Canova the sculptor, and is in Chief Justice Shaw, of Massachusetts. It was large in the late Judge Thatcher, of Massachusetts, also in Lord Mansfield, and George III. of England.

It was small in Voltaire.

St. Paul, in his writings, frequently manifests great activity in this faculty. "I am persuaded," says he, "that neither death nor life; nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers; nor things present, nor things to come; nor height nor depth; nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

There is often a frontal sinus, the largest portion of which is directly at the location of this organ. In such case, the two tables of the scull are not precisely parallel. But a careful observer will be able to judge of the extent of this. And besides, I have always found it safe to consider the organ large, when the scull is prominent, or presents a large surface at this point. A fulness in this region, indicates the predominance of the perceptive organs in general.

FIGURE VI. - THE FRONTAL SINUS.

The Frontal Sinus is the dark hole above the nose.

I have made many observations upon this organ and its manifestation, and have never failed to find proofs of

its existence. It was discovered and analyzed by Dr. Spurzheim.

The organ, when large, furnishes great facility in acquiring natural science, and detached facts. It is a very useful organ, and assists to give to man a practical

turn of mind.

General View of the Perceptive Organs.

To return to the man, riding briskly over the bridge. When the eye first glanced that way, I only noticed something, without observing whether it was a man, or a horse, and without noticing the form, or size, or color; or the place on the bridge, or how the man sat on the horse, or whether there were not two men, and two horses, whether the movement was brisk or slow, or the sound they made rumbling across the bridge.

But all these circumstances have since been noticed. I first more particularly noticed the form of the horse and man. This drew into activity the organ of configuration. Having fixed the form, his size was noticed by the organ of that name. He was leaning forward, and was not well balanced on the horse, by my organ of weight and resistance.

this was noticed

The man is discovered to be a colored man, upon a bay horse, this was ascertained by the organ of color. His dress was badly arranged, and his horse had but one eye. To perceive these circumstances required the faculties of noticing orderly arrangement, and the number of parts; the organs of which are order and number. There was a class of objects in motion; it became an event, and was noticed by eventuality. But whether this movement were slow or fast, would never have been noticed, but for the

faculty, whose organ is called time. And all this hap

pened at a certain place, the bridge, which is noticed by the organ of locality. Had there been any harmony in the sound made in crossing the bridge, it would have been noticed by the organ of tune. It will

be seen by this view of our mental operations, that individuality is the organ, of which all the others are merely the adjuncts, enabling us to notice the qualities and relations of things. A moment's reflection will convince us that we need all the intellectual powers here manifested. And when we learn the fact, that each of these powers is possessed in very different degree by different individuals, in whom the external senses are equally good, — when we make observations, and find that some people have the power of noticing forms, with great accuracy, while they cannot judge of size or color, that others have a very quick perception of varieties and tints in color, while they cannot distinguish either form, size, or air, that others. again can remember individual things, but cannot tell where they saw them, and others can always point you to the very place, and will never be lost, I say, when all these varieties are observable, and that in each the peculiar form of the forehead is such as to enable a careful observer to determine, with tolerable correctness, the relative degree in which these powers are possessed by different individuals, we must think there is some reason, at least, to believe in the existence of the distinct faculties, with their appropriate organs.

The organ of this faculty is situated at the very base of the brain, below individuality, and between the orbits

of the eyes. If the orbits be near to each other, this organ will be small, but if the orbits be some distance from each other, there is a large space for the organ. Hence in judging of this organ, it is necessary to observe how the sockets of the eyes are situated. Great breadth of head at this point will give a large space for the eyes, and for this organ, so that in general, his conformation indicates the organ large.

The function of this organ seems confined to observation of forms. It is serviceable to any one who would acquire great skill in the arts of design, or as a practical phrenologist.

It is a very strong faculty in some of the lower animals. The honey bee distinguishes bees of its own hive, from those of another. It may be well to remark, that where individuality is large, form is usually large slso, as it lies directly under it. The organ is large in Mr. Brown, a gentleman who cuts full-length profile likenesses, by observation, with great accuracy.

From the general view we took of the perceptive organs, it will be seen that a faculty is required which shall take cognizance, and judge of the size or magnitude of objects. Two objects may be equal in size, but different in form. One board may be six inches square, and another nine inches long, and four wide. In this case, the boards would be of the same size, but of a different form. We should readily see the difference in form, but could not by the same organ discover the equality in size. Differences in size are more readily discovered, where the form is the same. In size we are not obliged to

attend to more than one line at a time. Hence with this organ we may notice length or distance merely. This organ, however, is not active alone in this judgment, unless the objects, on which it is exercised, are in a position in which the principles of perspective do not apply. The organ was discovered by Dr. Spurzheim. Still European phrenologists speak of it as only probable. I have noticed a few cases of a large organ of size, connected with great power in judging of size. Mr. P. Hewins, a gifted young artist of Hartford, Connecticut, has the organ very large, and he has the power of judging of the size of faces and figures, with the most perfect accuracy. Dr. Spurzheim saw a young man in Paris, who had the organ very large, and who could draw a circle, without the aid of an instrument, and point out the centre with mathematical accuracy.

The organ is small, and located against the internal corner of the socket of the eyes, on the side of individuality and form. The convolutions of form and size are closely blended, and we have seen it is difficult to distinguish the functions of the organs. The power of judging accurately of size, is necessary to the mechanician, the portrait painter, and the practical phrenologist, or indeed to any one, whose judgment of dimensions is required to be correct.

XXV.- WEIGHT AND RESISTANCE.

The law of gravitation is well understood. By it every thing on the surface of the earth is attracted to the earth. The different degrees, in which small objects are attracted to the earth, may be judged by their comparative pressure when held in the hand. Where a cone is com