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PHRENoLoGY AND HuMBUGoLoGy.-A lecture IS to
be given tonight, on this charlatan science by Mr.
Dunkin, at the Lyceum Of Natural History. Among
others, we observe that Doctor Francis and Editor
Charles King recommend this precious piece of non
sense to the consideration of the public


We are astonished to see men of sense put them
selves forwardn such ridiculous position that of
fatherng and believing the gross delusion of the sci
ence of Phrenology. This is indeed age of light
and science, but if we travel, for moment, from
the rigid path of induction, shall not only find
ourselves in error but covered with rdicue and con-
tempt Phrenology has about as much pretensions
10 science, as ancient Alchemy Asroogy, or Demon
ology Phrenology bears the same relation TO Men
| tal Philosophy or Physiology, Alchemy does to
Chemistry, or Astrology to Astronomy. The ancient
Alchemsts undertook TO explain and discover the Sc
| cret Of lfe-the power of exstence-he nature of
| matter. Is il not shame that men who paronized
| Geology true science-a few days ago, should up
hold this humbug in the same place? Chemistry has
brushed aside all these ridiculous hopes expectations
and theories and has settled some Of the principles of
matter on the basis of induction.


| Astrolopy had similar false direction. II was a
vain attempt TO discover the influence of the stars
the human mind and the various theories which grew
out Of that nonsense have filled Libraries Astronomy
has like Chemistry, reached an exactitude that pro-
duces conviction, and truly influences the human
mind and human character, but in a way altogether
different from that attributed 10 Astrology or Al
chemy.


Phrenoogy is precisely similar TO these ancient
humbrgs II pretends to reach its results by induc-
ton, and so did Alchemy and As,rology-bst all are
alike the gross delusions Of weak minds without a
particle of true philosophy or superior intelligence
Phrenology, Astrology and Alchemy are the revcnes
ofbockheads. Astronomy, Chemistry Physiology,
Metaphysics are science, based on natural prin-
cipes, and operating the mind Of the world in a
natural way.