nd is therefore more sensitive to all those stimuli
which act upon the mind.

His whole body bespeaks it. The fineness of his features is in direct
contrast to some of the other types. The unusual size of his brain
denotes a correspondingly intricate organization of nerves, for the
nerves are tiny elongations of the brain.

The intellectual sensitiveness of any individual can be accurately
estimated by noting the comparative size of his brain and body.

His Triangular Head and Face

A triangle is the geometrical figure approximated by the Cerebral's
front face and head.

If he is a pure, extreme Cerebral a triangle is again what you are
reminded of when you look at his head from the side, for his head stands
on a small neck, his forehead stands out at the top, while his back head
is long. These bring the widest part of his head nearer the top than we
find it in other types.

Delicate Hands

A thin, delicate hand denotes a larger-than-average Cerebral element.
(See Chart 10)

Smooth Fingers

What have long been known as "smooth fingers" are typical of the
Cerebral. These are not to be confused with the fat, pudgy babyish
fingers of the Alimentive, for though the latter's fingers are smooth
around, they do not present straight outlines at the sides. They puff
out between the joints.

Smooth fingers are characteristic of the extreme Cerebral type. They are
called this because their outlines run straight up and down.

The joints of the Alimentive finger (See Chart 2) mark the narrowest
places owing to the fact that the joints are not changeable. In the
Osseous fingers (See Chart 8) the opposite is true. The joints mark
the widest spots and the spaces between are sunken.

[Illustration 10: A: Typical CEREBRAL face B: Typical CEREBRAL hand]

The fingers of the Thoracic are inclined to be pointed like his head,
while the Muscular's fingers are square at the end and look the power
they possess.

But the Cerebral has fingers unlike any of these. There is no fat to
make them pudgy and no muscle to make them firm. Neither are there large
joints to make them knotty. Their outlines therefore run in almost
straight lines and the whole hand presents a more frail, aesthetic
appearance.

Meditation His Keynote

Thinking, contemplating, reflecting--all the mental processes coming
under the head of "meditation"--constitute the keynote of this type.

The Alimentive lives to eat, the Thoracic to feel, the Musc