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Phrenology: personality is based on the shape of the skull...
Phrenology: personality is based on the shape of the skull...
Item # 691009
August 01, 1853
AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, August, 1853 Phrenology is a theory stating that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of the skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
Inside has a full page with 4 prints showing the skulls of various types under the heading: "The Natural History of Man". Other items include: "Importance of Anatomy & Physiology"; prints of "Jesse Hutchinson" and "John P. Hale" with articles on them. Also of interest is a print of: "Josephine 'Fortune Clofullia" with an article on her.
Clofullia was born hairy and reputedly had a two-inch beard at the age of eight. At the age of fourteen she began to tour Europe, first accompanied by her father and an agent and then with her father alone. In Paris she met painter Fortune Clofullia and eventually married him. She is notorious for fashioning her beard to imitate that of Napoleon III. In return, the ruler gave her a large diamond.
Other articles include: "Influence of Civilization Upon the Development of Insanity" and: "The Hartford Retreat For the Insane".
Complete in 24 pages, 9 by 11 1/4 inches, very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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