The useful thing that came from phrenology, Marty, was that the police ended up with a collection of photographs of criminals' faces. These were of some use in identification.
Later a system called dactylography was introduced for physical examination of criminals .... if you know what that is ? .....it had genuine scientific application.
Off with their heads !
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Re: Off with their heads !
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" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.