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... Seat and Nature of Hypochondriasis as Illus- trated by Phrenology . By ANDREW COMBE , M. D. XXXI . On the Best Means of Making Converts to Phre- nology . By GEORGE COMBE , XXXII . Phrenological Remarks on the Mottos of Armorial Bearings ...
... Seat and Nature of Hypochondriasis as Illus- trated by Phrenology . By ANDREW COMBE , M. D. XXXI . On the Best Means of Making Converts to Phre- nology . By GEORGE COMBE , XXXII . Phrenological Remarks on the Mottos of Armorial Bearings ...
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... seats of the organs , with dis- order of their functions , forms a striking feature in the fol- lowing case , to which I may proceed : — Miss S. L. , a young lady under twenty years of age , of good family , well educated , free from ...
... seats of the organs , with dis- order of their functions , forms a striking feature in the fol- lowing case , to which I may proceed : — Miss S. L. , a young lady under twenty years of age , of good family , well educated , free from ...
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... seat of the knowing or- gans . It is not unlikely that pain may have been felt in these regions and overlooked ; -if , which may not be true , pain always accompanies over - excitement of these organs . But it is not easy to withstand ...
... seat of the knowing or- gans . It is not unlikely that pain may have been felt in these regions and overlooked ; -if , which may not be true , pain always accompanies over - excitement of these organs . But it is not easy to withstand ...
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... seat of the organ , throw a flood of light upon the various ludicrous phenomena of in- toxication . This subject will be more fully detailed in its pro- per place , in a paper on the organ of Weight . It is enough to say here , that Mr ...
... seat of the organ , throw a flood of light upon the various ludicrous phenomena of in- toxication . This subject will be more fully detailed in its pro- per place , in a paper on the organ of Weight . It is enough to say here , that Mr ...
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... seat himself beside her ; but all the time he never moved a muscle . This is an additional instance of Secretiveness being found in a talent for acting ; indeed I am more and more satisfied that it is one of the most essential ...
... seat himself beside her ; but all the time he never moved a muscle . This is an additional instance of Secretiveness being found in a talent for acting ; indeed I am more and more satisfied that it is one of the most essential ...
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