THE

PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL,

AND

MAGAZINE OF MORAL SCIENCE,

FOR THE YEAR 1842.

VOL. XV.

OR

VOL. V. OF THE NEW SERIES.

Quiconque a une trop haute idée de la force et de la justesse de ses raisonne-
mens pour se croire obligé de les soumettre à une expérience mille et mille fois
répétée, ne perfectionnera jamais la physiologie du cerveau,-GALL.

The first business of philosophy is to account for things as they are; and till
our theories will do this, they ought not to be the ground of any practical con-
clusion. MALTHUS.

EDINBURGH:

MACLACHLAN, STEWART & CO.;
SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO., LONDON;
D. ROBERTSON, GLASGOW, AND
WILEY & PUTNAM, NEW YORK.

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MEDICAL LIBRARY

CATALOGUED

SEP 30 1948

A. B.

No. LXX.

SECT. I. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.

1. Mr Hurlbut on the Legal Protection of the Sentiments and

4. Dr Otto on the Effects of different Medicines, and different kinds

of Food, &c. on the Mind,

5. The late William Scott, Esq.,

SECT. II. CASES AND FACTS.

1. Case of a Criminal at Portsmouth,

2. Mr Reid on a Pathological Fact confirmatory of Phrenology,

3. Case of Headach caused by over-excitement of certain Mental

Faculties,

4. Mr Beamish on a Case of Bad Health from over-activity of Cau-

tiousness (with a Plate),

5. Cases in Bethlem Hospital, illustrative of the Pathology of In-

sanity,

59

6. Dr Buttolph on a Case of Change of Character, accompanying

disease of the Brain,

61

SECT. III. NOTICES OF BOOKS.

1. Mr Sampson on Criminal Jurisprudence, considered in Relation

to Mental Organization,

63

2. The Phrenological Almanac, or Annual Journal of Mental and

3. The Rev. H. P. Hamilton on the Education of the Lower Classes, 82

London-Wol-

Edinburgh-Aberdeen-Warrington - Dumfries

verhampton-Paris-Dr Roberton's Legacy-Death of Mr H.

Clarke-Lectures on Phrenology-M. De la Bourdonnais, Chess-

Player-The Quarterly Review-Employment of discharged

Prisoners-Deficiency of Arithmetical Power in the American

Indians-Natural Excellence of the Human Faculties-Effects

of Tobacco-Firmness a Characteristic of the Jews-A calcu-

lating Boy-Influence of the Weather on Insanity-Phrenology

as an Instrument of Flattery-An Incendiary Monomaniac-A

Greek Phrenologist,

Books and Newspapers received,

To Correspondents,

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