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98 MANNERS IN NEW ENGLAND.
the richest green turf, and diversified with hills,
named by the Americans Bluffs, varying in height
from one hundred to seven or eight hundred feet,
make one long to visit them; yet, the horrible scenes
of cruelty and superstition which he has represented
contrast strangely with the virtues which he ascribes
to them. The pictures, as works of art, are deficient
in drawing, perspective, and finish; but they convey
a vivid impression of the objects, and impress the
mind of the spectator with a conviction of their fidelityto
nature which gives them an inexpressible charm.
In the portraits, a few of the men are represented
with tolerably good intellectual organs, and some of
the women with a fair average development of the
moral organs. The best, Mr Catlin suspected to be
half-breeds; but the great mass of pure Indians present
the deficient anterior lobe, the deficient coronal
region, and the predominating base of the brain, by
which savages in general are characterized.
Oct. 17. Manners in New England.-I conversed
to-day with a gentleman of great acuteness and experience,
who has observed the progress of manners
in New England, for upwards of half a century. He
mentioned, that within that time there has been a
great diminution in convivial drinking among the
higher classes, independently of the influence of temperance
societies, and that at dinner, the gentlemen
drink much less wine. I have already had occasion
to remark the exemplary temperance in this respect
of the gentlemen in the first class of society here.
Dinner is served at three o'clock, a few glasses of
wine are taken, conversation proceeds with spirit, and
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Combe, George, 1788-1858. Notes of the United States of North America, During a Phrenological Visit in 1898-9-40: Volume 1, book, 1841; Edinburgh, Scotland. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1028/m1/138/?q=%221838%3F%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.