Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-23
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LECTURE ON MOUTHS.

The mouth is essential to human happi-
ness; and consequently is an important item
in the human person. 1t is situated nearly
midway between the bottom of the nose and
projection of the chin. When closed, it
presents the appearance of a line drawn be-
tween to ridges, called the lips. When O.
pened, as in the act of Gaping, cavernous
passage may be discovered set round with
ivory, anda pendulous lump of red flesh call
ed the tongue, hops about in the centre. ln
order to open the mouth it is essential that
the hinges of the lower jaw be called into
action; hence lawyers, who do much speak
ing, should keep those hinges we'll creased,
lest, getting rusted, the mouth should re-
fuse to open, and its proprietor become dunn
founded for ever.
The utility of the mouth may be Judged
of by the circumstance that no one could en-
JOY Thanksgiving without it. No one could
put roast turkey into his stomach without
he had hole to poke it through.
Being elastic it may be stretched to pro-
digious dimensions and at other times may
be puckered up, as in the act of whistling.
In blowing hot porage, the mouth is indis'
pensable. And there would be an end to
the Tobacco trade, if there were no mouths
to chew the article with. Indeed, the great
importance of the mouth is so we'll under
stood in this enlightened age, that even the
poorest classes Of society do not think of get
ting along without one. For my own part,
I should as soon think Of dispensing with
my spectacles, as Of getting through the
world without mouth.
There are, however, various kinds OF
mouths, and they are put to various uses
The button month is the smallest sample,
and were it not elastic, and capable of be-
ing stretched to almost any size, the person
having it would stand the hazard of being
starved to death for want of an aperture
large enough to thrust in his victuals 1t
is believed that people posse sing this mouth,
first introduced the fashion of eating soup
with fork, taking two bites of a cherry,
and sucking chocolate through quill.
The douLle-liped mouh, in which the
inside Of the lip is turned outward, belongs
to folks who have eaten something so sour as
nearly to turn their mouths wrongside out
ward, and have never been able to take out
the twist. People possessing this mouth,
however, must have great advantage in
quarrel, as they can give lip at the rate OF
two to another persons one.
The close drapm mouth has the appear
ance of slit through the face without any
lips at all, and belongs to gentlemen who
have completely worn away their lips by
kissing the ladies.
The thick bluJbcr lips are great at feast,
as the individual can carry off gravy and
sweets on his lips sufficient to support him
day or two by the mere act of licking his
chops.
The great frog mouth is the magnificent
prince of mouth 1t does not extend quite
from ear to ear, but it is prodigious, and is
regarded with horror by the tavern keeper
and boarding house keepers Some persons
are so highly gifted in these respects, that
when they open their mouths there is almost
an island. On seeing an individual of this
description open his mouth, on board a
steamboat, the other day, several ladies near
ly tainted, under the apprehension that the
top of his head was about to drop off. Such
persons run great risk of being choked to
death while eating. For the size Of the
swallow bearing no proportion to the size Of
the mouth, there is an awful tight squeeze
when mouthful Of victuals is crowded into
the narrow passage. In case this person eats
cheese which is inhabited by mites, the little
sufferers may we'll exclaim-"Broad is the
way that leads to death, and many 60 in
thereat"
The general Importance of the mouth is
thus briefly vindicated, and 1 do not know
how l can better close this lecture upon
mouths, than by shutting my own.