[4] This article is copied from the “American Monthly Magazine”
of April, 1838. It is a valuable document, on account of the
_facts_ it contains respecting the size of the heads of many
of our distinguished men. These facts accord most strikingly
with a fundamental law in phrenology, viz. that “size, other
things being equal, is a measure of power.” We would, however,
state that the conditions involved in the phrase—“other things
being equal”—are of the greatest importance, and should
always be taken into the account, in judging of character
on phrenological principles. The above article is spiced
in several places with considerable humour and pleasantry,
exhibiting a very fair, if not a large, organ of “Mirthfulness”
in the writer. We would simply remark, that the article was
prepared for the magazine by a gentleman very favourably known
to the public, particularly for his labours in behalf of
science and _humanity_.—ED.