How to read heads, or, Practical physiognomy made easy : the science and art of reading character briefly outlined, illustrated, and explained / by James Coates.

  • Coates, James, 1843-1933.
Date:
[between 1890 and 1899?]
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Credit: How to read heads, or, Practical physiognomy made easy : the science and art of reading character briefly outlined, illustrated, and explained / by James Coates. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the celebrated and notorious who may fall within the range ol your vision. Keenly observe every move or manner, and as far as you can, without personal manipulation, but by observation merely, endeavour to ascertain how far such and such characteristics are made apparent in the craniology oi those observed, not omitting to notice such modifying in- fluences as health, temperament, or quality. Again, carefully notice the habits and mannerisms of children, it possible when unobserved by them ; or when doting mothers are enlarging on the innumerable qualities of their beloved offspring, carefully scrutinise the formation of the heads of these little ones, and then draw your own mental con- clusions. By no means neglect in your investigations the conduct and mannerisms of so-called ordinary folk, of whom the world—our world—is principally made up; and finally, take special note of the esteemed, as well as the vicious and the criminal. Having acted upon the preceding hints, and trained your faculties of observation and powers of deduction as much as possible, then commence to train your fingers to aid your eyesight and judgment, by examining all the heads you can get to examine. Do not hurry in your examinations, and whenever you come in contact with developments similar to those, or approxi- mating those you have observed or read about, and may have seen illustrated, see to it how far similar characteristics of craniology are borne out by similar characteristics of manner and habit, and to what degree. In this way you will cultivate what might be termed the physiognomy ot phrenology, and, in time, from form of face predict form of head, and vice versa, and from either the character. Avail yourself of every method of arriving at character, but principally rely upon what we esteem pure phrenological methods. “To read character correctly, it is absolutely necessary to