Notes on the United States of North America during a phrenological visit in 1838-9-40

by George Combe

Volume: 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1841 Original Publisher: Maclachlan, Stewart Subjects: Phrenology United States History / United States / General History / United States / 19th Century Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies Social Science / Slavery Travel / United States / General Travel / United States / West / Pacific Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. Voyage on the Hudson to Albany -- Albany -- Why many objects in America appear unfinished -- The Church -- Brightness of the Sky -- Saratoga -- How to know the Americans -- Road from Albany to New Lebanon -- Pittsfield -- Peru -- Causes of bad Roads -- Chesterfield- Northampton -- American Servants -- Rev. Jonathan Edwards -- Cause of taciturnity at the public tables -- Banks of Issue and Mania for Speculation -- Abolition of Slavery -- Worcester -- State Lunatic Hospital -- Boston -- Sunday -- The Custom-House -- No duty on articles of Science -- The Institution for the Blind -- Books for the Blind -- Description of a common School Convention -- Constitution of the Board of Education, and its powers -- Common School Libraries -- Normal Schools. 1838. Sept. 28. Voyage to Albany. -- We embarked this morning at seven o'clock on board of the Champlain steam-boat for Albany. The boat sailed punctually at the hour, and we found ourselves rushing up the majestic Hudson at the rate of twelve miles an hour. A thick mist, however, almost immediately enveloped us, and our speed was lowered to avoid accidents. No smoking is allowed except in the fore part of the main-deck. A few passengers, obviously belonging to the lower grade, spat plentifully on the deck; but one of the servan...

405 pages, Paperback

First published October 21, 2010

About the author

George Combe, brother of Andrew Combe, was a writer on phrenology and education. He was born in Edinburgh, where for some time he practised as a lawyer. Latterly, however, he devoted himself to the promotion of phrenology, and of his views on education, for which he in 1848 founded a school. His chief work was The Constitution of Man (1828).

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