Phrenology within the reach of all : to the lady or gentleman of this house, with Mr. Moores' compliments / Thomas Moores.

Leaflet for house to house distribution in the Leeds area in North Yorkshire, possibly in the 1870s. Addressed to the lady or gentleman of this house it advertised Thomas Moores' services as a phrenologist. There is a price list for verbal examinations, a chart and verbal delineation and for a full written delineation. Phrenology was a popular science that claimed to read character, personality, and criminality from the bumps and shape of the head. Originally developed by German doctor Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828), about 1800, who believed that the brain consisted of 27 organs that created one's character (shown in the illustration of the head), it enjoyed major popularity throughout the 19th century, interest being rekindled in the 1860s and 1870s by the American Fowler family. Phrenology created the notion that various parts of the brain have localized, specific functions.