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A system of phrenology (1839)

Combe, George, 1788-1858 · Boston, Marsh · leaf 588

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character, so muchso, that a handful of Europeans overcomes in combat, and holdsin permanent subjection thousands, nay millions, of that people.Power of mental manifestation bears a proportion to the size of thecerebral organs, and the Hindoo head is small, and the Europeanlarge, in precise… … of fire, and of that energy of mind whichovercomes obstacles and gives force tocommand. The European is precisely theopposite; he lives to a great extent uponanimal food, is fierce in his anger, and ischaracterized by great combative and de-structive vigor. The Hindoo skull indicates a manifest…

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