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Fowler on Matrimony; or, Phrenology and Physiology, Applied to the Selectionof Suitable
Reprint of the original, first published in 1841.
Phrenology
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Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology
In this 19th-century work, Orson Squire Fowler provides a guide to phrenology, the study of the shape and size of the human cranium as a supposed indication of character and mental abilities, as well as a basic introduction to human physiology. While some of the ideas in this book may seem outdated by modern standards, it remains an intriguing historical artifact and a fascinating glimpse into the pseudoscientific beliefs of the time. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Octagon House
In the mid-19th Century America was host to a curious architectural trend: the octagonal house. Such eight-sided homes-as well as schools, churches, barns, and businesses-were popping up across the country so quickly that by 1857 over 1,000 had been built. Though the craze has long since subsided, the book that started it all remains a valuable and curious artifact of architectural history. A phrenologist by trade and eccentric Renaissance man by character, Orson S. Fowler subscribed to the principle that form follows function in architecture years before the edict was popularized by the Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. For a multitude of reasons explored at length in these pages, Fowl...
