Brain and mind; or, Mental science considered in accordance withthe principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology (1882)
Drayton, H. S. (Henry Shipton), 1840-1923, McNeill, James, 1846-1916 · New York, Fowler & Wells · leaf 79
Ali- 72 BRAIN AND MIND. mentiveness, and where the organ was found diseased afterdeath. VITATIVENESS occupies a position behind the ear, nearly correspondingwith Alimentiveness, which is in front of it. Anatomi-cally, the organ is situated in the part of the brain adjacentto the mastoid process of… … Fig. 21—VlTATIVENESS SmALL. Strong desire to live which it gives, it often furnishes apowerful aid in resisting the encroachment of disease,weariness, and suffering. That there is a great difference among men in regard tothe strength of the desire for existence is a matter of com-mon observation.…
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