The science of phrenology / [J.C. Lyons].

  • Lyons, J. C. (John Charles), 1792-1874
Date:
1846
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    somewhat discarded by the mirth and amusement- seeking progeny of the present day, who look with a degree of charitable contempt upon all that is staid and precise. Phrenology you will find of inestimable worth, if you will but study those around you a little more ; by conforming and adapting your mind to circumstances, you will not find the world so cold and unfeeling as it is generally given credit for, by those ladies who have in their early years been dis- appointed of life’s best joys. Let the spirit of com- bination spread among society as amalgamation does among metals, and we shall have a firm union and proper understanding with all classes; and to aid in producing such a desirable result, this little work is published, and will, it is hoped, be deemed worthy of the serious perusal and attention of the heads of fami- lies and schools. Many of our finishing academies, as they are termed, neglect to curb and regulate the animal passions of the young ladies or gentlemen entrusted to their care, which require as much—nay, more attention than even a knowledge of letters, music, and other branches of the fine arts which young ladies are taught, as being indis- pensable accomplishments, but often causing the most foolish and vain notions to be imbibed, so that, when seek- ing an object, they look so high that it dwindles and loses itself in the distance ; in other cases, objects appear so close and common that they are considered quite beneath their notice; until they begin to get a little advanced