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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Licence: Public Domain Mark

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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    PREFACE j However well-staited in life a man may be, he must to a certain extent be self-made 1 le must feel the innate aspira- tion of using the talents bestowed upon him. Original capabilities are certainly bestowed by nature, yet, however great, they produce very little unless carefully culti- vated. Nature bestows on all of us four-fold more talent than we develop by culture ; bestows a vast amount of mentality which lies dormant for want of a true system of self-education ; * one founded on the science of mind. Phrenology brings us to understand the individual function of all the faculties, and by it to put them into appropriate language and action. It shows to each who would know how to strengthen his talents, how to proceed ; and to those with poor opportunities how to outstrip the wealthy educated classes, who have had every advantage. It also tells those who have already acquired a profession, how to sharpen their attainments and perfect their intellectual possibilities. The interesting volume before us embraces a series oi lectures on the practical side of phrenology. Hints to the student of mental science, which are included in “Applied Phrenology,” regarding various classes of heads. The Second Lecture deals with the important subject of “ Measurements.”