WHAT IS PHRENOLOGY?
Phrenology is the study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that it is indicative of mental faculties and character. Basically, the idea is that the bumps on your head tell a lot about you! It was extremely popular among Victorian parlor society, and widely accepted at the time. What was the US population at the start of the Civil War? The US population in 1861, the start of the Civil War, was small in comparison to today: just over 30 million Americans. More than 600,000 Americans would be killed over the next four years, and more than 500,000 wounded. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> I’LL SEE IT WHEN I BELIEVE IT! <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> There are a lot of ways to become a failure, but never taking a chance is the most successful. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> NOTICE – NOTICE – NOTICE