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for his country as of yore — Lord Napier of 
Magdala and Lord Roberts (Figs. 9 and ic). 
The hatter is perforce less of a judge of fight- 
ing men than of those of other callings, for 
the skull-developments that indicate courage 
and combativeness come too low down on the 
head to be touched by his brow.” But 
however necessary these characteristics may 
be, there are other, and even higher, qualities 
necessary for the great General — the cautious- 
ness and prudence that give the wide back 
to the head, and the firmness or' even 
obstinacy (of the bulldog description) that 
is indicated by the pointed forehead. These, 
at least, we trace in fullest measure in the 
contours before us, as also in the rounder 
shape of that illustrious sailor, Lord Fisher 
(Fig. n). 
Turn now to Parliament, and head-shapes 
of famous statesmen and Ministers. It were 
prominent foreheads are better tempered and 
more amiable than those whose foreheads 
are sunken. 
Compare with this head that of another 
famous member of Parliament of past years, 
Samuel Morlev. In his pattern a great and 
almost unusual breadth of the back of the 
skull is observed, indicating cautiousness. A 
man with this development will accept no 
statement on hearsay, will most carefully 
weigh the evidence for every fact, and will 
decide only after long and earnest deliberation. 
A very fine head, and rather a large one, 
belonged to that famous and heroic man, 
Professor Fawcett, M.P. Afflicted above 
most mortals by the loss of his sight, he did 
not allow even this heavy handicap to unfit 
him for his life's work, and, rising superior to 
his blindness, led an existence of honour and 
useful labour for his country. Especially 
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FIG. 12. 
but appropriate and graceful to begin the list 
with the present Speaker (Fig. 12). It is surely 
more than a coincidence that his hat-shape 
is practically precisely the same as that of 
King Edward. This is, indeed, entirely what 
we might expect from two men holding each 
beneficent sway over others, secure in the 
affectionate esteem that perfect courtesy, 
unswerving justice, and unrivalled tact 
confer. 
A fine large head was that of the late Right 
Honourable W. H. Smith, M.P., the staunch 
and trusty statesman, affectionately known 
in Punch as “ Old Morality,” respected and 
beloved by all for his unflinching integrity and 
sterling qualities of heart and brain. Sense 
and virtue are in every line, and kindness and 
benevolence in the broad and prominent 
forehead. It is a curious fact, by the way, 
that this last indication prevails even in the 
brute creation. It has again and again been 
observed that horses and dogs with full or 
fig. 13 . 
remarkable is the unusually fine development 
of the brow. Those who exercise their 
reasoning powers most will always be found to 
be very full in the middle upper portion of the 
forehead, near the hair. 
Of living statesmen, Mr. Balfour’s is the 
shapely head of the cultured thinker and 
philosopher, wise and urbane, a leader of 
men (Fig. 13) : Lord St. Aldwyn’s that of the 
prudent and experienced man of affairs, on 
whom the responsibilities of great position 
rest safely and easily. 
A most striking head is that of the late John 
Pierpont Morgan (Fig. 14), mighty financier, 
wondrous organizer, multi-millionaire. Pru- 
dence is there, but also ambition, broaden- 
ing the back of the head, and the length that 
tells of supreme self-confidence without which 
great success is impossible. This is the head 
which, above all other things, succeeds. 
For the reflective, scientific head, the head 
that compares and tests, perceives and 
