Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-02-24

SCIENCE OF NOSES.

Turning over an old book the other day
we found Sc, of rules for discovering peo-
pies character, by the length and formation
in inventions of later times. 1t is simple in
lis application, and comprehensive to the
meanest understanding. Its chief advantage
however is, lhat-whereas the bumps on a
mans head are hidden beneath his hair or a
| wig, and the worse the qualities they indicate
the less he will permit them to be examined
here, on the contrary, the index of his
| character is precisely the most prominent
feature of his face. 1t would seem as if ma
ture had taken this precau,ion in order to
render hypocrisy unavailable. A person
might endeavor no doubt, to keep the world
in the dark by merely putting the handker-
chief to his nose, like chicken that !hrusls
its head into a corner and fancIes itself in
visible. But IN case of this studied ID
ocaiIiieut, IT WouIu not De upci~, "
conclude, that he was char2,~ ,eFlsea oy suc'
an attrocious nose. as v.'uld alright man
kind 10 look upon.- " Without further pre-
face we shall favor our readers with the ele-
ments IF the sc.nce, beseechng them not
onlv TO stud their neighbors' noses but
glance in tie looking ass at their own.
"A ncse long, slender, and small, denotes
a nerson audacious, testy, hasly, peevlsh.l
creA!ous, irresolu,e." Not very amiable
nose this the next is better.
"A nose long and declining downward
over the upper lip, signifies person saga
cious, secret, serviceable, true to his friend,
honest, and fair in his dealing." This, me-
thinks, is not very pretty nose to look al.
We fear that some of our readers would
prefer a better shaped one, even with worse
indications.
"a nose sharp in the end, and of mddling
proportion, denotes person concerted, I'M
suitable, contentious irritable scorniul, cum
ming, malicious, but with good memory"
Doubtless a good memory is desirable
thing enough; but it will hardly make a
mends for so many evil attributes as are
here enumera,ed-especial!y as, when com
bined with malice, the possessor will be
likely to remember All old grudge.
"A nose broad, crooked in the upper part,
long, and grosser than ordinary, marks a
person bold, proud, fierce, tenacious, envi-
Gus, covetous, luxurious, deceitful vain, To-
rious, perfdious and a scold." We would
flee from this nose as far as we could see i,
with a telescope.
"a nose large in the middle, and growing
less towarGa the upper part. is sign of d
person invariable, luxurious, nice in his
language, and of a churlish disposition"
! This we presume, is the sort of a nose, thai
its owner is addicted to turning up, when
matters do not happen to sut'lhe fancy.
GA nose long and very thick denotes very
greedy, covetous, simple in good things ane
witty in evil, frownng, assembling, anc
much more ignorant than he would be re-
ported to be" Whoever has nose OF this
pattern, we advise him never to go abroad
without clapping his handkerchief to 1t as
it were bleeding.
GA nose unusually elevated in the middle
like the arch of bridge, marks a person
lying idle, inconstant, luxurious, credulous
importunate, ready-witted, gross liver, AM
irreligous" Mercy on us! Are there NJ
good noses in the list? For our own part
if we were not already provided, we hal
! about as leave do without nose as make
shift with any such wicked shouts as these
"A nose indifferently long, and SMALL Il
the middle, signifies person bold, rational
honest, soon angry, but soon pleased" A
noses 60 it is worth any money. 1t is no
to be sneezed at.
ga nose somewhat hairy at the end, big
ger than ordinary, but small where 1t JON
the forehead, denotes person OF good dis
position, but too easily deceived" Suppo
sing this to be lady's nose, we should fee
no sort Of inclination to take advantage {