MEM AOBK

No. LIV.

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Address by the Original Proprietors

Introductory Explanations

SECT. I. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.

1. Dr. Combe's Remarks on the Fallacy of Tiedemann's Comparison

of the Negro and European Brain

2. Continuation of Mr. Combe's Letters from Germany

3. On the Functions of Tune

5. Mr. Hytch on Improvements in the Phrenological Bust

SECT. II. CASES AND FACTS.

1. Case illustrative of the functions of Concentrativeness, &c.

2. Case of peculiar revival in Memory

3. Case of Spectral Illusions

4. Case of Musical Monomania

5. References to other Cases

SECT. III. NOTICES OF Books.

1. Bushnan's Philosophy of Instinct and Reason

2. Duncan's Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons

3. Phrenological Cards

4. Smith's Few Arguments against Phrenology

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5. Analyst for 1837. (Titles of Phrenological Papers, &c.)

6. Lancet. No. 721. (Dr. Elliotson, on Greenacre

7. Magazine of Zoology and Botany. No. X.

8. M'Cormac's Philosophy of Human Nature

SECT. IV. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS.

Retrospective Strictures - London and Westminster Review on
Enthusiasm Cheap Postage Religious and Medical Missionaries
Why do Birds sing? On the Double Consciousness during Sleep

- Influence of Gestures in exciting the Mental Faculties - Repetition

of Truths

Education and Vice- Magendie on Amativeness - Motion versus
Amativeness Influence of Rank on the fond of Head Mind and
Soul- Advice to Phrenologists-Sufferings, of Animals destroyed by
others for food Progress of Mental Philosophy -- Value of the
Dead Languages - Usefulness of Physiological Knowledge

SECT. VI. INTELLIGENCE,

Phrenological Prize-Essays in Glasgow- James Simpson, Esq. and
National Education- Dr. Caldwell-Phrenological Lectures in Glas-
gow-Phrenological Lectures in the United States-Anti-phrenology
and the British Association-Phrenology and the British Association
A Renegade from Phrenology- Professor Elliotson and the Phreno-

logists of Edinburgh Portraits of Queen Victoria - Animal Mag-

netism - Penny Cyclopædia and Phrenology ·

Phrenologists Local Statistics of Phrenology

of Spurzheim's Works

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1. On the Requisites for the Advance of Phrenology

2. Atrocities in New South Wales

3. On the Phrenological Bust, in reply to Mr. Hytch

4. On Antipathies

5. A Visit to Mr. Heldenmair's School at Worksop

6. On the Connexion of Disease with War

7. Dr. Caldwell's Correspondence

8. Correspondence of Mr. Cargill and Dr. Knott

9. The "Popular Cyclopædia," on Phrenology

10. On some Objections to Phrenology

SECT. II. CASES AND FACTS.

1. Character and Development of Greenacre

2. Development of Perrie. His Character

3. On the Change in the Scientific Pursuits of the late Dr. Turner

4. Insanity supervening upon Apoplexy

5. Case illustrating the Advantages of giving Employment to the Insane 155

6. Morbid Affection of Alimentiveness concomitant with Inflammation

of the Stomach

SECT. III. NOTICES OF Books.

1. Elliotson's Human Physiology

2. M'Cormac's Philosophy of Human Nature

3. Barlow's Causes and Moral Effects of Disease

4. Hodgson's Lecture on Education

5. Bunney's Key of Phrenology

8. Letter on Craniology, and the Development of Romagnosi

9. Poupin's Charactères Phrénologiques

6. Adam's Knowledge Qualification

7. A Manual of Conduct, or Christian Principle exemplified

10. La Phrénologie. (Paris Journal of Phrenology)

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SECT. IV. NOTES ON OPINIONS.

Frontal Sinus Influence of Self-Esteem in Criticism—Lord Mel-

bourne's Opinion of Oxford, University Political Economy — Laws

of England

SECT. V. SHORT: COMMUNICATIONS.

Progress of Phrenology Pensions to Literary and Scientific Men

-Ourang Utan-Dread of Inportion-Moral Consequences of

Slavery-Breadth of the Female Brain-Phrenological Jurisprudence

Ann Ormerod's Perceptions of Sound - The Naturalist, on Phre-

nology PracticalHits"-Salt and Prince Metternich - Flori

cultural Monomania — Dr. Charning's 'Opinion of the Theatre

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SECT. VI. INTELLIGENCE.

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Our last Number - Aberdeen · Armagh—Birmingham-Blandford
Coventry-Dunfermline― Glasgow- Liverpool-London-Man-

chester-- Ditto-Newcastle-Scotland-Westminster-Prize Essay

in Brussels - Penny Cyclopædia British Annual - Phrenological

Quacks Testimonials to James Simpson, Esq.-National Education

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No. LVI.

SECT. I. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.

1. Dr. Elliotson versus Spurzheim

2. Colonisation in South Australia and New Zealand'

3. Recent Attacks on Phrenology

4. Mr. Simpson on Tune

5. Mr. Simpson on Force, in reply to Mr. Noble

6. Phrenology and the Encyclopædia Britannica

7. Phrenology and the Royal Society of Edinburgh

8. Mr. Hytch on the supposed Organ above Ideality

9. Resignation of Sir William Ellis at the Hanwell Asylum

SECT. II. CASES AND FACTS.

1. Case of Congenital Idiocy

2. Peculiar Affection of Language

3. Sudden Derangement from excited Benevolence

4. Pain in the Region of Philoprogenitiveness, concomitant with the
rescue of a Child from imminent Danger

5. The Development of the late Professor Turner

6. Case of Apoplexy not wholly suspending the Function of an Organ

previously in a State of high Excitement

7. Imperfect Perception of Colours, with small Development of the
Organ, and partial Blindness

SECT. III. NOTICES OF Books.

1. Combe on the Cerebellum, and replies to Attacks on Phrenology

2. Tracts by the Working Men's Association

3. Noble on the Scientific Claims of Phrenology

4. Verity on the Changes in the Nervous System, by Civilisation

5. Smiles on the Physical Education and Management of Children

6. Elementary Works on Phrenology

7. Black on the Natural Laws

8. The Periodicals

SECT. IV. NOTES ON OPINIONS.

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"New Philosophical Deductions applied to Idiotism and Insanity;

by F. Dubois."

SECT. V. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS.

Empirical Anticipation of Phrenology - Classical Studies-Lesions

of the Brain-Dreams-Kidd and Marryat's Antiphrenology - Head

of Jeremy Bentham

Beeston Birmingham - Doncaster Dum-

fries Dumblane-Hanwell -Johnston - Kirkcaldy-Liverpool

London Manchester - Montrose - Newcastle

Reading-Richmond - Staines Taunton-Warrington -

hampton - Mr. Combe's intended visit to America- Testimony of

respect to Mr. Simpson - Mr. Cargill and Dr. Knott — Mr. Sidney

Smith's Lectures Mr. Rumball's Lectures in Liverpool - Progress

of Phrenology-Phrenological test for Parliamentary Representatives

- John Linn, the Parricide Change in the Months for Publication

of the Phrenological Journal — Note to our Contributors

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No. LVII.

SECT. I. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.

1. Dr. Combe's Remarks on Dr. Prichard's Third Attack on Phre-

6. Consequences of Dr. Barclay's Misrepresentations of Phrenology
7. The Dublin Medical Journal on Phrenology

8. Mr. Knight's Observations on Hereditary Dispositions

2. Case of Divided Consciousness

3. Case of Supposed Enlargement of Locality, and of Pain in the

Superciliary Ridge, from cerebral Action

4. Connexion of Insanity with cerebral Development

5. Application of Phrenology in the Treatment of Insanity

6. Development of Talleyrand

7. Further Explanations of Mr. Bedford's Case

8. Facts on the Functions of the Organ marked “?”

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SECT. III. NOTICES OF Books.

1. Ellis on Insanity

2. Education of the Feelings

3. Slade's Colloquies

4. Biographies of Gall and Spurzheim (Maunder's Biographical Trea-

sury and The Penny Cyclopædia)

5. Caldwell's Phrenology Vindicated

6. Forster's Journal de ma Vie, &c.

7. The Periodicals on Phrenology

SECT. IV. NOTES ON OPINIONS.

Phrenology and Materialism - Fact or Fancy?

SECT. V. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS.

Busts at the Royal Academy (Queen Victoria - Professor Turner

J. Reeve)- Cast of Bentham Notes on the Mu-

fries Kirkcaldy Leeds Guernsey-Leven - New York ·
Philadelphia - Preston
Sheppey Isle-Wisbech - Mr. Aitken's

Lectures-Editorial Ignorance-Encyclopædia Britannica on Phre-

nology - Phrenological Societies -Phrenological Quacks-Note to

Correspondents Books and Papers received

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