One man claimed to have struck him in the face after he landed outside. Maxillofacial surgeons state that these types of fractures cause an elongation of the face and a receding of the jaw line. Images based on the death mask hold those same inaccuracies. The fact that the death mask reflects these fractures should in no way detract from other ways in which it accurately displays details of the Smiths face. The prophet was beaten by mobs on occasion.
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