The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-09
hints Oh the Nose.

Ihls important and much necIected
nein Der VIII some day have justice done
IL. S"antline we welcome eyery syn,ptonoi
OF fe'iFed attention to its shape, nature
uses and significance. A recent number
OF an Eus!i>h magazine has some judicious
observations 0n the nose, which we COPY
here for the instruction of our readers
| The nose is the only feature of the
face which Is compounded o. .elid bone
and cartilage; the two substances bin.
Ing together to form a complete and con-
.iEuous whole The upper or tony struct.
urc indicates the natural character OF the
intellect; the upper part Is made for us;
"'s toFef pay! re may II grel. e.rtsnt make
/ or n.Sr ioF o'TseSres. Having reached this
point, 1t may now be desirable to attempt
Some Classification OF the noses.
There are, II seems, only six kinds Of
nose. distinctly marked, and this classifi-
cation Is well known and of leng standing.
Ter an antique gem in the FlorentiEe Mus.
cum gives Us live out 9. SIX. There are,
( h"we' ei III nature very few pure specimeps
| OF any ciaS-; almost all the noses one
! meets with are OF 81 composite character,
and are naturally accom- panied vi IN equal.
ly composite mental characteristics.
Class !. The Roman nose.
II. The Grecian nose.
III. T eCcsitative or wide nostr,lled.
~. The Jewish ncse.
Y. The Snub nose
VI! The Tun-up nose, or Celestial.
The tist three classes are the noble
type Of nose, the latter three arc the sor.
did and coLtcmpla;.ve type. This noble
Classification wss observed physioguomicai.
~ from the very ea!!icst times, for we
have then! distinctly portrayed in the
uIaaoo Trmurti in the caves Of Elerhan>
IA. Ia This three headed deity the profile
o! |i7hnG, the Prescryer, is of purely
Greek model; whilst that Of SiYa, tbs
Destroyer, has rough ard energetic
Roman nose RGt Erama, 'he Creator.
las broad c9-itat.ye- betokening
wisdom and thought OF The proioundest
cider This = very remarkable as show.
:ng IN the early ages Of the world, al.
though there was much less Of what we
cal. philosophy, there was much moro
accurate intuition Of truth than in taese
latter tines, We are ready TO allow
The Roman nose is indicitive Of
emery Of character. es, ecially when tbs
nose Is coarse and rugged, which the Ro-
Inan commonly j. Nature is very chary
IN -uPl lying ru!cr-, dukes, and leaders to
mankind, Yet man j. 30 exceedingly proud
that he cannot !e brought 10 a heartfelt
acHu0w lc, cement Of IL 5 great fact Hence
spring q! the diverse schemes and forms
10y "nl,G philosophers, statesmen, and
guocks have tried to brin, about good
government Their object las been to
co-;r!ye system IN spite OF nature-to
eav, II. Tact. 'Bcd.am. you are slow to pro-
duce real king, 80 SLOW that We must foc
market pa poses Sc; up sham ones, au3 il
possible get rid OF your troublesome royal
f.-r. Il !.
for We cannot give up our shan one, sya-
t-mat!ea.ly utched up in dignity and
unapproacAaj.cEcss as we have made
Ian Political mon gerry would all dis.i.
pate into Tin air. i, instead g talking
about forms, men Ia. discretion amd virtue
enough 10 pick out by election, natures
tora-c"n.n anAers Tor every state-post
c.rCg- -hout acOIual ouT ealth.
"iHe Roman nose Is energetic and hs
for command II delights in ac.!oa,.i:
G:.rsg.id- in position, its takes no
council OF is fears, bu. steadily pursues
Il. jet ~ tie means ard Instruments
most likely to accomplish it.
It has great self>.eliance, is not fond
Of talk ing is little best with the set ph rase
Of peace, j. sententious, hrief puts much
IN liitl- knows precisely the value of
words, and gets a rrthm cut OF fitness
never seeks lIch melody, and would reject
the elegance Of isocrstes. if even it nigh.
he had Tins l. the spirit that breathes
through a Roman nose; it IS strong. saga.
cious, not s.lf-willed, but larce>willed,
swift, sacie-sig gifted for an adequate OBJ
jcct ready II sacrifice all the werld, not
sparinl Itself ready in the sternest way to
embody. !. act. Tie dictates OF the bolaest.
reason. undazzlesi by ANY phan tom Of tho
ina trI Irl4- ion "a -, IA
and peaked moralists pronounce it, but,
neser dreaming that its conscience and its
reason can by possibility s,snd asunder, or
Lc twain