Excerpt from Encyclopaedia of Human Nature and Physiognomy: Treating of Every Characteristic, Both Good and Bad, of the Various Types of Man and Woman as They Exist, and as Manifested in Every Day Life Tr-mu is no subject of greater importance to man than the study of himself, first; and, secondly, of his fellow-men. There are no sciences better adapted to aid in this study than phrenology and physiognomy. The examination of these sciences not only reveals the laws of the mind, but proves to be one of the best means of educating and-developing those faculties which are especially necessary to the efficient performance of the active and practical duties of life. Unfortunately, only a few of our people have cared to gather information from the rich fields of knowledge into which these sciences would lead them; while some are so strongly prejudiced that they prefer to go through the world ignorant of this whole subject, rather than to open, their eyes and let the light of new truth dawn upon them. There are others who are careless and indifferent, seldom acquiring any scientific knowledge, unless it is forced upon them; and still another class, who fear phrenology because of its power to disclose their secret faults - if it would only flatter them, they would gladly embrace it. A hungry man, in his right mind, will not refuse good, wholesome food; nor will a wise man reject practical, useful knowledge, no matter whether it is palatable or otherwise. Truth is no respecter of persons; neither does it array itself in unseemly garments, nor in my way injure the individual who seeks and finds it, and is governed by it. The honest, progressive man is always in love with it, and his reward is as great and lasting as Truth itself. Notwithstanding the opposition that was at first exhibited to these sciences (as to all new inventions and doctrines), they are rapidly gaining in popular esteem, and are now recognized and studied by many of the most intelligent and influential minds of the age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.