, 1864-04-15
Short, Scientific Lecture.
THE NOSE.

THE NOSE.
My HEARERS The above is a subject
upon which there has been a great deal
written and said. | might assert, without
fear of contradiction, that no organ of (any)
the nose. 1t is so prominent that it is often
the first feature that strikes you in stran-
ger, particularly if you come in contact with
him face to face. Small noses are said to
denote indecison of character and narrow
views. 1t follows, then, that big noses are
attended by broad views-caused probably
by the increased width between the eyes
1t isn't always the person who has the
most nose that knows the most The ele-
phant, (Which, gentlemen and ladies, is the
largest animal in the known world, has got
remarkable development of nose. 1t is
very convenient for picking crackers out of
the boys caps at shows, squirting water
through, &C.; but the elephant isn't half so
knowing as the monkey, who hasn't any
nose at all, only dent in the face and two
gimlet holes.
"Plain as the nose on mans face" is a
common and at the same time a very incor-
rect expression, for the merest tyro in geog-
raphy will tell you that the nose is a promon-
tory and not plane, unless it has been
planed off, in which case the comparison
would hold good.
The nose is the only organ that can
sneeze, hence, no matter how homely it is, it
is not to be "sneezed att by any of the other
organs.
The "Roman nose" was very popular
among the ancient Romans, because the
most of them had it. With them, not to
"know the pride in a Roman nose" was not
to be Roman. Romulus, who founded
Rome and hence was the first Roman, was
the first one who had that peculiar nasal
formation. His nose was straight originally
but his brother Remus, a spiteful little DEVIL
pushed him over heap of limestone rock
from Saudusky, with which he was intend
ing to build the city's walls, and striking
upon his face his nose was broken in three
places
Thus originated the Roman nose, after
ward a mark of distinction. A writer on
noses gives quite different account He
says the original form for that style of pro-
boscis was ''roaming nose," indicating dis
position on the part of the pOssessor to roam
about, poking his nose into Others peoples
business l am inclined to the former ex-
PLANTATION, and consider the latter slander
upon large and generally respectable class
of community. ... ..
1t is not considered polite in good society
for one gentleman to wiring another gentle
mans nose with his thumb and finger though
different views are entertained upon the sub
ject in different localities In Arkansas, it
is no unusal thing for man to chew his
friends nose off in the most urbane and gen
tlemanly manner, when little heated in de-
bate, taste that certainly cannot admire
The shape of the nose leads people off on
the wrong scent, frequently in judging char
acter individuals are often called naughty,
proud, stuck up in short, when in fact
they are quite the reverse, and have merely
got stuck up nose A man cannot be
snubbed with impunity simply because he
has a snub nose, nor are pug noses invari-
ably attended by disposition to pugnacity.l
Snuff takers are the only ones, my hear
ers, who are literally "lead by the nose" =
They have been known to pinch themselves
for the necessaries of life in order to give
their nose the accustomed pinch 1t is no