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But the sanguine man is ordinarily fickle and inconstant 



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All phrenologists admit the influence of the temperaments and of the 

 organic constitution of the brain upon the modification of the affective and 

 intellectual phenomena in relation to their quality and quantity ; but they 

 do not attribute to the temperaments any special quality. According to 

 them the temperament gives more or less activity and perfection to the facul- 

 ties with which all are endowed. ***** 

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There are four principal temperaments, the lymphatic, sanguine, bilious, and 

 nervous. 



" The lymphatic is recognised by a pale countenance, thick skin, soft and 

 compressible muscle, without elasticity, bloated face, thick dependent lips, 

 half-opened mouth, blond and smoothhair and blue eyes. In such persons 

 all the functions are slow, and the cerebral activity feeble. 



" The sanguine, allied with a bulky body, possesses a high-coloured and 

 flushed face, smooth firm skin, rounded limbs, elastic muscle, warmth of 

 surface, active perspiration, vermilion lips, blue eyes,^hair generally chestnut, 

 and features expressive. 



" The countenance of the bilious temperament is dark- coloured, the skin 

 dry and compact, features prominent and hard, muscle firm, hair and eyes 

 black, and a piercing, almost electric, glance. 



" The nervous temperament is accompanied with a lean body, with little or 

 no colour, skin thin and delicate, none or but little hair, great nervous sus- 

 ceptibility, and rapidly changing features. 



" These temperaments are, however, but rarely simple and pure, but are 

 generally more or less combined." 



Then follows a chapter upon phrenological classification, which is simply 

 and clearly explained, and which closes what may be considered the elemen- 

 tary, though highly important portion of the book. 



Our Author then engages upon the main intention of the work, which is 

 explicitly expressed in the title which he has given to it. He explains the 

 application of each of his organs by the head of a remarkable and celebrated 

 individual whose portrait accompanies the sketch. We are thus introduced 

 in succession to the most distinguished men in France, as, Gall, Casimir, 

 Perier, Lafitte, Dupuytren, Talleyrand, Braussais, Beranger," La Martine, 

 Chateaubriand, Victor Hugo, Orfile, Arago, Cuvier, De la Meunais, 

 Geoffrey St. Hiliare, Scribe, and many of other countries, as Sir Walter 

 Scott, Rossini, &c., in all thirty-seven, whose portraits, good likenesses and 

 well executed, illustrate the description. 



Here the phrenologist in good truth put his science to the fairest test, while 

 he compares the form of the developments with the well-known cha- 

 racter and peculiarities of the individual. We have but one regret, which is 

 that the volume is not English, and founded entirely upon English characters, 

 which would be better appreciated. We wish this only for the mass of the 

 world, for ourselves and for those who avail themselves of the abundant 

 means of information daily presented to the public, the characters of all the 

 personages are as familiar as that of our most popular statesmen or philoso- 

 phers. We select one from among the characters so beautifully described in 

 this book, and we sincerely regret that we cannot place more before our 

 readers. 



Sir Walter Scott is made the type of inhabitiveness, and the position of 

 the organ, large in the head of the bard of the north, is pointed out. 



" We have heard philosophy reproached with the crime of extinguishing in 

 our hearts the love of country and of social home. Wretched and ridiculous 

 accusation ! When France shall be no longer beloved, Frenchmen will exist 

 no more there will remain no patriotism. Patriotism is the sacred fire that 

 burns for ever it is the blood of our veins the pulse of our heart. La 



