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A newspaper with a focus on phrenology...



Item # 585814

February 01, 1862

BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER AND ASTROLOGICAL JOURNAL, Philadelphia, Feb. 1, 1862

* Uncommon title
* Astrology - Horoscope


A fascinating and very unusual newspaper of small-size themed on predicting what would happen in the future as well as astrology and phrenology. The "science" of phrenology believed that a person's intelligence & personality were a factor of the shape of their skull.
The ftpg. has: "Prognostic Astronomy: Astro-Phrenology" and a portrait of Stephen Douglass, as well as an: "Idiot, 20 Years old." (see). This issue includes a broadsheet "Introduction" to the science of phrenology which has the same two mentioned prints and mentions the comparison to Douglas & the idiot.
Also includes are: "Fortunate and Unfortunate Days for February, 1862" as well as other items.
Four pages plus the broadsheet, 5 3/4 by 9 inches, a bit irregular at the spine, nice condition.

Category: Moments in American History