The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-14
NEW WORKS.

PRrxHRA SIsrKNA DEL LANGUAGE UNIVERSAL,
FIsI00NoMI00 DB Los OJos. Nueva Arte do
Conocor q los Hombres. P0r ID. Mariana
Aguirre do Venero.
This ID very ingenious work, and 10 written some
what after the manner Of LAvater Il published In
Spanish the authors own language, but there Ia an
English translation published ALSO II 10 neither moro nor
less than work physognomy, but treating specially
OF the physiognomy Of the eyes In tact the author
argues that the eyes express nfably the character Of
an individual quality OF the mind and disposition II s
only necessary TO be told he says what the eyes arc TO
understand tho whole nature. He pushes this
theory 90 far a. TO assert that II he knows
tho character Of . person, he can tell. with
out ever seeing him, what the color, form, promi.
nence and general expression Of the eyes are Hence he
takes the great Of history up to the remoes period
and Of whose personal appearance there Is record
and makes picture Of them for TO look at Taking
tho characters Of Noses DAVID Solomon, Jesus Christ
Mahomet Dante and Others as recorded In history or
seen In their works. he processes TO describe the express
sion Of their countenances and particularly Of their
eyes, infinitely stating the shape size color position
and other distinguishing marks In these clamps OF the
Some physiological and particularly psychologists,
assert that the form Of the head gives the expression 70
the foot hand shows the nature Of person, espe-
cially the foot
Esther Stanhope saying TO him. when he visited her in
Palestine, that she knew he distinguished man
she heard his steps ana before she saw him. ana
there doubt that close observer of human nature,
physiological often tell the general form Of Pof
features Of the face by noticing the walk or
seeing the foot
Which part feature Of the body claim pre- emil
expressive OF character are not able TO
decide Doubtless there is law OF nature which pro-
duces certain harmony in the different parts OF animals
80 that may observed, frequently define one
by seeing another. But, considering all the modifying
circumstances Of race, climate, position In fc and other
things incident to human nature IT seems difficult 10
comprehend the theory Of Mr. Agurre that one feature
OF the body shows the whole nature, that we can
describe infinitely feature In person have
seen by his character The study or the eyes very
fascinating one especially TO lovers; and while wc are
neither prepared 10 deny admit the ingenious theory
of Mr. Agurre think he has furnished with an In
teresting book and an agreeable study
OuR ARTIST IN CUBA, with Drawings on Wood.
BY G. w. Carleton.
This little volume enables TO read without the i'm
precision Of types, which is great economy Of time In
this fast age What blessing II would be u all our
newspapers were published In such way that could
see everything at q glance without straning our
Dyes over long columns OF small type. Tho press
headings TO and other articles Mr.. Carleton has
taken stop In advance Of that and describes Cuban scenes
and Cuban life by pictorial Illustrations, or rather BY
little sketches They slight caricatures-uste enough
80 to give strong and truthful impression OF the rea
ty. In most Of them there Ii q genuine humor and Ia
some dash Of satire highly amusing. Though dimnu-
tive sketches they far superior 70 the pictorial Illus
trations generally OF periodicals Some Of them como
up 70 the best sketches Of Punch or Cxarivari
We advise Mr. Carleton 70 follow up his studes He has
the right qualities for successful caricatuFist and hu
morise sketcher