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But before his body, let us look for a moment at the head that did such great deeds. As already seen, Mr. Lowe says that a Berlin hatter once related, as the result of his phrenological experience, that "Of all German tribes the Mecklenburgers had the biggest heads; But that no Mecklenburger ever required so large a hat as the Lord of Varzin."[1]
"A celebrated sculptor at Berlin (Professor Fritz Schaper) has modelled the Chancellor's bust according to accurate measurements taken. He says the most striking of all is the massive, clean-cut chin, which seems capable of splitting iron.… What strikes one chiefly about Moltke's head is its beautifully symmetrical form and perfect poise; while that of Bismarck is mainly remarkable for its rugged bulk and strength;
- ↑ Nelson Sizer, who has studied heads more carefully, perhaps, than any other man in America, says: "All really great men have great heads—merely smart ones, or those great only in certain faculties or specialties of character, not always. Byron's hat was small, doubtless because his brain was conical and most developed in the base; but its great weight establishes its size. Only men with great heads are commanding; are the men for great occasions, and have that giant force of intellect which moulds and sways nations and ages. Quality is more important than quantity; but true greatness requires both cerebral quantity and quality. Napoleon wore a very large hat—one that passed clear over the head of Lehmenowski, one of his body-guard, whose head measured 23½ inches; so that Bonaparte's head must have measured nearly, or quite, 24 inches; Webster's head was massive, measuring over 24 inches; and Clay's 23½; Chief Justice Gibson's—the greatest jurist in Pennsylvania—24½; and Hamilton's hat passed over the head of a man whose head measured 23½. Burke's head was immense; while Franklin's hat passed over the ears of a 24-inch head. Washington's head was also very large." (Look at it in the statue in front of the Sub-Treasury on Wall Street, New York City, as compared with the body.)
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