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INTRODUCTION. Xxi
and other residences which we occupied. These may
not correspond with the scientific reports of the
same districts, in open and exposed situations,but they
will supply to future visitors, information which it
would have benefited us considerably to have attained,
before our departure for the American continent.
To many of my readers the introduction of Phrenology
in so many forms and places may appear tedious
and uninstructive; but Phrenology was the great
object of my visit and my occupation while in the
United States. It gave origin to the work itself; and
to have passed it over in silence, would have been like
acting the tragedy of Hamlet, omitting the character
of thatname. I proceeded thitherwiththe impression
that this science would contribute powerfully to the
advancement of civilization in that country; and I returned,
not only with the impression converted into
conviction, but further persuaded, that, in the United
States, probably earlier than in any other country, will
Phrenology be applied to practical and important purposes.
To save my readers on both sides of the ocean,
however, from unnecessary alarm on this head, I may
here mention, that I do not consider that the generation
is yet born which is destined to carry this
science into practical effect in public affairs; but I
entertain the conviction that, within a century from
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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/m1/25/?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.