The Illustrated Self-instructor in Phrenology and Physiology: With One Hundred Engravings, and a Chart of the Character ...

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Page 135 - WITH Notes, an Essay on the Phrenological Mode of Investigation, and an Historical Sketch. By Andrew Boardman, MD 12mo., 391 pp.
Page 135 - CONSTITUTION OF MAN, Considered in RELATION TO EXTERNAL OBJECTS. By George Combe. The only authorized American Edition. With Twenty Engravings, and a Portrait of the Author. Paper, 62 cents ; Muslin, 8T cents. 300,000 COPIES of this great "Work have been sold, and the demand still increases. The " Constitution of Man " Is a work with which every tencher and every pupil should be acquainted.
Page 137 - This is one of the most ingenious inventions of the age. A cast made of plaster of Paris, the size of the human head, on which the exact location of each of the Phrenological organs is represented, fully developed, with all the divisions and classifications.
Page 135 - It may be termed the standard authority in all matters pertaining to Phrenology, while the beautiful typography of the Journal, and the superior character of the numerous illustrations, are not exceeded in any work with which we are acquainted.— American Courier, Phila.
Page 139 - CHRONIC DISEASES. AN EXPOSITION OF THE CAUSES, PROgress, and Terminations of various Chronic Diseases of the Digestive Organs, Lungs, Nerves, Limbs, and Skin, and of their Treatment by Water and other Hygienic Means. By James M.
Page 135 - By this arrangement of paying postage in advance, fifty per cent is saved to the purchaser. The price of each work, including postage, is given, so that the exact amount may be remitted.
Page 139 - CHILDREN ; THEIR HYDROPATHIC MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH AND Disease. A Descriptive and Practical Work, designed as a Guide for Families and Physicians. With numerous cases described. By Joel Shew, MD 12mo.

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