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One having philoprogenitiveness average, with adhesiveness large very large, will not manifest great fondness for infants, yet when his own children are capable of being made companions and friends, will prize them highly with combativeness and destructiveness larger than philoprogeni tiveness, though tolerably fond of good children, will not bear with their mischief or childish whims, or their noise, and hence often scold if not punish them: with well developed intellectual organs, will labour for their intellectual improvement, and give them good advantages for education: with the moral organs large, will seek their moral and religious improvement, and watch their moral conduct with adhesiveness, benevolence, firmness, conscientiousness, and the reasoning organs large or very large, combativeness and self-esteem at least full, will like children well, yet be far from spoiling them by over indulgence, and generally secure their obedience, yet not treat them with severity: with very large conscientiousness, will not make sufficient allowance for their childishness, but censure their little thoughtless mischief as though it were a premeditated wrong, &c.

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FULL. The descriptions and combinations under philoprogenitiver.ess full will be found under this organ average, the reader making due allowance for the increased influence of philoprogenitiveness, and will be a medium between those of this organ average and large.

LARGE. One having philoprogenitiveness large, if a parent, takes a deep and lively interest in his children; enjoys their company and childish sports, and perhaps often mingles with them; easily gains their good will by paying them little attentions, and is thus the better qualified to govern and educate them; values his children above all price; cheerfully submits to parental care and toil; spare no pains for them; eagerly watches around their sick bed, regrets their absence, and experiences poignant grief at their loss; if concentrativeness be also large or very large, will pore incessantly over that loss for years, but with concentrativeness moderate or small, though he will feel their loss keenly whenever he thinks of it, will be occasionally relieved by a change of occupation or subject of feeling: with combativeness, destructiveness and self-esteem full or large, and adhesiveness, benevo lence, conscientiousness, firmness and the reasoning organs large or very large, corrects his children when their own good, and not his caprice, demands it; governs them by moral suasion mainly, and employs physical punishment only as a last resort; is kind yet strict, fond yet not over-indulgent; gratifies his children whenever he can do so without injuring them, but no farther, and is well qualified to discharge the duties of a parent: with the moral organs generally large or very large, regards their moral cha racter and standing as of primary importance, and faithfully reproves their faults, &c.; if a professor of religion, will interest himself in institutions calculated to improve the morals of children, such as Sabbath-schools, Bible classes, &c., and with large cautiousness added, will have much anxiety touching this point: with the intellectual organs large or very large, will do his utmost to cultivate their intellects, and give them every advantage in his power for acquiring knowledge, with an active temperament, say the sanguine nervous, a moderate or average size brain, and large or very large comba tiveness and destructiveness, and moderate or average causality, secretive ness and conscientiousness, will be by turns too indulgent and then oo severe; pet them one minute and scold or punish them the next. not overlooking their childish foibles, and, with moderate or small self-esteem added, will fail to secure their respect or obedience, and allow them to tramole upon him; with large or very large approbat. and ideal. added to this

comb nation, will be likely to educate them for show and effect rather than for usefulness; to teach them the ornamental and fashionable, to the neglect of the more substantial, branches of learning; to ornament their persons more than their minds, thus making them self-conceited fops and vain and gaudy belles, rather than useful members of society: but with a large brain, well developed moral and intellectual organs, and only average or full ide ality and approbat., will seek their usefulness rather than their distinction, and give them an education more practical and substantial than ornamen. tal: with a full or large sized brain, and well developed moral and intellectua organs, particularly large firmness, self-esteem, conscientiousness, individu. ality, eventuality, locality, form, language, order, calculation and comparison, will be eminently qualified for teaching school, and capable of both governing and instructing them.

This organ also fastens upon other objects of care and tenderness, such as domestic animals, particularly horses, dogs, cattle, birds, flower-pots, &c., creating in the farmer a love of rearing and feeding his live stock; in the hunter and man of leisure, a powerful attachment to his favourite horse and dog; in the unmarried lady, a love of her kitten or lap dog or bird; in the little girl, a fondness for her doll-babies, and with imitation and construct., skill in making and dressing them, &c. : combined with large or very large form, size, and ideality, this faculty admires the good points of a horse both of form and movement, and thus aids in matching and judging of horses, and with large acquisitiveness, leads to trading in them, (see acquis. large.)

VERY LARGE. One having philoprogenitiveness very large, will expe rience the feelings described under this organ large but in the highest de gree of intensity and power; almost idolizes his children; grieves immoder ately at their loss, refusing to be comforted, literally doting on and living for them; with large or very large benevolence and only moderate or small destructiveness, can never correct children or see them punished, and with only average causality, is in danger of spoiling them by petting and over-indulging them: with very large approbativeness or self-esteem added, indulges parental vanity and conceit; prides himself upon his children, thinking them vastly smarter than those of others, and taking every opportunity to exhibit their attainments: with very large cautiousness, indulges a multitude of groundless apprehensions about them, always cautioning them, and thus likely to render the child either timid, or else disgusted with the foolish fears of the parent: with acquisitiveness moderate, makes them many presents, and is too ready to supply their every want, even though an artificial one: with large or very large moral and intellectual organs, whilst he indulges towards them indescribably tender parental fondness, will love them too well to spoil them; and love them, too, as intellectual and moral beings rather than as crely his children; and employ his utmost powers in cultivating the higher and nobler qualities of man's nature, contemplating them with a fondness amounting to rapture.

MODERATE. One having this organ moderate, is not fond enough of children to bear much from them; may love his own children, yet cares little for those of others, and cannot please or take care of them, particularly of infants, nor endure to hear them cry, or make a noise, or disturb his things, and with an active temperament and full or large combativeness, is

yet with these organs large; and combat. and destruct. only full, many do every thing necessary for their good, and never see them wronged or suffer. The combination and descriptions under philoprogenitiveness average will apply to this organ moderate, due allowance being made for the diminished influence of the feeling.

SMALL, feels little interest in even his own children, much less in those of others; is liable to treat them unkindly: p. 64. c. 26.

VERY SMALL, has no parental love; hates all children: p. 64. c. 30. 8. 4.* ADHESIVENESS.-Friendship; social feeling; love of society AVERAGE, is quite friendly, yet will not sacrifice much for friends. FULL, is highly social, yet not remarkably warm-hearted: p. 66. c. 16. LARGE, is eminently social, an ardent, sincere friend; enjoys friendly society extremely; forms strong, if not hasty, attachments: p. 65. c. 11. VERY LARGE, loves friends with indescribable tenderness and strength of feeling; will sacrifice almost every thing upon the altar of friend. ship; with amat. full or large, is susceptible of the most devoted con nubial love; falls in love easily: p. 65. c. 10. 14. 20. 21. 42. MODERATE, loves friends some, yet self more; quits friends often: p. 67. SMALL, is unsocial, cold-hearted, likes and is liked by few or none : p. 67, VERY SMALL, is a stranger to friendly social feeling: p. 67. c. 24. 32. 4. 5. INHABITIVENESS.-Love of home as such; attachment to the place where one has lived; unwillingness to change it; patriotism. AVERAGE, forms some, though not strong, local attachments: c. 8. 12. FULL, loves home well, yet does not grieve much on leaving it: p. 69. LARGE, Soon becomes strongly attached to the place in which he lives loves home and country dearly; leaves them reluctantly; is unhappy without a home of his own: p. 68. 6. 12. 14. 15. 16. 21. VERY LARGE, regards home as the dearest, sweetest spot on earth; feels homesick when away; dislikes changing residences; is pre-eminently patriotic; thinks of his native place with intense interest: p. 68. c. 5. MODERATE, has some, but no great, regard for home as such : p. 69. c. 26 SMALL OR VERY SMALL, forms few local attachments; cares little where he is; makes any place home; leaves and changes residences without regret: p. 69. *(The number according to Spurzheim.) 3. CONCENTRATIVENESS.-Unity and continuity of thought end feeling; power of entire and concentrated application to one thing AVERAGE, possesses this power to some, though to no great, extent FULL, is disposed to attend to but one thing at once, ye can turn ra pidly from thing to thing; is neither disconnected nor prolix: p. 71. c 15 LARGE, is able and inclined to apply his mind to one, and but one, suhject for the time being, till it is finished; changes his mental operations with difficulty; is often prolix: p. 72. c. 12. 42.

VERY LARGE, places his mind upon subjects slowly; cannot leave them unfinished, nor attend to but one thing at once; is very tedious; ha great application, yet lacks intensity and point: p. 70.

MODERATE, loves and indulges variety and change of thought, feeling, occupation, &c.; is not confused by them; rather lacks application; has intensity, but not unity, of the mental action: p. 71. c. 16.

SMALL, craves novelty and variety, has little application; thinks and feels intensely, yet not long on any thing, jumps rapidly from premise to corc.usion; fails to connect and carry out his ideas &c.: . 7i. c. 14

VERY SMALL, is restless; satisfied only by constant succession. p. 72 This faculty is sui generis, and affects both feeling and intellect. SPECIES II. SELFISH PROPENSITIES. These provide for the various animal wants; have reference to the necessities, desires, and gratifications of their possessor; and terminate upon his sensual interests and wants LARGE OR VERY LARGE, has strong animal desires; is strongly tempted to gratify them; prone to be selfish, unless the moral sentiments are still stronger; and will take good care of number one: c. 8. 12. 14. 15. 16. 20. MODERATE OR SMALL, is not selfish enough; easily trode upon; needs to have some one to take care of him; and cannot give himself up to low-lived, sensual pleasures: c. 10. 11. 12. 41.

A. VITATIVENESS.-Love of existence as such, dread of annihilation. AVERAGE, is attached to life, and fears death, yet not a great deal. FULL, desires life, but not eagerly, from love of it and of pleasure: p. 74. LARGE, loves, and clings tenaciously to, existence, for its own sake; craves immortality and dreads annihilation, even though miserable: p. 74. VERY LARGE, however wretched, shrinks from, and shudders at the thought of, dying and being dead; feels that he cannot give up existence: p. 74. MODERATE, loves life, yet is not very anxious about living: p. 74. SMALL OR VERY SMALL, heeds not life or death, existence or annihilation. 6. 6. COMBATIVENESS.-Feeling of resistance, defence, opposition; boldness, willingness to encounter; courage, resentment, spirit: p. 75. AVERAGE, is pacifick, but, when driven to it, defends his rights boldly avoids collision, strife, &c., yet, once excited, quite forcible. FULL, Seldom either courts or shrinks from opposition; when roused, is quite energetick; may be quick tempered, yet is not contentious: p. 78. LARGE, is resolute and courageous; spirited and efficient as an opponent; quick and intrepid in resistance; loves debate; boldly meets, if he does not court, opposition: p. 75. c. 5. 15. 8. 16.

VERY LARGE, is powerful in opposition; prone to dispute, attack, &c.; contrary; has violent temper; governs it with difficulty: p. 77. c. 12. 14. MODERATE, avoids collision; is rather pacifick and inefficient: p. 78. SMALL, has feeble resistance, temper, force, &c.; is cowardly: p. 79. VERY SMALL, withstands nothing; is chickenhearted; an arrant coward. 1. 1. DESTRUCTIVENESS.-Executiveness; indignation; force; severity; sternness; a destroying, pain-causing disposition: p. 82 AVERAGE, has not really deficient, yet none too much, indignation. 19 FULL, can, but is loath to, cause or witness pain or death; has sufficient severity, yet requires considerable to call it out: p. 83. c. 5. 11. LARGE, when excited, feels deep-toned indignation; is forcible, and disposed to subdue or destroy the cause of his displeasure: p. 82. c. 5. 89. VERY LARGE, when provoked, is vindictive, cruel, disposed to hurt, take revenge, &c.; bitter and implacable as an enemy; very forcible: p. 83 c. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 24. 25. 26. 32. 33. 35. 42.

MODERATE, is mild; not severe nor destructive enough; when angry, lacks power; can hardly cause or witness pain or death: p. 84. c. 10. 41. SMALL, Would hardly hurt one if he could, or could if he would; has so feeble anger that it is derided more than feared: p. 84. c. 21. 27. VERY SMALL, is unable to cause, witness, or endure pain or death: c. 48. * ALIMENTIVENESS.--Appetite for sustenance; cause of hunger AVERAGE, enjoys food well, but not very well; hence is particular: c. 41 FULL, has a good appetite, vet can govern it well; is not greedy: p.87

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LARGE, has an excellent appetite; a hearty relish for food, drink, &c. enjoys them much; is a good liver; not dainty. p. 86. c. 5. 12. 14. VERY LARGE, sets too much by the indulgence of his palate; eats with the keenest appetite; perhaps "makes a god of his belly:" p. 87. c. 18 MODERATE, has not a good, nor very poor, but rather poor, appetite: p. 87 SMALL OR VERY SMALL, is dainty, mincing, particular about food; eats with little relish; hardly cares when he eats, or whether at all: p. 88. 8. ACQUISITIVENESS.-Love of acquiring and possessing PROPERTY AS SUCH; desire to save, lay up, &c.; innate feeling of MINE AND THINE, of a right to possess and dispose of things: r 29.

AVERAGE, loves money, but not greatly; can make it, but spends freely. FULL, sets by property, both for itself, and what it procures, yet is not penurious; is industrious and saving, yet supplies his wants: p. 93. LARGE, has a strong desire to acquire property; is frugal; saving of money; close and particular in his dealings; devoted to money-making, trading, &c.; generally gets the value of his money: p. 89. c. 5. 18. VERY LARGE, makes money his idol; grudges it; is tempted to get it dishonestly; penurious; sordid; covetous; &c.: p. 92. c. 8. 9. 20. 26. MODERATE, finds it more difficult to keep than make money; desires it more to supply wants than lay up; is hardly saving enough: p. 94. c. 7. 14 SMALL, will generally spend what money he can get injudiciously, if not profusely; lays up little; disregards the prices of things: p. 95. c. 27. 41. VERY SMALL, cannot know nor be taught the value or use of money: p. 95. 10. 7. SECRETIVENESS.-Desire and ability to secrete, conceal, &c. AVERAGE, is not artful nor very frank; is generally open; can conceal FULL, can keep to himself what he wishes to, yet is not cunning: p. 99 LARGE, seldom discloses his plans, opinions, &c.; is hard to be found out; reserved; non-committal: p. 96. c. 5. 40.

VERY LARGE, seldom appears what he is, or says what he means; often equivocates and deceives; is mysterious, dark, cunning, artful, given to double-dealing, eye-service, &c.: p. 98. c. 8. 9. 12. 13. 15. 16. 17, 20 25. 26. 22. 30. 31. 33. 34. 36. 37. 38.

MODERATE, is quite candid and open-hearted; loves truth; dislikes concealment, underhand measures, &c.; seldom employs them: p. 100. SMALL, speaks out just what he thinks; acts as he feels; does not wish to learn or tell the secrets of others, yet freely tells his own; is too plain spoken and candid: p. 101. c. 21. 27. 41.

VERY SMALL, keeps nothing back; has a transparent heart: p. 101. GENUS III. HUMAN, MORAL, AND RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS: 102 SPECIES I. SELFISH SENTIMENTS. In their character and objects, thes faculties partake more of the human, and less of the animal, than do the selfish propensities, and although they terminate upon self, yet they hav no inconsiderable influence upon the moral character: p. 47. 103. c. 2 AVERAGE OR FULL, has a respectable, though not great, regard for hi character, and desire to do something worthy of himself: c. 21. 10. 11 LARGE OR VERY LARGE, thinks much of and about himself; has a great amount of character of some kind: p. 51. c. 5. 6. 12. 14. 15. 16. 18. 40 MODERATE, SMALL, OR VERY SMALL, has too little pride and weight of character and ambition to give manliness and efficiency: c. 20. 26. 15. 10. CAUTIOUSNESS.-Carefulness; provision against danger AVERAGE, has some caution, yet hardly enough for success FULL, has prudence and forethought, yet not too much: p. 105. c. 10

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