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The Mysterious Personality of America's
Richest Man at Last Made Plain by the
First Phrenological Study of the
Head That Made His Millions
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, besides being tho rich
est man in America, is also tho most mysteri
ous. Some like him, more do not. How ia-it-possible
for ono man to show the qualities of ruth-,
lessness and cruelty displayed by the creator of
Standard Oil in his conduct toward his contempo
raries and bo capable of such a benefaction, as tho
Rockefeller Institute, with its noble work toward
tho alleviation of human suffering f "Why did tho
TwisNT to aiomciair in order to make a
thorough phrenological study of Mr.
Rockefeller's bust. I found It surrounded
by busts of Washington, Napoloon, Emorson,
Lincoln, Mark Twain and Charles Battel!
Loomls, tho humorist.
ThU bust shows with perfect fidelity all the
peculiarities of Mr. Rockefeller's skull, all Us
'bumps and depressions, all the external fea
tures and dimensions of his head that can,
through tho principles of phrenology, explain
the workings of its remarkable interior. To
examine this bust is as instructive as examin
ing Mr. Rockefeller's own hoad, and much
mora practical.
In tho first place, tho bust proves that Mr.
Rockefeller's head is considerably abovo tho
average in size. Tho circumference of the
head measures twenty-five Inches with an or
dinary tape-measure, whllo tho height and
length are In proportion. Some of the othor
measurements are as follows: Tho length of
tho car is 3 Inches; tho length of the noso Is
2?; inches; tho hejght or tho forohead from
tho root of tho noso to whero tho hair Joins tho
forehead, is 3 inches; tho breadth of tho fore
head at tho baso Is 6V4 inches; tho width of tho
tipper part' of the forohead is 3& Inches; tho
width of the chest is eighteen Inches.
Mr. Rockefeller's noso is a combination of
tna Roman and Grecian types. It reminds me
Htrongly of tho noso of Frederick tho Great
among: other historical Characters. Frederick
showed a similar capacity to amass property
that Mr. Rockefeller doos, although ho did not
have tho sarao gift for accumulating money.
Tho Rockefeller noso bespeaks a disposition to
accumulate property of all kinds, a disposition
which is con-firmed by hla very largo organ of
acquisitiveness la the brain, and other fea
tures of his make-up. When I studied thoso
features I waa able to understand why Mr.
Rockefeller had been ablo to accumulate a for
tune of $1,000,000,000, and also why ho had so
skilfully fought being taxed upon that fortune
dn Ohio.
Tho lower portion of the. noso Indicates a
cogitatlvo typo of mind that can think and plan
out many now fields of work. It explains why
Mr. Rockefeller was able to boo the possibili
ties of the oil business in his youth when othor
ablo men had not thought of it. It is not tho
thin intellectual nose which we see In the
faces of those who are only philosophers and
writers, but it lias breadth and power, indlcat-
By a Leading New York Phrenologist.
Ing fighting capacity, accumulativo power and
longevity.
Ills mouth Is largo and tho lips aomowhat
flattened and thin in appearance. Tho Hps in
dicate capacity for organization, refinement,
considerable reserve, great tenacity and
strength of mind, rather than sociability or
candor. Wo can boo from them that tho sub
ject's words would be brief and vory much to
the point. Those peculiarities would suggest
that In his early career Mr. Rockefeller usually
crushed his competitors before ho talked about
doing it.
His Jaw Is noticeably long from tho oar to
tho center lino of tho faco. This characteris
tic denotes will powor, determination and ton
nclty in a very high dogrco.
Tho ohln is square and measures four and
one-halt Inches ncross. in addition to tho will
power Bhown by this and othor features tho
chin especially denotes capacity for endurance.
It explains why Mr. Rockofollor at tho ngo
of sevonty.flvo Is nblo to play such a good
gamo of golf. Ho has throughout his life been
nblo to perform feats of physical" endurance
Tho cars nro an intoroBtlng study by thorn
solves and reveal much concerning Mr. Rocke
feller's montal and physical powors. Tho
length of tho ear Is thfoo and ono-olghth Inches
while thn width. Is one nndMhroo-quarter Inches.
Tho helix and antl-holtx. or tho outer and Innor
rims, aro thin and transparent. The high upper
lobo is lndlcatlvo of koon intellectual shrewd
ness, whllo tho lowor. lobo Biiggests long Ilfo
and enduring powors.
Tho breadth of tho central portion Is not as
great as wo usually find In porsons who havo
perfect digestion. It suggests that Mr. Rocke
feller is not naturally endowed with porfoct
health, but by hlB will powor, determination
and Intelligence, has been able to maintain a
fair degroo of health and llvo to an advanced
age. Somo years ago, through overwork in his
business, ho sufforod a severe norvoua break
down, and ns one consequence of It lost all his
hair. Since then, by simplicity of life and tak
ing great care of himself, ho has regained good
health.
Tho predomlnanco of tho montal and motive
rather than tho physical temperament Is shown
by tho large brain, tho long and square faco
nnd tho lack of fullness in tho ccntor of tho
choeks. Hero Is a man who would nover accu
mulate much flesh, which is usually an lndlca-
kefeller zgc ijCl
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lato John "W. Gates call him the "biggest little man
and littlest biggest man" in the worldt
Mr. Rockefeller would not consent to having his
own head examined. But a bust of tho Oil King
made from careful measurements has recently been
placed in tho library at Montcloir, N. J. Prom it
Rockefeller could be read as easily as though it were
his living head. One of the foremost phrenologists
of Ncw York was commissioned to study it. His
interesting conclusions follow:
Hon of an caselovlng nature.
Tho bust shows that ho has llttlo
of tho emotional nature. There la
an almost complcto absence of the
characteristics that go to make
up this temperament, such as a full
ness of face and roundness of feat
ure. Tho subject is one who could,
If necessary, -witness scenes of
death and ruin without emotion,
although there Is no wanton cruel
ty or brutality in his make-up.
Tho forohead tolls us that ha has an ex
ceptional faculty for order. This Is particu
larly shown by tho form of tho outer cornors
of tho eyes. This faculty makes him a very
systematio man, and It must havo been an cs
Bcntlal holp to him In his business career.
Ho has a marked Benso of form and lora";t;v
Tho former Is shown in tho width between the
oyos. It olds his memory of outlines and pro
portions. His senso of locality indicates that
ho has ovorythlng In tta place, and knows whero
to And things when ho wonts them. It oxnlalns
why ho was ablo recontly to remember a debt
of twonty-flvo conts that waa duo to him slhco
he waa thirteen years otd. ,
' Tho central part of tho forehead shows that
ho has a largo sonse of comparison nnd a ca
pacity to understand human nature. With
the former faculty ho analyzes ovorythlng with
which ho comes In contact, whllo his under
standing of human nature enables him to meas
ure people up and place them whore thoy
belong. Ho Is always ablo to tell at onco
whether a man Ib speaking tho truth, whether
ho has tho courage to resist him, or whothor ho
will bo useful to him In any way.
Tho lower part of tho brow Ib much more
strongly developed than tho upper. From
this characteristic wo soe that he is more a
man of nction than a theorist or a humorist.
His Jokes must bo very few, and oven when ho
utters them thoy do not oxclto much laughter.
Tho nldo head gives us another view of tho
predominant faculty of acquisitiveness. Tho
shapo of this region suggests economy and an
appreciation of tho most tangible forma of prop
erty. Wo understand why ho kept on hand
vast supplies of cash, which it is said ho was
ablo to loan out when tho financial community
was In great need of it at something llko 40
per cent Interest With him acquislttvoncss
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shows itself In tho accumulation of
plain "money as contrasted with those
other rich men who havo collected
rare objects of nrt and other articles
of uncertain' value.
It Is most significant to note that
tho faculties of dcstructlvcncss and
coinbatlvcness arc very Htrongly de
veloped In Mr. Rockefeller's hoad.
They All out tho lowor part of tho head
around tho cars, and are very apparent to an
obscrvor who considers tho bust with, a trained
oyo. These faculties give him energy, force,,
exocutlvo ability and powor to ovorcomo obsta
cles that stand in his way. They aro very in
teresting to study in connection, with the rapid
disappearance of all his serious competitors
from tho oil buBiness which marked tho most
actlvo part of his career.
Mr. Rockefeller, It Is pleasant to note, has
a considerable share of tho social qualities
which aro located in the back portion of hts
hoad, but ho has evidently used his fore-brain
more than tho posterior regions.
Among the higher mental qualities benevo
lenco is well developed. Spirituality la also
represented. These faculties explain why ho
is a regular attondant at church, why ho ha3
given largely to tho church and to various
philanthropic and public-spirited objects, At
tho same tlmo acquisitiveness, with its allied
qualities, is so well developed that bonovolence
and spirituality coulu nevor run away with him.
Imagination is also represented among tho
higher montal qualities. Probably from this
organ ho has received much of his Inspiration
to work out his intricato and far-rcachlng busi
ness plans.
Tho head shows far-sighted qualities of mind
and largo cautiousness, both of which aro lopat
od In the posterior lateral part of tho head.
The power to direct the work
of others on n great scnle and
tho desire for a vast Held of
justness arc tfhown by thevery
large bump of sublimity which
Is located Immediately in
front of the bump of cautious
ness. Tho head suggests a strong love for the beau
tiful in nature rather than for cxponslvo -works
of art. This would explain why tho largest'
porsorial expenditures made by Mr. Rockefeller
in recent years havo been on his rcmarkauio
gardens at Pocantlco Hills.
His expenditures on human art havo always
been very modest. It is stated that ho. em
ployed a gifted young sculptor at his country
place, but caused great pain .to tho artlBtlc
temperament by requiring tho artist 'to do a
regular day's work of not less J.hanf eight
hours.
The only form of art for which ho shows
a strong inclination Is music. Mr. Rock.ofe.ller
Is in fact fond of the violin as well' as other
instruments. , .
Distinct lines of hospitality are found on.
each side of tho face, running down from the
side of the noso to tho lips, but they would nover
lead him to excesses in this direction. They
give him a consciousness of tho noods of peo
ple. Tho prominent upper cheek bones, which
Jie possesses, aro' conspicuous features - of the .
Scotch and Welsh, both races distinguished for
thrift.
His features aro very sharply denned, which
is an important Indication of strength of char
acter and ability. This characteristic In his
cae may be said to include inflexibility of
will, and a wonderful power to remember de
tails, Which no other man whoso head I have
examined 'could carry in his mind.
WHAT THE
DIAGRAM
SHOWS:
1. Great Will
Power.
2. Ability to Judge
Men.
3. Memory for Small
Details.
4. Capacity for
Large Ideas.
5. Ruthless Fight
ing Ability.
'6. Tenacity Enor
mously Devel
oped. 7. Great Physical
Activity.
8. Cruelty and Self-
'.' ishncss Larzc.
9 Destined to Long
Life.
10. Acqui sitiveness
Amounting to
Miserliness.
11. Human Sympathy
Small.
Iceland Shows the American Girl How to Repel the "Masher
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By Caroline Jofn.
TUB American girl noed not fear the
masher, rather will the masher
havo need to fear her, it sho know
glima. I can promise that mashing, the
unwelcome kind, will vanish from your
country when your women have learned
tho art of sclf-defenee practised by those
of my country, Iceland.
I am a small woman. By the standards
of you Americans I am tiny, because I
weigh scarcely more than a hundred
pounds, and am very slender and thin.
Rut I am not afraid of any man on earth.
The Masher Grabs the Girl
from Behind.
becauso of glima. A tow lessons nnd
two months of practlco would mako you
as fearless as mysolf.
CBut I can host teach you how to defend
yourself from tho maBhor by what tho
lawyers In your country call a hypo
thetical caso. I meet a masher. He
speaks to me. Ho ateps In front of
mo and ho blocks my way, .1 can no
longer Ignore him. Therefore glima. In
a second I fling my right foot about his
ankle. A Jerk, and ho la sprawling at
my feet. The heel hook has-proatratod
my enemy. Moreover, Mt has set him
bawling, for he has fallen with all hli
woisht upon his colossal cheok. Ho will
be without several of his teoth, but ho
will have learned to avoid women to
whom ho has not been Introduced. I
continue my shopping.
I am going homo. It is tho short twi
light of your country. I decide to return
by way of tho subway, that I may' bo
homo soonor. I descend into ono of the
dreadful cellarways that are an invita
tion to crime. I hear footsteps behind
me. A big, Bwaggorlngfbrute says: "Hello,
sweetheart! Qlvo us a kiss."
I hasten, but ho Is behind me. He has
overtaken me. He flings his arms about
my wnist. Do I scream? Not at all!
That would mean a policeman, an arrest,
a visit to the pollco station to make a
complaint, a lato arrival home, tho alarm
of my dear husband, tho wrestler, Jo
hannls Josofson, from Barnum & Bail
oy's Circus, and my two babies. I think
of those babies: Hecla, named for our
splendid, dangerous volcano, and Skie,
and fear not tho brute. Swiftness, not
strensth, is what I need. I employ it. I
movo slightly in his grasp and wrap -my
foot about his- anklo In the electric hook.
In a second I havo flung him froni'tne.
"But suppose," a timid voice asks;
"that you had not been ablo to use your
foot?"
Very well, then, my arms remained.
Swiftly as a sunflsh darts through the
water my arm would rise, and with
whichever hand was free I would seize
him by the strangle hold, "cut off his
wind," you would say. With my thumb
on one. side and three Angers on the
other gripping bis windpipe, I would have
made him helpless. In an Instant bo
would .bo gasping for breath at my feet.
Even that dreaded bogle that stalks
through .every woman's mind, the bur-
A Swift Step to the Right with Two Sample Glima Motions.
lar, upon whom sho comes unawares In.
her room, Is robbed of his terror if sho
is trained In glima. Ho may crouch in
the dim light of her bedroom pointing a
revolver at her. Shall sho despair? By
no means. Remember her feet. Instant
ly her foot flashes out from Its petticoat
ed coverings, and her too strikes the in
ner part of his wrist with such Impact
that -the pistol flies Into space. The
pistol in her hand, she becomes mistress
of tho situation.
No matter how dense tho crowd,
whether in subway or before a baseball
bulletin, you can always get your foe
down. If the crowd bo so great that you
cannot swing your foot, press your hip
against him with such forco that ho loaea
bis balance and topples over.
Tho Curious Knee Grip That
Prevents the Fallen Masher from
- Rising and Is Easily Learned.
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