Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-14
On Noses.

Nusoo nave Ueen casblned as the Roman or
aqaillne, the eagle-beaked nose, the straight or
Greek nose, the cogtalive or wide-nostrled nose,
the JEWISH tho snub, the celestial or turned up
nose vi these the first indicates decision firm.
ness OF character, great energy, and with these
Considerable disregard for the softnessess, little
nesses, and paltry ways Of society and life.
Many OF our first rate men have had Roman
noses. II was Roman nose which determined
first upon subjugating this island which nose,
II legends tell truth, was broken 10 the attempt
Tor C1 iar iell from his boat as lie landed, and
damaged h 3 lace upon the hard shingles of the
shore OF Deal. How important the parts which
have been played by this kiod OF facial organ
may DC seen By glance into history Begin
ning with Sesostria, we have Cato the Censor,
julius Cesar, Henry Nv. Of France. Canute,
SIR William Wallace, Robert Bruce, Edwsrd l.,
Henry VII, Queen Elizabeth, Loyola the
founder OF the Jesults, Sir Francis Drake, Con.
zllve Vt Cnrdoya, who beat the Moors, the great
Conde, COriez, PIzarrO the Pitts, Washington,
chei OF the New World, and Wellington, the
creates; captln Of bis age, all with Roman
nOses Ol course, also we must add Columbus.
who discovered America.
Without the testimony OF portraits we could
declare that it must have been a Roman nosed
man, who, beaten from court to court, laughed
at and neglected, still by perseverance got TO-
gethtr his little money, and setting his back res.
olutely to the Old World, steered over the waste
Of waters to the New. OF half Roman and
half Greek noses, which class combines physical
energy with refinement, many great men have
boosted. Sucn were Alexander The Great, Con
stantine King Alfred, Woosey, Richelieu, Lo-
renzo dc Medici, Sir Walter Raleigh. Sir Philip
Sidney, and last, and greatest in energy and
effect, Napoleon Bonaparte. His nephew has
also an aqulline nose, rugose, coarse, large, but
expressive, and cogitatiye AS to the termination
and nostrils.
IL is impossible to conceive more beautiful
faces than those which have the Greek nose but
the owners are men of too much refinement to
be always energetic and bustling. Hence, when
Napoleon, who was a nasologist, or nose pbilos-
opher, wanted any work well DONE be asked for
a man with plenty OF nose. Strange as il may
appear he says, &" Il generally choose a man
with good allowance of nose" Now, the
Grecan nation never had superabundance Of
that organ. Their noses were small, but well
chlselled, straight from the forehead, without
Individuality or locality above them in the fore
head, and accompanied by the well Known Greek
character, a preference for a diagonal action,
craft, sharpness, good bargaining, and refine
ment. They loved the arts rather than war
They admired eloquence, because il indirectly
persuaded. They were tickle, and we're forever
seeking something. The Romans would have
battered down the walls Of Troy in half the time
the Greclans did, or they would have died under
them. The Greclans lOTod to talk rather than
light They remain in history and occupy 50
large space, because OF the genius Of their au.
ihors not that oil their people.
The possessors of tho Greek nose who have
become celebrated in history will very fairly In
ilcate the general character which IL seems to
point out. Addison, Byron, Shelley, Petrarch,
,henser, and Milton I'm bis YOUTH are among
,oets who were distinguished by this feature.
)l painters there were many who, as their Dor.
rals show, possessed it; Raf.alle, the divine,
'ne OF the most beautiful OF men, Canova, the
culptor, Claude, Titan, Murlllo and (when
loune) Rubens. Under this class very natu-
ally tails very excellent kind Of nose, called
he Grsco cOgltatye. In youth many noses are
,urely Grecian put these aiterward develop
nto the rugose, widely nostrilsd, cogitative
lose, which the majority OF great thinkers ap.
ear to have ossessed This Is the last class Of
Ghlch caE at present treat Ii should not
uih ups nor uo ol"hNJ snuooeui Out grauuaiy
'lden below the bridge. The nostrils should
Q fine and wide not close and thin. The lip
Mould, as We have said, have character of its
wn, and should certainly NOT be thin, which
ould indicate weakness and curiosity. Men
war or OF theology, inventors, agricultur-
is, or strict men of business, possess this nose
nd to enumerate the number OF trst-rate men
no have possessed it would occupy more space
lan we could afjrd-LOndOa Society Masa-
ne