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es us with an irresistible conviction, that every phenomenon or 

 change in nature is caused by something, and hence, by success- 

 ive steps, leads us to the First Cause of all. It induces us on all 

 occasions, to ask, why, and wherefore, is it so? It gives deep 

 penetration, and the perception of logical consequences in argu- 

 ment. It is large in persons who possess a natural genius for 

 metaphysics political economy, or similar sciences. 



32. Wit is situated at the prominent and rounded anterior supe- 

 rior lateral parts of the forehead. When this developement is ex- 

 cessively large, it is attended with a disposition apparently irresis- 

 tible, to view objects in a ludicrous light. When joined with com- 

 bativeness and destructiveness large, it leads to satire; and even 

 friends will then be sacrificed for the sake of a joke. It gives the 

 talent also, for epigrams. 



33. Imitation. This is situated at the superior-anterior part ot 

 the forehead. The faculty gives the power of imitation in gene- 

 ral; and when joined with secretiveness, it gives expression in the 

 fine arts. It is indispensable to portrait painters, sculptors, and 

 engravers; and it gives the tendency, in speech and conversation, 

 to fit the action to the words. It is generally active, and the or- 

 gan large in children. 



We refer those who wish to pursue the subject, to a popular 

 treatise on Phrenology, by George Combe, and also the works of 

 Gall and Spurzheim. There exists also in England, a phrenologi- 

 cal society, who publish a phrenological journal. 



CONCHOLOGY 



NO. VII. 



Of the habitation of Testaceous Animals. To the de- 

 tailed account which we have given of the natural history of tes- 

 taceous animals, and particularly of the formation and growth of 

 the shell, we have only to add a few observations concerning their 

 habitation, the method of fishing, collecting and preserving them. 



Testaceous animals are found in every part of the surface 

 of the globe. Some are inhabitants of the land, while others on- 

 ly frequent rivers and lakes, and a third and numerous class live 

 in the ocean. From this a classification of shells has been form- 

 ed, and they have been divided into land, fresh water, and sea 

 shells. But whatever diflierence mieht exist in the habits and 



