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A system of phrenology (1835)

Combe, George, 1788-1858 · Boston, Marsh, Capen, and Lyon · leaf 606

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theyexhibit much Hope, Veneration, and Wonder, with comparativelylittle reflecting power. Their defective Causality incapacitatesthem for tracing the relation of cause and effect, and their greatVeneration, Hope, and Wonder, render them prone to credulity,and to regard with profound admiration and… … The heads of the SANDWICH ISLANDERS are underrather than equal to the average size of theEuropean head; and the race certainly doesnot indicate so high a natural character asthe European, although closely approachingto it. The Phrenological Society possessesfive skulls of the Sandwich Islanders.…

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