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Elements of phrenology (1850)

Combe, George, 1788-1858 · Edinburgh : Maclachlan, Stewart · leaf 94

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ses. Theorgan is large in Bruce, La Fontaine, and Clara Fisher ;also in the Peruvians, American Indians, CunningDebtor, David Haggart, and Hindoos. It is large inthe Hindoo skull represented on p. 78, and moderate inthe Cingalese skull figured on pp. 73 and 91.—Esta-blished. 8. Acquisitiveness. The… … 8. Acquisitiveness large. The mental power manifested by the organ appears to>be the sense of property, of which the desire to acquire ACQUISITIVENESS. 81 is the active form. It takes its direction from the otherfaculties, and hence may lead to collecting coins, paint-ings, minerals, and other…

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