Rudiments of Mental Philosophy, and Phrenological Chart (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Rudiments of Mental Philosophy, and Phrenological Chart (Classic Reprint) written by Enos Stevens and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Rudiments of Mental Philosophy, and Phrenological Chart The brain is formed by the expansion or branching out, in the head, of the spinal nerve. The branching out point is immediately between the external openings of the ears - whence the fibres extend in every direction, 'and termi. Nate at such distances as to form a globular mass. It is enveloped by the skull, which, being of equal, or easily ascertainable thickness, indicates the form and size of the brain. Its health is ascertained as that of other parts of the system but its habits, or education, can be learned only from inquiry, or experiments on the mental powers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.