of Dr. Gall, of Vienna. 135 



ilni(5ls edifices, is endowed with it in an eminent degree : it 

 exills in the field-moufe, and in birds which build their nefls 

 tvith a crreat deal of art : it is found in men who have a ta- 

 lent the mechanical objects, who conftruft with eafe any 

 kind of machaie, and who diftinguifh themfelves in the dif- 

 ferent arts that require manual labour. Though it be very 

 difficult to judge of the exiftence of this organ when it is 

 only niodcratelv expanded, " becaul'e the teniboro-maxUlary 

 mufcle covers this part of the cranium, it is very eminent if 

 the faculty exifts in a fuperior de<rree ; and it is then one of 

 thofe organs refpefting which there can be the leafl doubt." 



22. Organ of verbal Meniorj'. 



In the interior of the orbit at the bottom of the fuperior 

 part is the organ of verbal memory ; it may be obferved at 

 the time of its expanfion by the influence it has on the pofi- 

 tion of the globe of the eve, which it always puflies forwards, 

 and more or lefs without the orbit- 



Perfons provided with this organ eafily retain words in 

 their memory. Dr. Gall, when young, remarked this fa- 

 culty in feveral of his fchoolfellows, who were not only diftin- 

 guiflied for this talent, but alfo for very protuberant eyes. 

 This was the firft obfervation, which afterwards gave a direc- 

 tion to all his refearches. A gi-eat many obfervations in re- 

 gard to this organ have firice confirmed the truth of its exift- 

 ence and of its fundtiun. 



23. Organ of the Serf e for Languages. 



The organ at the exterior and fuperior part of tlie orbit is 

 called by Dr. Gall the organ of the i'enl'e for languages. Its 

 prcfence has a confidcrahie inHuence on the poiiiion of the 

 globe of the eye: it forces it downwards and towards the 

 nofe, and increafcs its diftancc from the fuperior edge of the 

 orbit: in animals it does not exift, and therefore in the latter 

 the globe of the eye is diredcd more towards the exterior 

 and lateral part of the orbit. 



fti expanfion is always accompanied with a diftinguinied 

 tnlent for languages : it is very (triking in great philologues ; 

 and though \i be diflicult to judge exiernally of its cxillence, 

 wc have obferved that it has never cfcaped the acute eye of 

 Dr. Gall, and that, in regard to this point, he has never once 

 been deceived. 



24. Organ of Menicry for Vcrfnis. 



The funftion of the organ at the upper and interior part of 



the oibil has not yet bteiidifcoveied by Dr. Gull ; but leveral 



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