The mental functions of the brain.

  • Hollander, Bernard.
Date:
1901
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    been so thoroughly misrepresented, even by learned men of acknowledged authority, and no author has ever been so libelled and with such malice as Gall, and this not- withstanding the fact that there is not one man of scientific repute who has written anything which would indicate that he has examined Gall's chief work: Anatomie et physiologie du systeme nerveux en general, et clu cerveau en particulier (4 volumes in folio, and an atlas of 100 plates; Paris 1810-1819; price 1000 francs or £40 per copy). The fact that they have not read Gall's great work should make those who have any bias on this subject pause and reflect—at least until they have read this book carefully and examined the evidence therein set forth. Considering the important bearing which the facts contained in this work may possibly have upon the entire development of mental science, on the study and treatment of lunacy, on the education of the young, the precocious alike and the feeble-minded, on moral reform, the diminution of crime, and many other problems affecting the well-being of the community, the author trusts that the evidence and statements, which he pro- duces after fifteen years of investigation, may be received willingly and in fair spirit, however critical. 62 Queen Anne Street, Cavendish Square, London, W. 1st March 1901. </ 2