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Ireland and Scotland, increasing the

 number of his disciples wherever he

 went, although his tayorite science, and It's yotaries, We're by 10 means exempt

 from the torrents of satire and rdiciil,

 which are showercd down so abundant

 ly in England, upon novelties of thi: sort.

 In 1915, the Edinburgh Review com menced q course q opposition to phre- nology and It's supporters, by a severe and able article, in which Messrs. Gall and Spurzqeim were handled, as the phrase is, sswiihout glovcs.'' Their sci cntltlc attanments were denied, and their intellectual powers undervalucd, their pretensions ridieuled, and them selves sIigmatized as sdeceivers, fools, knaves." II was but short time after wards, that Doctor Spurzheim visited Edinburgh--it so happened that he car i ried but one letter of introduction, and f also so happened that this one, was ad. dressed 10 the very individual who had written the abusive article in tie Re view-as afterwards trarspired.

 The reviewer, however, Who was q medical man, and a lecturer on anato. my, received the phrenologist with all due courtesy, and allowed him 10 dis. sect brain in his own lecture room. and in presence of a numerous audience. "With the Edinburgh Review ia one hand. says 1T English writer, s.aiid the brain in tho other, Dr. Spnrzheim proceeded 10 show hy the peculiar struc- lure of the onc, the faIlacious reason- ing of the other.'' Hundreds of wit nesses were won over to his opinions. although the reviewer remained obsti- nate in his belief. Such trinn.nb. however, was not suffered 10 go unin- proved, it was clear that Scottish capi- tal was the congenial city for the spread 1 of the new doctrines.

 Sparzhcim commenced an immediate course of lectures on fine anatomy and physiology Of the brain, ant it's eonnex- ion with the mind of man. The success in making proselyies, was, after q pro- fraeted hostility and opposition, com plete. Chronological Society has been formed iil Edinburgh, at the head of which. is the celebrated Combe. once stanheh enemy, but now a zeal. ous and able supporter of the system.