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brain under No. 21., has been observed in such individuals to be 

 large. It gives the power of perceiving and judging of perspec- 

 tive. Some officers in the army, in forming their companies into 

 lines, estimate the space which the men will occupy, with perfect 

 accuracy, and others can never learn to judge correctly of this re- 

 quisite; and the organ has been observed largely developed in the 

 former. Locahty also may conduce to this talent. 



22. Weight or Resistance. There seems to be no analogy be- 

 tween the weight or resistance of bodies, and their other qualities. 

 They may be of all forms, sizes, and colors, liquid or solid, and 

 yet none of these features would necessarily imply, -that one was 

 heavier than the other. This quality, therefore, being distinct 

 from all others, we cannot logically refer the cognizance of it to 

 any of the faculties of the mind, which judge of the other attri- 

 butes of matter; and, as the mental power undoubtedly exists, 

 there appears reason to conjecture, that it may be manifested by 

 means of a special organ. Persons who excel in archery and 

 quoits, also those who find great facihty in judging of momentum, 

 and resistance in mechanics, one observed to possess the parts of 

 the brain lying nearest to the organ of size largely developed. 



23. Coloring. Several of the metaphysicians were aware, 

 that a person may have very acute vision, and yet be destitute of 

 the power of distinguishing colors; but habit and attention have, 

 as usual, been adduced to solve the difficulty. Observation shows,- 

 that those who have a great natural power of perceiving colors, 

 have a large developement of that portion of the brain situated un- 

 der the middle of the arch of the eyebrows, enclosed by the lines 

 23; while those who cannot distinguish minute shades of color, 

 have this portion small. A large endowment of this faculty ren- 

 ders the sight of flowers and enamelled meadows pleasing. It aids 

 the flower painter, enameller, dyer, and, in general, all who oc- 

 cupy themselves with colors. Its great energy gives a passion 

 for colors, but not necessarily a delicate taste in them. Taste 

 depends upon a perfect, rather then a very powerful activity of the 

 faculties. 



24. Locality. The frontal sinus occurs occasionally, but not 

 generally at the seat of locality, at the lower part of the forehead, 

 over the inner end of the eyebrows. This faculty conduces to 

 the desire for traveling, and constitutes a chief element in the tal- 

 ent for topography, geography, astronomy, and landscape paint- 

 ing. It gives what is called, coup iV ceil^ and judgment of the ca- 

 pabilities of ground. It is necessary to the military draughtsman; 

 and is of great importance to a general in war. The lower order 

 of animals possess the faculty and organ; and display great pow- 



