Give Him a Line!
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary, Drollery |
Subjects: | Phrenology, Crime, Progress, Periodicals |
Observes with some relish that an article in a 'penny-a-liner' used phrenology to judge a criminal, rather than simply narrate his story. Believes this indicates that 'the scientific spirit is gradually prevailing'. |
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