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XXV. Orgrin nf' order is an elevation at the outer extremity 

 of the evebrows. Dr. S. has discovered this organ since his ar- 

 rival in this country, and consequently its position and functions 

 are not sufficiently determined. It induces hahits of regular ar- 

 rangement, system, &cc., and is more common in England than 

 in any other country. Cleanliness belongs to this faculty ; but, says 

 tlie Professor, observe the fact and the organ, and then decide. 



XXVI. Organ of time. Some persons are fond of chronology, 

 others never think of it. There is more connection between 

 order and number than between time and number, and more 

 between time and order than time and number ; order has a re- 

 lation to objects, time to events or facts ; the organ of time there- 

 fore is situated above that of colour, and laterally over that of 

 space. 



XXVII. Organ of numher, or of mathematics; this organ 

 consists in the external angle of the eyebrow being lower and 

 more full than the internal. Children of five years old often 

 manifest this faculty, which relates to number, unity, and cal- 

 culation. Gall called it the faculty of mathematics ; but it does 

 not appear to extend beyond arithmetic and algebra, as geometry 

 and other branches of mathematics require the organs of form, 

 size, colour, &;c. It is well developed in Newton, Euler, the 

 late Mr. Pitt (a financier), and Jedediah Buxton, who amused 

 himself by counting the number of words Garrick spoke on the 

 stage during a night's performance. Negroes are very deficient in 

 this faculty, many of them being able to count only to five. 

 Magpies, it is said, can count only three ; but Dupont of Ne- 

 mours alleges they can enumerate nine. 



XXVIII. Organ of tune ; neither ear nor voice is sufficient 

 for musical talent ; men hear as well as women, vet the latter 

 sing ; animals hear better than man, but do not sing. Some 

 persons almost deaf have musical talents; others have a good voicQ 

 and no musical talent, while others again have musical talent 

 and no voice. Birds sing without instructions. This organ 

 gives the forehead a s(juare appearance, as it forms an angular 

 ridge from the temple to the top of the forehead, and the eyes 

 are slightly depressed inwards. 



XXIX. Organ of languages. Gall, observing that those with 

 large prominent eyes, especially if below them there appeared a 

 swollen circle, like that in the heads of Locke, Milton, Voltaire,&c. 

 had always a good verbal memory, supposed that there were two 

 organs, one of words and the other of languages. It is true, 

 Kome persons easily acquire the spirit of different longuages 

 without having a great memory of words, and others easily learn 

 words without knowing the spirit of any language. Neverthe- 

 Ics.-!, Dr. S. thinks this but one faculty. Judgement he considers 



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