Phrenological character of Mrs. J.R. Elliot : Washington, D.C., Dec. 19th, 1857 / by O.S. Fowler, Professor of Phrenology.

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Sizer, Nelson. Phrenological character of Mrs. J.R. Elliot : Washington, D.C., Dec. 19th, 1857 / by O.S. Fowler, Professor of Phrenology.

Phrenological character of Mrs. J.R. Elliot : Washington, D.C., Dec. 19th, 1857 / by O.S. Fowler, Professor of Phrenology.

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A manuscript case report for a phrenological reading of the character and mental development of Jane R. Elliot, concluding "make yourself a female practitioner of medicine, next teaching." Bound in illustrated printed wrappers; advertisement on lower wrapper (works on phrenology, water-cure, physiology, mesmerism and psychology, etc.) has imprint: "Fowler and Wells, 308 Broadway, New York". Two metal grommets bind the manuscript at its head. This is one of two readings conducted on the same subject, three years apart; this one is by Orson Squire Fowler, the other (Ms. Coll. no. 504.011) in 1860 by James H. Wilson under the auspices of Lorenzo Niles Fowler. "The two analyses offer an interesting comparison of how two phrenologists would 'read' the same person, with Fowler's -- admittedly an old pro by 1857 -- more of a character analysis, with both positive material and critical observations (e.g., comments about her dress, her need for cold water bathing, her probabilities in finding a mate, especially as 'You talk, talk, talk, talk easy and well--your husband might even be a mute' and suggesting that she become a 'female practitioner of medicine') while Wilson's reading is more of a characterization analysis, all seemingly rout positive points."--Antiquarian bookseller's description.

[9] leaves ; 26 cm.

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