid opposers of the science of phrenology; and many, who, not understand- ing the principles upon which it is founded — and super- stitiously scrupulous of its having a tendency to over- throw the Christian faith ,are employing their most stren- uous exertions to impede its progress. But in vain. — Truth is truth, and it will prevail. And they who are desirous of obtaining the truth will not shun to investigate, nor fear to inquire. I would therefore call the attention of such persons to the candid investigation of this science — and attend the lectures of some practical phrenologist, who is a scientific man, and one that is acquainted with the general laws of the human mind. And if I were to direct you to a person of this description, and one in whom I could place implicit con- fidence to give you universal satisfaction — it would be Mr. Noyes Wheeler* LEANDER HUSSEY. Windham, Nov. 12th, 1839. TESTIMONIALS. 35 From the publishers of the Y. C. Herald, Saco, Me. Saco, Me., Oct. 31, 1839. Noyes Wheeler, Esq., — Dear Sir : — The undersigned^ hearing that you are about to leave this village, take this method of making known to you the satisfaction they have derived from witnessing some of your phrenologi- cal examinations of heads in our midst. From our knowl- edge of a great many of the characters you have de- scribed, we are convinced that your talent for examining is unsurpassed by that of any one we have ever seen ; and more than ever convinced of the truth of your favor- ite science. Several marked characters have been sub- mitted to you, and we can truly say, you have done them justice. Wishing you health, peace, and prosperity, We remain, &c. STEPHEN WEBSTER. CLEMENT WEBSTER, Editors of Y. C. Herald. From James O'Donnell, Attorney at Law, Gray, Me. Gray, February 27, 1840. I most cheerfully subscribe my testimony to that of others in this place, who have known Mr. Wheeler as a practical phrenologist, who have heard him lecture and witnessed his numerous and successful examinations of heads — from the most talented among us down to the idiot — he has delineated the characters of all with unerring, astonishing correctness, and all who have heard him and witnessed his examinations, unite in commending him to those who are disposed to favor the growing science of phrenology. JAMES O'DONNELL. From the late JV. H. Allen, M. B., Gray, Me. To ivhom it may concern: — I hereby express the satisfaction which I have felt in listening to the lectures and witnessing the examinations of heads, by Mr. Noyes Wheeler, practical phrenologist His descriptions of character from examinations of heads, have been correct, concise, and methodical, and such as to convince the most sceptical in this place, of the im- mutable truths of the science which he professes. N. H. ALLEN, M. D, Gray, Feb. 15, 1840. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 36 TESTIMONIALS, 002 792 622 8 From Wm. E. Braivn, Superintending School Committee, and O. K. Cobb, late teacher of the same School, in South Windham, Me. Mr. Noyes Wheeler, the practical phrenologist, who has been lecturing in this town, for several weeks past, has done much towards spreading a general belief of the correctness of the truth of his phrenological profession. When Mr. W. first introduced his favorite science, in this place, many fears and doubts, as well as strong prejudices existed in the minds of many, but from the ac- curacy of his manipulations, upon the craniums of several marked cases, they were not only compelled to believe in the truth of the science of phrenology, but also, that the manipulator possessed an extraordinary skill in delin- eating characters, by applying its principles to the human head. WM. E. BROWN. OSMON K. COBB. S. Windham, Me., Dec. 30, 1839. Among others that have recommended Mr. Wheeler* are the Rev. Josiah M. Graves, Practical Phrenologist, his former associate in the science; the Dover Gazette, N. H; S. W. Baker, M.D., Gorham; the late Preceptor of the Academy at Kennebunk ; The Eastern^Argus, Portland, Me. Also, thousands and tens of thousands might be refer- red to, who have already tested and acknowledged his wonderful dexterity in describing characters, and ex- pressed the satisfaction and pleasure they have derived in witnessing the accuracy of both his public and private examinations and delineations. From J. Jl. Parsons, M. D. Windham, JVls. This certifies that I consider Mr. Noyes Wheeler a good practical phrenologist, — a science in the outlines of which, the subscriber fully believes. J. A. PARSONS.