"Truths for the million" : hand book & guide to physiology, psychology, physiognomy and phrenology / by Joseph Dyson.

  • Dyson, Joseph.
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[1885]
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Credit: "Truths for the million" : hand book & guide to physiology, psychology, physiognomy and phrenology / by Joseph Dyson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    element in the talent for drawing ; essential to portrait painters and artists of every description, children hav- ing it learn to read and write quickly and correctly. Combined with Constructiveness, is valuable to me- chanics, architects, milliners, sculptors and painters. Situation .. Below Individuality, distance between the eyes. Small .... Inability to remember patterns, fonns, and shapes. Moderate .. Indistinct perception of external appearance. Fall Abihty to distinguish correctly, countenances and foi-ms. Large .... Recollects features, old faces, detects if out of proportion. Extra large Perceives configm-ation, can draw and mite, a correct eye. Abuse Over fastidious in fashions, and new patterns. 26. Size—Can judge of Size in general. It gives talent for perspective ; is highly essential to the lands- cape painter ; can judge of space with great accuracy. Some officers in the army can judge the distance to which their lines will extend, while others cannot. Situation. .Immediately above Form, comer of eyebrow. Small .... luabdity to judge dimensions and proportions. Moderate .. Deficiency in estimating space, must measure to be acom'ate. Full Perspective abihty in siiace, can judge of size by the eye. Large .... CoiTect measure of size, length, width, and proportion. Extra large Distinguishes bulk, perceives proportions, can buy in bulk. Abuse ... .Extreme anxiety as to the fittings of furniture or garments. 27. Weight — It is by this we judge of the motions or resistance of bodies ; and it is essentially connected with a knowledge of the law of gravitation. It gives ability to balance, ride, shoot, and climb. Situation .. In the centee of the eyebrows between Size and Colour. Small Inabhity to keep a balance in a dangerous place. Moderate .. Deficiency in judging equihbriums, and weights. Full Fond of archery, bhhards, and rope-dancing or balancing. Large Talents for wheels and machineiy, can chmb and balance. Extra large As an engineer can judge motion, and balsmce the body. Abuse Balancing on msafe ropes, and dangerous places. 28. Colour*—Vivid perception of colour, love of colours, and power of discriminating their nicest shades. Combined with Ideality, it gives a just and delicate perception of harmony in colours. Situation. .Between Weight and Order. Small .... Colour-bhnd, a bad painter, draper, or tailor. Moderate .. As a colourist or gardener, deficient in harmony. Full ....:. Able to distinguish coloius and produce them, fond of harmony Large .... Can aiTangc liarmonious colours, hkes pictures and flowers. Extra large Delight in flowers, landscapes, paintings, and rich tints. Abuse ..Fondness for gaudy ornaments, mania for tidips and roses. 29. Order.—Produces instinctive love of order and arrangement; uneasiness at beholding anything out of