ANTIQUE_PHRENOLOGY Physiognomy_QUACK SCIENCE_NEGRO INDIAN JOSEPH SMITH_ c @ 5

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Title :
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HOW TO READ CHARACTER:
A NEW ILLUSTRATED HAND-BOOK OF PHRENOLOGY AND PHYSIOGNOMY
author:
Samuel R. Wells
Published:
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Samuel R. Wells
, New York
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1869
apx. size
=  8" x 5.5" with
191 pages
pictorial hardcover with gilt, back stamped with the same design but no gilting
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Contents:
profusely illustrated with many, many faces of famous people of the day, Including Joseph Smith, Rev. Spurgeon, Generals Kirby and Thomas, Captain Cook, Alexander Dumas, Queen Victoria, Aaron Burr, and many, many more. Also including a "negro", a few "Indians", and a few animals.
from wikipedia:
P
hrenology
is a pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules.
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hrenology was a complex process that involved feeling the bumps in the skull to determine an individual's psychological attributes. Franz Joseph Gall first believed that the brain was made up of 27 individual 'organs' that created one's personality, with the first 19 of these 'organs' believed to exist in other animal species. Phrenologists would run their fingertips and palms over the skulls of their patients to feel for enlargements or indentations. The phrenologist would usually take measurements of the overall head size using a caliper. With this information, the phrenologist would assess the character and temperament of the patient and address each of the 27 "brain organs". This type of analysis was used to predict the kinds of relationships and behaviors to which the patient was prone. In its heyday during the 1820s-1840s, phrenology was often used to predict a child's future life, to assess prospective marriage partners and to provide background checks for job applicants.
Physiognomy
is the assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance, especially the face. The term physiognomy can also refer to the general appearance of a person, object or terrain, without reference to its implied characteristics.
Popular in the 19th century, it has been used as a
basis for scientific racism.
No clear evidence indicates physiognomy works—but the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning for facial recognition has brought a
revival of interest,
and some studies that suggest that facial appearances do "contain a kernel of truth" about a person's personality.
Condition:
Please zoom in on photos carefully as they are part of the description
-all of my books are VERY OLD and have wear. I try to explain the worse, but I am a young human and sometimes I do miss a thing or 2.
good plus for its age -
Text & boards secure, but lightly cracked near the back. Last page hanging on by a hair!. Back cover looks good for its age. 3 or 4 pages with edge wear /chipping.  No folds that I saw. Name written on ffep and back paste-down. .
pages are generally very clean, but toned around the edges.
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