New physiognomy : or, Signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in 'the human face divine' / Samuel R. Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physiognomy--History.

Physiognomy.

Physiognomy--Popular works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 768 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Fowler and Wells Co Publishers, 1866.

Summary:

"The study of man, from any stand-point, is interesting. His anatomical structure is wonderful. His physiology, with the vital organs of breathing, circulation, digestion, and assimilation, furnishes the materials for illimitable investigation. But when we come to the nervous system, including the brain, the organ through which mind is manifested, we seem to approach the verge of another world. From this, the highest and most comprehensive stand-point, we may trace, locate, and name the various nerves, arteries, and veins through all their ramifications and discover the particular office or function of each; but what can we know of the immortal mind? We can comprehend something of matter, its properties and uses, but almost nothing of the mind itself, save that it occupies and uses the body for a time, and then drops it to return to the God who gave it. Hitherto but partial observations have been made, and of course only partial results obtained. We look on man as a whole--made up of parts, and to be studied as a whole, with all the parts combined"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).

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