Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-20

Prom the New York Evening Post.
KNOWING MIN BIZ THEIR EEEs-
New Science.
There Is prophet in Israel. A man
has sppesred in this country, IN this age,
who csims 10 have discovered 8 new
science-the srt Of residing men by their
ewes. His name Is Aguirre de Nenero,
and lie has written a book called "New
system q PhvsiOgnomy, or the Art Of
Knowing Men by theirEyes,' whichhss
been printed in this city by John F.
Trow. The work is dedicated 10 the
memory Of Lavster.
The author, In an Introductory address
o. to the reader gives an account Of the
circumstances which directed his stten-
ton 10 his " new system When a
very young man he went into the army,
where his duty IS a subslteru led him to
The study Of his superiors, and his charge
s. an officer 70 that Of his sub0rdinates.
The study OF men soon became s passion
with him. he went e Mexico, and OBJ
served the various types Of Mexican
character. The West Indies, the United
Scstss, France, spain sad Italy were all
visited wIththe same purpose ofstudying
LumanphysiOgnomy. Prisons and mad
houses were explored and the result of
al this was the conviction that the ewes
the mirrors OF the soui-acy the most
important part in the expression Of the
human C-ountensnce. After q length
ened and especial st;Gy Of the ewes"
writes suthor. "iu connection. Of
course, with the other features, 1 arrived
st the conclusion that there exists a uni
Ver,al language, known from pole to
pole, and that this language Is expressed
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changing signs
The infant, by a natural instinct, al
ways fixes his gaze on the ewes of the
person who speaks TO him. In mature
the eve VIII express emotion, even
in spite Of efforts 10 the contrary. 1.-THE
ewes ola person, for instance, surrounded
10y JOY and content and the smiles Of ca
PRECIOUS fortune, are mirthful, sparkling
and playful, and seem to overflow with
happiness, beaming forth bliss at every
glance. A sudden reverse Of fortune
comes, and that very PERSONS mightiest
efforts 10 conceal his sufierings are useless
and unavaling; the eyes put of their
brilliaucy and become dim and OPAQUE.
dull q heavy IN their movements. a. If
the eyeuslis were suddenly unstrung.
and If the misfortune continue, they soon
acquire a mOurnful, d0wncast expression.
which, In an unmisJakable manner, re-
veals the state OF that persons mind
The l0wsplntedness reaches at last soch
an extreme that, if the cause Of the mis- I
fortune should be unknown 10 others
they manifest no surprise on learning IN
for most of them have already read I'M
the victims eyes the gloomy melancholy 4
Of his wounded spirit.n The author. az
ter giving many other i~nsts-,ces Of tbai
power OF expression Of - 90 - m
10 claim from the reslts Of MS st1dies Of
lun6ucS IN asyIDr-as and elsewhere. that
11s : N' a disease Of the brain, but
az a Of the eye-for it is the eyes
sUth0r Of~inssnity, which, by their
deception, lead the soul 8stray and over
throw ius sound rauocinati0n-"
After nearly twenty pages occupied in
proving the high functions Of the eve,
our author proceeds TO gradually unfold
his theory. He divides the eve into
four ategorieS. In the first the eyes are
large, fun and pretty open, the inner
corners well marked, eyelashes long and
silky, eyebrows undulating, and the in
telIectUal part Of the Uranium strongly
developed. In the second category the
ewes are Of moderate size, with the inner
depressed and the brOws almost
even. In the third cotegory the eyes are
small and round, the lashes thin and not
elevated, and the brows straight without
any uudulat.0ns whatever. In the fourth
category the eyes are depressed and how
low, the evelashes coarse and not long,
and the brOws harsh, with here and there
an irregular waviness. Besides aIlthese,
there is a fifth class Of eye which the au-
thor calls exceptional, and which he
briefly defines, IS "eves not strictly per-
tanning TO any Of the former c~atsgoTies-n
The eyes Of the first category belong TO
superior people, Of a high order of intel
lecL. Eyes Of the second category denote
ordinary intelligence and quick compre-
hensi1n, and are of frequent occurrence
IN commercial circles and in the army.
Unfortunate people whODossess only eyes
OF tie third category are stigmatised as
meagre in talent, and are to be found
chiefly among servants and the agrieul-
tural classes Should any readerOn ex-
animation before the looking glass, dis
cove that he has eyes Of the fourth cat
egUry, lac viii be somewhat startled 10
learn that, according to N. Aguirre de
Nenero, he is a fit subject for jails OF
prisons, where many OFFICIALLY endowed
in q similar way are now immured.
This branch Of the subject we NAV re-
mark, Is decidedly suggestive. When /.
you desire 10 intimate that the man who
has just won a lawsuit I'VE you ought 10
be in State Prison, ii Is much more deli
cate and graceful to say that he has an
eye Of the fourth category. When YOU
wish TO quietly snub your wife's country
relations, who are on a visit to town
YOU may remark: "Oht YES. t.ev,ra
good enough sort Of people. They have
eyesr l believe, O.. the third Category
When you seek 10 pay court to some
wealthy lady friend, what would facii-
AZ matters more readily than an ejacu-
Of admiration, What magnif- 1
Gently Unduiating eyebrows YOU possess, 4
my dear madamth But such undula-
lions always accompany those optical
1rbs pertaining TO the first category.
OF course, the object Of this delightful I
little book is not only 10 announce the
discovery Of the great eye system, but the
Of applying IL. The author, there
ore, gives rules Ipp. 1876 10 aid in the
Judging Of the physiOgnOmy. Physical
IeaLh is a first requisite, and steady and
Uninterrupted observation seems TO be
he principal means. We confess that T
rules are rather vague; but The author
proceeds more thoroughly in detail. He
the chronological system, sug- G
resting tIlrty-siX faculties or propensi- n
les, and then explaining the indications :
" pecularties which they impart to the A
Iumau face. His book is thus a human
lcuonary- For instance, you ask your
ell mas my friend Dumphead lof
j want 10 borrow money! Adbe-
lveness -BenevOlence, Ideality las to
Of being repaid and Causslitv 81 o
You turn first % s-dhesiveness. and fnd
bat this faculty Is an organic imp.1ea
7hich Induces beings 70 draw Mar 10
ofser,' but no PARTICULARS are given
: 70 how 10 discover its existence jn J.
Jumphead. With regard 10 "beDevo- =
there is a faint clue, for the look
that ErLrT#. y
rfbed As mild and beautiful, revealing
Q first sight great kindness, free from r.
disdain, haugbtiness and ex- +.
selfesteem." The ideahty prob
sm is more easily solved, a. under this ~
lead there is q minute description Of the fr
Of one in whom the faculty IS large ~
nd that there can be no doubt, we are i
nlOrmed that there Is ga bump over the
We and near the external angle, render -
ng the latter more acute between the
and the eyelid.n With such a
-uidei VINO can fail? \ unicorn may be NJ
ecognised ~ once by his horn-a man OF -
by his "b-mp over the eve"
q regard 10 c~ausalty, however. We have
10 such unerrlng symbol. its language
J not kDown-that is, the faculty ~
susauty bas not yet found anv dirscf CCl
representative 10 the human eve. We
rs merely told that its functions az
o. cause and etect"-a statement -
cannot be deemed specially ex- II
or remarkably adapted 10 the prac-
uses Of human 4is-Indeed, the
reat eve sys-em seems TO be very i'm
erfectly developed, and its inventor does
find in the eye any distinguishing
,ken for half Of the faculties which
c mentions.
The latter part o. the book contains a PHI
of brief biographical sketches Of
ninent historical p~ersOnages, especially
ascribing their eyes. A similar account SD
the ewes OF various animals follows.
neither classification, OF eyes ACCORDING n,
color, is also given, based chiefly az :
e writings of Lavater. Thus, q i,laek ms
rather, We might say, hleck eyes- dei
avoid the suspicion Of q PersonaI en- ~,
resultn2 UnhappIly for one OF pol
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