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Foreign News
April 5, 1836
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
An English paper criticizes phrenology using the case of Fieschi, a cruel criminal who shocked France, whose head examination revealed qualities of a good and religious man, contradicting his actions.
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Here is a slap from an English paper that is enough to make Spurzheim's tomb quake—
Phrenology.—The stupidity of this science has been practically demonstrated in an examination of the lumps, thumps, and bumps of the head of Fieschi, whose cold-blooded cruelty and want of feeling under the most frightful circumstances, has astonished and disgusted all France. This monster in human form is "phrenologically" endowed with all the qualities of a good, kind, mild, sensible, and religious man, holding injustice and robbery in horror.
Phrenology.—The stupidity of this science has been practically demonstrated in an examination of the lumps, thumps, and bumps of the head of Fieschi, whose cold-blooded cruelty and want of feeling under the most frightful circumstances, has astonished and disgusted all France. This monster in human form is "phrenologically" endowed with all the qualities of a good, kind, mild, sensible, and religious man, holding injustice and robbery in horror.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
What keywords are associated?
Phrenology
Fieschi
France
Cruelty
English Paper
Scientific Critique
What entities or persons were involved?
Fieschi
Spurzheim
Where did it happen?
France
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
France
Key Persons
Fieschi
Spurzheim
Outcome
phrenological examination contradicted fieschi's cruel nature by showing qualities of a good, kind man.
Event Details
An English paper demonstrates the stupidity of phrenology through the examination of Fieschi's head, revealing endowments of goodness despite his cold-blooded cruelty that astonished France.