Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-01-16
The Philosophy OF Noses.

The Philosophy OF Noses.
A writer remarks as follows: A FIRST d.
vision of noses includes all that are in pro-
portion to the face, too small, that is, all
such as are decidedly less than one.third OF
the length of the face, or less long than the
forehead. The varieties of these are nu-
merous in the snub, fat, rstrousee. pug, and
upturned or celestial noses. The natural
types to which they are generally rsferable.
are either the little noses of children or Hat
broad noses Of negroes, and is consistent
with this that in men Of civilized faces all
ruch noses indicate defective intellectual
power, and do 50 with certainty of SYM
boi.m which nothing but excellence in the
form of the head, as in the case OF Socrates,
can neutralize. They tell US Of an unfinished
intellectual development; and the lower and
fatter, and more snub they are, tho more
| certainly do they indicate feebleness and
meaness of iutillect, and Of a mind in which
bad tember more than 60 ID judgment will
have sway.
1t is not quite so with " men. In them
the whole organization in its gradual devel-
opment dverges less than that OF men does,
from tho almos. similar form which they
both have in early childhood. The retention,
therefore, of the little child-like Eose, implies
no such grave defect in the woman's mind
If her head be we'll formed such nose may
express naiuete, or perhaps smartness and Wit,
and dexterous Intelligence. II they are not
they add much to. the expression OF insigni-
fcsnce or even coarseness. The thicker
and larger forms of snub nose, in either sex
commonly indicate the predominsnce OF the
material, sensuous character, and turn-up
nose with wide, obvious nostrils, is an open
declaration, SO far as nose can make it, OF an
empty aud inflated mind Of mind in which
there is but spurious immitation of that
strength and loitier pride which the wide
, nostrils in a we'll formed nose might indicate
Large noses in men are generally good
signs; especially, they add emphasis to the
good indication of well formed head but
!, they must not be too feshy or too lean. II
, they are long (yet short Of being caout like)
they mark, as prolongations of the forehead,
the intelligent, observant and productive ma
ture of the refined mind. If Roman, arched
high and strong, they are generally assoeia-
ted with less developed forehead and
larger hindhead and they disclose strength
of will, rather than power they show also
the v,ut of that refinement which is indica-
ted by the straighter nose. The Jewish, or
- hawk nose, commonly signifies shrewedness
, in worldly matters; it adds force to tho
meaning of the narrow concentrated forehead,
4 symbolical of singleness of object; usually
: narrow nostrils wear the unfailing sign OF
: caution and timididy. The Greek straight
~ nose indicates refinement of character, love
for the fine arts and bellies letters, astuteness,
craft and preference for indirect rather than
. direct action. Perpendicular noses, that is,
such as approach this form, supposes mind
capable Of acting and suffering with calm
ness and energy.
A nose slightly beaod at its end extends
and corroborates tho indication OF the analy
% tic forehead. Such noses, large and broad
: pointed, are frequent in men with some prac'
tical knowledge of the world. The same
!. befled end is often in the end cositative
u wide nos.riled nose, wide at the end, thick
8 and broad, indicates mind that has strong
powers of thought, and is given to close and
o' serious meditation. With these symbols La
L. vater's dicta falls in: "a pose whose r'dg'
u is board, no matter whether straight or curv
~ ed, always announces superior faculties. Br
u this form is rare" And again "A small
10 nostril is the certain sign Of timid spirit.
:. In q woman large nose is of more uncertain
20 ausury for it is apt to extend into carica
20 ture. II it be we'll formed and finely mould
;. ed, rather large nose and especially on
;. which is nearly straight, or slightly arehse
is, in woman, often characteristic Of excel
~ lent mental power. But any one OF tn
!. more peculiarly male forms Of nose. II largel.
" and coarsely formed in women, denote q 70
"a masculiue character, and those that are OF u
! omen in men are much more 30 in women
N since the evil of being inappropriate is sdde
~ to that Of malformatien.
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