The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-04-28

SO nave AfnAihlF HftiFt fHNtfHls III Ne
lhink propsr "a fsririsr u. il,aa 81 rr-
mndelinr an prapr,ly bsl,neing lie -.
riaus ofs.ss - ~ hahn.
: Phgsssxnonsy and fhs ItrEh. Every
mzs has e~rulizs. asd ia 49, re.etkss.
disfisscIie< phx-issreay. And ssssr
p<eulisfia'rs ronssanie iis< nn<rfjnx marks
af p<rs~nzi sArniiiv. bar ~I,els sszkes
he indisidt.l I.-ak Ike himself snd al
ane slr<. Nav. na frasare IL the face
can ne changed CO mrfsd. rillsef hy SC
r4i.n nj st design. uish"ss impzfsiss do
{ rrnI ehar4eses 10 the phy-is<aamy. -nd
thus changing sa r~-lais rxirni sisr ne
iziians af HE individual. And A~aee the
la<s OF an rye. az the snsalun,4ry conlrxc-
ton af mnsrlr. ~ the paralysis of rIse
nerve &C any mu~rlr .f Ih~ lace 40 lhss iis
nziarsl play Is isai~'lcd. NAV br, and al.
ways are considered mnss nnfnnuaai~ IN
their elects npnn M physiognomy- Pu,
bs no means more ss lhan The loss az
displacement af ihe drnisi organs. For
here. the controlling inaaenre of these
organs Is t'isrInrlIy seen IN all The ply
singnomirai relationships mnsrlex nf iile
ehreks. The mnuIiing of ihe lips. the ir-
Is.ian af The nnsr AMI rIlin. and li'ai de-
lignfnl play nf The FEATURES hal indirslrs
Ilappinrss and plrasnrr.
In every age II The wnrld. the /. hu-
man fare diyinr" has brrn subJeri of
Interesting study and ohs rvai ON and. 10
some extent. all mrn arr physiagnamisis.
Not thai all Inrn. like i.sraler. are srlrn-
lsfirslly learned upnn the subject; but IN
sfipefirely and practically il,ey are aud
ever will be 81. From The liiile child that
fixrdly gazes upon the r"unirnanre, either
Ia he won hy lis wrIro'ning smiles. or re-.
pulsed hy ils fnrl,idding frown. 10 The man
&c woman of lso.ry hairs. all are pIarIi-
cal physingnospisis. Aud il must. we
think. he acknowledged that any circum-
stance ar combination of circumstances
that are capable 4 changing The wilulr
expression of The face. aud of Having up
an the minds nl children and friends IN
expression 80 important and enduring. Is
noi 10 he disregaldrd coz overlooked. Tie
researches al thai great nainrali.. Culver,
has shawn that the teeth alone are sulIi-
rieni To determine the rlass Of animals 3.
wlirh they hrlong. al,liuugh the fossil
remains accompanying ihrm, NAV be
otherwise deficient. B,t why il this. II
,l,e teeth are no, srikingly characteristic !!
The teeth 81 The CarnlvorA are al once
striking and peculiar. The Graminiv-
orous and lIerhi,orous are sl.o distinctly
marked. Man. who, strictly speaking,
b; longs 10 nri,l,er class exclusively, YET
par,akrs. tn some extent. Of tie peculiar.
lies oi each. aud may. ihenIore. be said
10 he Omnivor,nis, is nevertheless, fomr-
times characterized by striking rrsein.
blance 10 snmr ono Of these distinct rla,
ses. Indeed, tbs is 80 manifest in some
instances. that these circumstances enable
us Ia read the rllaracar Of the individual
with a. much certainty as the Messrs
Fowlers can by Tie superfries Of the era
mum.
For illustration. suppose we find in ih'
mouth Of any person ihase sharp ponies
teeth. peculiar o The earn,vors. 81
: strongly marked as 10 excite our specia
a,,enlIun. I ask is there any risk IN af
. fi,ming of that individual certain traits u
. character which are known To distinguish
, that class az animals! Oh course, lhes
peruliarilies an ,sriously modified accor
ding TO circumstances. bul yet sufficient
, ly marked for the purposes 10 which W
refer. I ~ould observe further, tia
lhose long. smooth, sqnare.edged teeth
peculiar 10 the kline, or herbiuerous, elias
Of animals, not DULY indicate a eons,lll
: iional preference for vegetable dish regi
y men. but docile temper and ,raclabI
lisp. silion.
c These facts &c such they may be con
; sidere,D are no. ilhou, their value. u,
merely in speculative, but in physi1
Il logical point oi view. They cer.ainl
ough, To be considered BY the pl,ysicia
q whewever required To prescribe rule
die, for any individual. Aud they seel
/, 10 initiate with no inconsiderable iort
against The exclusive notions OF the ,
!. called " vegeiarlans.'
However interesting !, might he TO pu
sue this iIaia Of ihoughi, il would mai
IL thus article too lengthy should we aitem
D. its complete development We ha,
50 called your attention 10 il in part 10 sha
how futile are the efforts oil some wi
he call themselves Professors, and attempt
&C decide on the characters, and dispnsilIn
i'd by mere touch on The head, iDdepende
nd Of physiognomy, the teeth. physlolog
.; comparative anatomy. DC. &c.
i.- WING DiGarenccse-The n. York I
m. press, having alluded TO the excitement produc
,r. at late Wing meeting in that city by the &C
~ flict Of opinions among its members in reiereI
70 the choice Of Fillmore, Scott, and Webs
thus remarks, in conclusion, upon the div isi'
On in the Wing ranks:
nus CAS- we look back upon the scene,
les marvel how so much fuss could have be
ny created, and so much blood aroused. b
=; we account for it all in the fact that
To- Presidential steam is up Tor the ra'