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2 original Hindoo Theology he published an abstract of the Velant in English. His head is one of the largest known: being very full in the region occupied by the organs of the intellectual faculties. This is quite in conformity with his capabilities as a philosopher. The organ of Benevolence is also conspicuously prominent, corresponding with his philanthropic disposition with a marked deficiency of the [] of veneration, the form of the head gives the index to his character, which is that of a great moral reformer.

MRS. HILLINGS,

An idiot was the mother of five idiotic children:- whether they were such in obedience to some hereditary law or from being trained under idiotic parents remains an undecided part of their history; but this much is known, that each like the other had very small brains, phrenologically corresponding with their dwarfish intellects. This fact added to innumerable other evidences prove that there is a a correspondence between the MIND and BRAIN.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,

The writings of this author are well known, sufficiently determine that he must have possessed a very comprehensive mind: Presuming this to be the case and phrenology to be true we could very naturally expect to find his head somewhat differently formed to that of Mrs. Hillings. This will be the case on comparing their heads.

TOM PAINE.

The [] over the brows in this head display great intellectual power:-- and this [] being greater at thre lower, than the at the upper part of the forehead shows that he could better appreciate dry facts, than allegorical theories. The cast unhappily does not extend far enough to enable the Phrenologist to speak with reference to his moral sentiments. Sufficient is shown to [] a want of development in the organs of those sentiments which, if was such the case, would show that his undertakings were directed more bu intellectual, than by moral motives.

ROBT. OWEN:--

This head (contrary to that of Paine) has the organs of the moral sentiments more developed, than those of the intellectual faculties. In accordance with this latter deficiency, he would be unobserving, not only of objects, but of persons and their habits. *The placing of idiots among philosophers, may somewhat expose a want of taste, but when it becomes known that it is done to show the difference in the shapes of their heads, such as impropriety will probably be excused.