Show THE PEEP O’ DAY- -A LITERARY MAGAZINE ij I (ElmtHtt'js JbjnutMcnt Under this heading will be presented any Hovel or original views concerning God the Universe or Mankind : not binding ourselves to endorse all we present each at their in trlnsic value Fowler the Phrenologist — ON — OR HOMOGENEOUSNESS NESS OF STRUCTURE ONE- Every part of every thing bears exact correspondence to that d tiling as a whole Thus trees short branches and roots and creeping vinos as the grape honeysuckle etc long slim roots that run under ground as extenThe sively as their tops do above Rhode Island Greening a large apple grows on a treejarge in trunk limb leaf and root and symmetrical while the gijjifleur is conical and its tree and runs up high to a peak at the top while flat and broad-toppetrees bear wide flat nunken-eyeV cry thrifty-growin- g apples trees as the Baldwin Fall Pippin Bartlett Black Tartarian ct c generally hear large fruit is The Seckel Pear Lady Apple Bell de Clioisy Cherry etc grow slowly lin'd have many small twigs and branches Trees that hear rod fruit as the Baldwin etc have red d inner bark while yellow and fruits grow on trees the inner rind of whose limbs is yellow that bear or green Peach-tree- s nearly peaches have dceply-notche- d leaves and the converse of late ones so that by these and other physiognomical signs oxperinced nurserymen can tell what a given jtree bears at first sight d t Correspondingly persons have long fingers toes arms legs1 bodies heads and phrenological organs while short and persons are short an long-limbe- d d d green-colore- long-hande- : t broad-shouldere- d and broad-hande- fingered d faced nosed and limbed and wide and low bodied When the hones on the hands are prominent all the bones ljose included are equally so and thus all other characteristics of thp hand and every other lienee a portion of all bodies hand thrust through a hole proclaims the general character of its owner because if it is large or small hard or soft stroifg or weak firm or or flabby coarse-graineeven or prominent rough d or smooth small-bone- d or large-hope- d whatever else the whole frame is built upon the same principle with which the brain and Renee lnentiility also correspond d aDo persons have lit or small-nose- tle soul and large-nosedeal of character of d some a great kind men Bonaparte chose large-nosefor liis generals and the opinion d prevails that large noses indicate long heads and strong minds Not that great noses causes great minds hut that the motive or powerful temperament cause both Flat noses indicate flatness of mind and character by indicating a poor low organic structure Broad noto ses indicate large passage-way- s the lungs and this large lungs and vital organs and this great strength of constitution and hearty animal along with selfishness passions for broad noses broad shoulders broad heads and large animal orBut when the gans go together nose is narrow at the base the nostrils are small because the lungs are small and need hut small avenues for air and this indicates a predisposition to consumptive complaints along with an active brain and nervous system and a passionate' fondness for literary pursuits Sharp noses indicate a quick clear penetrating searching knowing sagacious mind and also a scold indicate warmth of love hate generosity moral sentiment — indeed positivencss in everything while blunt noses indicate and accompany obtuse intellects and perceptions sluggish feelings and a soulless character The Eoman nose indicates a martial spirit love of debate resistance and strong paswhile hollow pug noses insim dicate a tame easy inert sly char- acter and straight finely formed Grecian noses harmonious characters Seek their acquaintance Wc have chosen our illustrations from the nose because it is easily seen and described and renders observation on the character easy and correct But the principle here exemplified applies to all the other organs and portions of the face and body And tlie general forms of the head courespond with those of the body and nose Where the nose the bones and phrenois sharp logical organs and of course mental characteristics arc equally sharp -- thc whole person being built on the sharp principle and of breadth prominence length etc Tall persons have high heads arid arc aspiring aim high and seek coiispicuosity while short ones have flat heads and seek tlie lower forms of worldly pleasures Tall persons arc rarely mean though often grasping but very penurious persons Small perare often broad built sons generally have exquisite mon- - tali ties yet less power— themoro precious the article tlie smaller the package in which it is done up— while great men are rarely dwarfs though great size often with sluggishness To particularize — there are four leading forma which indicate generic characteristics tall existing in every one yet in different degrees ts — THERE ARE — NO ATHEISTS Tho history of the philosophical theories of all nations is nothing more nor less than the history of the various attempts made by man to explain the phenomena of things his own existence the mysterious consciousness and emotions of liis mind and the relation which he sustains to the external universe Hence men have ever paid homago to a creative agency under thoso forms most compatible to their enlightenment and moral tone of mind This is as natural to the atheist as to the theist to tho savage as to the Christian The assertion that it is as natural to tlie atheist as to the theist may seem parodoxical but I cannot believe it possible for a thinking man c to he so as to look upon the universe in its present wonderful and complex state without not only' believing but also feeling that there is an energy which has produced all the wonders of universal existence — an energy equal to tho creation and government of the myriad hosts of worlds and systems that deck the aby'ss of infinite space defying tho power of the telescope to grasp and the mind of man to count — and which is not only the cause of those stupendous monuments of its" activity in their universal sense but also in their most minute and individual parts The terms believer and unbeliever are veryv ambiguous and con- ultra-atheisti- volitional en often confound themselves in using them Were we to look beneath the surface of things we should find that all mankind believe in and feel the existence of a creative power tho presence of a sublime activity moving in the universe which they variously denominate as “ Tho Great First Cause” “God” “Nature” “ The Oinnipotant Will” “ Life’ “ Deity” All ever have and ever must admit it under somo form or name consistent with their moral intellectual and spiritual development All instinctively' inquire the cause of things even though that cause should assuma |