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Show PROFESSOR FOWLGK, The following humorous piece oi' Bohemiani-sm, c'.ippeJ from an exchange, ex-change, is too good not to publish lrofcssor (fowler's reputation is so firmly established that poking such fun at him can't hurt it: The following striking illustrations of lJrof. Fowler's skill as a phrenologist phrenolo-gist were unintentionally overlooked by the Alta, or they would have been published along with the others: In 1 SOT Mr. Fowler reeeivod a cail from a lady, who requested him to examine the head of her infant and tell her for wbat pursuifs in life he was best fitted. The professor felt the innocent's headpiece, and gave tlie following opinion: "Madam, I find the organ of benevolence enormously developed. It is as prominent as a pigeon's egg. Train up the child to give. alms to the poor, lie will aomo day bo President of the sociely for tho prevention of indigence in-digence to the starving. Madam, my fee is ten dollars." The woman paid the lee, first learning the cs;iet location of the organ of benevolence. Returning Return-ing home, she took the head of the child between her hands, applied both thumbs to the conspicuous organ, and squeezed it until the depression would have held a walnut The child is now grown to man's estate, and for twelve years has supported his parents by stealing. In Cincinnati the professor was asked to examine tho heads of some em ploycs, and describe tho character of each. He did so. All were unimpeachable unimpeach-able but one. Of him he said: ' This i-s a dangerous person. His organ of acquisitiveness ia po inordinarily large that he would get up of a cold winter night to steal money from his own pantaloons. I advise his immediate discharge." "Sir," said the smiling cashier, "that is the president of the institution." "1 cao't help it," returned re-turned tlie implacable phrenologcr, "the man's a born thief." It is painful to proceed; three minutes afterward the corresponding organ on the professor's own head was so fearfully swollen that he attempted to thievo a neighboring church by tugging at the water-spout. |