Chapter III: Part 3

This faculty regards the opinion that other persons form of us: the organ is situated on each side of _Self esteem_ about half an inch from the lambdoidal suture: it produces the desire of approbation, admiration, praise and fame: it renders us anxious to please those whose approval we esteem, and to excel in whatever pursuit our associates admire. If well balanced by conscientiousness and veneration, it seeks the approval of the Great Judge of all things, by becoming worthy of eternal life: a due endowment is indispensable to an amiable character. In ABUSE it tends to vanity, a thirst for praise and flattery, a dread of the world's opinion, and a too easy giving way to the ways of the world to obtain the applause of the worthless;--the faculty is cultivated by the system of rewards for merit offered in youth,--it is not often the abstract value of the object so much as the approbation of those who know us. This organ causes bashfulness or _Mauvaise Honte_, and produces the fear of doing wrong, which it often originates by over anxiety to do well; it requires to be closely watched, as it leads to _envy_, one of the most subtle and dangerous passions, that afflict man in his fallen state; it stirs up the animal propensities and the earthly affections, overcoming the superior sentiments; the man who endeavours to seek the applause of others should remember that his Redeemer said, "And whosoever of you be the chief, let him be the servant of all." The faculty requires to be cultivated and regulated by conscientiousness, guided by the understanding to seek the applause of the good, and influenced by the spirit to seek the applause that is all in all to the christian, "Well done thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."

39. SOPHISTRY.

This organ, called by the French authors, "_Ottin_, Tete Philosophie,"--is situated on the top of the forehead above Comparison and causality, and gives an intense love of philosophy and metaphysical research: when well supported by the moral sentiments and perceptive faculties, it gives a great power of reasoning well, but if the perceptives are deficient, it gives a love of theory without sufficient regard to facts, so that the process of induction is lost sight of: its greatest abuse causes the light of wisdom, which is Truth, to be darkened by spiritual delusion or wilful perversion of revelation: or it produces intellectual sophistry, which tends to support party prejudices, and clothe error in the vestments of truth--actuated by the moral sentiments, this faculty produces the power of detecting sophistry in the arguments of another and teaches the christian to be as "subtle as the serpent, and as harmless as the dove."

40. PROPHECY.

This organ lies between Conscientiousness, Hope, Caution and Wonder; it produces a desire to compare the past with the future and judge of what will be; it influences to a study of prophetic writings and as the organ is actuated by wonder, or a desire of truth, so is the prophet true or false; and as the animal or moral and spiritual creature prevails, so will the person be dangerous or useful. St. Paul tells us, "despise not prophesying."--and he calls it a gift and adds prophecy shall cease, but Charity and Love never faileth;--and again he exhorts us above all things to seek to prophecy, which in the greek text signifies "_to teach the truth_," and thus it tends to perfect Christian peace and establishes for ever the eternal power of love; this faculty teaches us to perfect the faculties by pointing their evil tendency and looking forward to the teaching of the Divine spirit, to perfect what is out of unity in the threefold nature of man, as a physical, intellectual, and spiritual being: it teaches us to wait for the time when the Great Teacher Christ shall come as the Spirit of Truth and teach us all things. The abuse of this faculty makes men become false prophets and teachers; history affords abundant instances of men acting under diseased organs who have thus become deluding fanatics. The humble Christian who follows his anointed master will strive to overcome all that is vicious, so that he may be able to inherit all things, and understand the great truth that "the testimony of Christ Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

CONCLUSION.

This little work having extended to a greater length than was originally intended, it is purposed to continue the subject in another volume of similar size, to which this is the text book.--In that work we design to point out the influence of the organs in combination,--the harmony of Scripture with Phrenology--and a text book for perfecting the organization by means of Holy writ--our object in so doing, is to make Christians the _true_ Phrenologists, and to make this science one of the great army of TRUTHS, now advancing to the battle of Armageddon. Our aim in this volume has been simply to point out the uses of Phrenology, and the truths whereon it is founded; in the next we purpose to consider the means, whereby the pious and humble reader of Scripture may be enabled to perfect his organization, so as to overcome the world,--to fight the good fight,--and indeed to be born again.

THE END.

INDEX.

Introduction to the Study of Phrenology 5

Historical Account of Phrenology 11

Advantages and Objects of Phrenology 21

On the Structure and Anatomy of the Brain 28

On Temperament 32

On the Varieties of the Human Race 35

Amativeness. Love 38

Philoprogenitiveness, Love of Offspring 39

Adhesiveness. Attachment 40

Inhabitiveness, Love of Home 41

Combativeness 43

Destructiveness 44

Secretiveness 47

Alimentiveness 48

Constructiveness, Mechanical Skill 49

Acquisitiveness 50

Language 52

Form 54

Size 55

Weight 55

Colouring 55

Shape 56

Order 57

Number 57

Tune 58

Time 59

Locality 59

Individuality 60

Eventuality 62

Comparison 63

Causality 65

Gaiety 66

Imitation 67

Caution 68

Temperance 69

Conscientiousness 69

Firmness 70

Ideality 71

Wonder 72

Faith or Veneration 73

Hope 74

Benevolence 75

Self Esteem 76

Love of Approbation 77

Sophistry 78

Prophecy 78

Conclusion 79

PHRENOLOGY.

Public attention is solicited to this Science as practised on Christian principles, by

MR. BUNNEY, 62, REGENT'S QUADRANT.

Phrenology is emphatically the Science of Mind; and it enables persons to ascertain what points of their character are defective without being deceived by self-love or flattery, because, the Brain being the agent through which the mind operates, acts as an index to the general state of the mind at any particular period: and since _Unhappiness--Ill success in life--Monomania--Nervousness--Erroneous or Evil Actions--_are all the results of mis-directed mental energy--so Phrenology is, under Divine Providence, the means of detecting those slight wanderings of the intellectual faculties into particular channels, which frequently terminate in permanent estrangement, or lasting mental misery and discontent. _Phrenological Advice_, as practised by Mr. Bunney, is an examination of the state of the mind, through its agent the brain, and a recommendation of those pursuits which are calculated to restore a disarranged unity or an unequal balance among the organs or dispositions of the mind.

Mr. Bunney having examined many thousand heads during the last ten years, and witnessed the very great success attending Phrenological advice when rightly administered and properly followed, desires to announce that he is at home from Ten till Five daily, at his Lecture Room, 62, Regent's Quadrant, where he will be happy to examine and advise persons as his long experience in accordance with the Holy Scriptures may render necessary. Mr. B. is well aware that many persons are deterred from visiting him by pecuniary reasons, but he begs to add that his invitation is for public good only, and that he expects no remuneration unless it is perfectly agreeable to the wishes and circumstances of the inquirer. Having examined one-half the members of our leading Universities, Oxford and Cambridge with valuable results to the parties themselves, Mr. B. must consider any further comment unnecessary.

DREWETT & CO., PRINTERS, 62, REGENT'S QUADRANT.

FOOTNOTE:

[1] No one will doubt how much influence Christianity has had in producing the high moral and intellectual developement of Europeans, to this also we may trace their great intellectual superiority as nations.

Transcriber's Notes:

Passages in italics are indicated by _italics_.

The original text includes Greek characters on the first page. For this text version these letters have been replaced with transliterations.

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