The Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated, for 1863 (advertisement)

[Matthew.Rector]

The Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated, for 1863

This weekend I purchased an 1863 copy of The Tribune Almanac. Attached is a scan of an advertisement appearing in it.

For your amusement and/or education.

[KathyBradford]

Re: The Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated, for 1863 (advertisement)

The book is in the special collections section of the University of Delaware:

"O. S. Fowler, 1809-1887.
Fowler on Matrimony, or, Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Companions for Life: Including Directions to the Married for Living Together Affectionately and Happily. New York: O. S. & L. N. Fowler, 1842.

O. S. Fowler and his younger brother, Lorenzo Niles Fowler, were the leading proponents of practical phrenology in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. Phrenology is the study of the shape of the skull to determine mental development and attributes of character. Although Fowler based his discussion of selection of a mate on phrenology, his findings were the traditional ones-don't marry for money, make sure your fiancé is healthy, live in harmony with each other."

http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/women/health.htm