American_Phrenological_1865

Phrenology was a psuedo-science that ascribed certain personality traits and characteristics to the shape and disposition of one's features - notably, the skull. It enjoyed widespread popularity in the nineteenth century.

This September 1865 cover features Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant - an obvious choice given that the magazine was published in the summer just following the Union victory.

American Phrenological Journal - September 1865 issue.