In the mid-19th century, phrenology was reaching its peak popularity in the U.S. The idea that the shape of the human skull was linked to intelligence and personality traits had a significant ...

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Feeding the mind is more important than feeding the body. -E. Purinton, 1911, p. 783 The use of phrenology is as multiform as there are people, for Nature never repeats herself, and there are no two ...