line from the organ of Destructiveness vertically to the organ of Veneration, then the organs back of this line, and the planets which pertain to them, give a dark complexion; while the organs forward of this line, and the planets which pertain to them, give a light complexion. And again, those organs which lie at the base of the brain, and the planets which pertain to them, give a ruddy cr sanguine complexion; while, if these are small, and the organs of the top-head predominate, and the planets which pertain to them are strong in the horoscope, then the person inclines to paleness. These signs, however, have very much to do with the form and nature of the person, and they should always be taken into consideration in judging a nativity. I do not maintain that the descriptions as given above are correct, as I am not a practitioner in astrology, but would ask every one to investigate for himself. I have written the description down just as I find it in the books.

Many useful subjects might be added to this work on astrology, as we have not yet considered a tenth part of the subjects. But as it is not my desire to write a practical work on astrology, perhaps what has been written will give the reader a fair insight into the subject, enough so, at any rate, to answer my present purposes. Those who wish to pursue the subject further are kindly referred to other works on the subject. I would especially recommend "Heliocentric Astrology," by Frederick R. White.

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Experience is the backbone of knowledge, and a handful of this is worth a carload of reading. Therefore, set to work, and with the aid of an Ephemeris for the year in which you were born, draw out your own horoscope, and you will speedily find satisfaction. It is a bad thing to always follow the opinions of others, for in such a case the mind is never settled. Persevere with the study, and what you do not discover one day, you may the next; for nothing of any worth was ever acquired without labor or study. That you will succeed in this is my earnest desire.

PART FOURTH.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.

The subjects we have been considering are popular, well known, and most of them are established; but most of the subjects we are about to consider, are not popular, are not well known, and they are not established.

Astrology, of course, contains many vagaries, and the reader is invited to sift them as he will; but since the terms used in astrology have been in use for centuries, we may say that they are popular, except that part of the science which has been added in recent years. The remaining parts of the work are not popular; they are only the evidences of a few men at most, while a great part of it is entirely original: and these evidences may not be considered as being sufficient to establish a verdict. But the truth is truth, however, wherever we find it, no matter whether it be uttered by one man or a thousand; and I will endeavor to bring out something new that is worth considering.

The greater part of the work we have been considering is copied from other books. I do not claim that there is anything new about it; and all I have written that is new is contained in the following chapters, and these subjects, I believe, are worthy. of your earnest consideration.

CHAPTER I.

HARMONY BETWEEN PHRENOLOGY AND ASTROLOGY, OR THE INFLUENCE OF THE PLANETS ON THE HUMAN MIND.

"There is one glory of the Sun, and another glory of the Moon, and another glory of the stars; and one star differeth from another star in glory."-PAUL.

The accompanying diagram shows the groups of organs as they appear in the brain, and also the planets to which each of these groups of organs is allied.

The Moon is allied to the Cerebellum; Venus to the remainder of the Social group situated in the Cerebrum; Mars and the Earth has to do with the Executive or Selfish group; Jupiter the Aspiring group; Saturn the Perfective group; Mercury the Perceptive and Literary group; Uranus is allied to the Reflective group, and Neptune to the Moral group.

We must consider these planets in a different order from henceforth, for reasons which will appear as we proceed. They are mentioned above in the order of the numbering of the organs in the several groups by the phrenologists, and have no reference to the order of their influence as regards the planets.

The planets affect us in the order of their distance from the Earth; and since the Moon is the nearest, it has the first effect. The function of the cerebellum, or the organ of Amativeness, as we have seen in the study of phrenology, is generation. And since anything must be generated before it has an existence, and further, if the Moon is allied to this organ, we cannot well deny the fact that it has the first effect.

The cerebellum has other functions aside from that of generation, as we have seen in part second; and we will have occa

sion to examine more minutely the nature of its functions later on. This organ is classed in the social group by the phrenologists, and properly so too. It is a social organ. It is separate, however, from the remainder of the social organs lying in the cerebrum, by a membrane, the tentorium, and it has a widely different function from the other organs in the social group. In treating of it with respect to planetary influence we must call it a separate organ.

Venus is the next planet in the order of distance from the Earth, and has the next effect, Venus has always been called the "god of love," and if we say that it is allied to the social group of organs which are located in the lower back-head, and in the cerebrum, perhaps it will not create any controversy. It has to do then, with the organs of Parental Love, Conjugal Love, Friendship, Inhabitiveness, and Continuity.

Mercury is the next planet to be considered, and we will say that it is allied to the Perceptive group of organs. This group is composed of two classes of organs, Perceptive and Literary, and it may be, as stated in astronomy, that there is possibly another planet near the Sun called the Planet of Romance or Vulcan, to which the strictly Perceptive organs are allied, while the Literary organs belong to Mercury. These organs are so blended together, however, that they cannot be diagramed separately, and since we know nothing definitely of the planet Vulcan, we give them all to Mercury, and believe we are right in it, too. Mercury is allied, then, to the organs of Locality, Eventuality, Time, Tune and Language; and if we include the Perceptives, Individuality, Form, Size, Weight, Color, Order, and Calculation.

Mars comes next in the order of distance from the Earth, and it is next to have effect. It is allied to our Executive or Selfish group of organs.

I am aware that most men argue that "Self preservation is the first law of Nature;" but the only evidence they produce to substantiate their argument is the fact that when a child is born, the first thing it does is to take nourishment, and look out for number one, Admitting that this is true, I will ask,