New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-12
NEW PUBLICATIONS
rur SCIENCE OF TIE FACE.


Fower & Wells.
There a,o two physiognonsts Of the sane na'ne, who
arc rnoa;ioned in ancient htorythc one euiney prdo-
,ieal The other thcoIst The first Zolyrs, the
pervant of Daiu, and Persian nobema1, WHO
cat cU his moss and cars and led TO the be-
sescd Babyonlans. They marked the e1i4-oia'-
NARY condition Of bis coun.enancc, and knowing
She eiaN, plopenaios Of Darius, they naturally eoH
cinled nat tle newcomer must have been mrlteu .!
Lis monarch and had, therefore, but me'sef reason ~
loving him. Cyprus being at once ao~Accu -
ihe dignity of Commandcru-Ch>f reqoitcd mo
confidence Of his alofacd fcll2W-etizens oy eeh'-
e.ing the city 10 his masicr, OF whose court ho
was ever after ont OF the most favored ana stiA'Hr
ornaments. The second Zopyrus was the Atheilian
Who discovered al manner Of oiieina sin and in1N!
IA tie oountenonce Of Socrates Mr.. Wells, who IN MS
now and very elegant treatise, mentions tho feeond
Zorus among the ancient fathers OF his arr las 10 'n
son TO the Persian lo should be classcd among cary
martyrs and who took very besI means Of conee-hDs
whatever trcachcy tie astuie Dabyoniars m9-' H"'0
discovered luAiug in his nose his nonbcr IL "eIyIuS
must have hccn Of The class which Nh N's ranks as
relative defensive Of no little length ana fehhVn&6!
shish bridge TO amputate bulky projection must
have required COMMON oTtttde, especially IN no 'o-
s-nce Of chloroform anloGr respect for Che noe and
physical courage cf 2opyrr rises accordingly oour-
tcr so sch devoted shooh laye lived after de discovery
oftbe rhinorlasdcopcrl'ion.
The treatise of ih Wcls which is admirably printed
and proiusey illustrated, is probably the most complete
handbook upon the sub ct ii tie language Il contains
a synopsis OF the history Of physo5rouy, WIN
notices Of all The different systems which have
bcou promulgated and critical examinations Of the
eyes, the noses tho moths The ears, aad the oros, OF
several thousand dis ngushed and notorious Characters
Tho views Of the ancients Mr. Wells considers 70 haFe
been of little importance. II Greece Ihyaognopy was
--rf 7~ ffeu . l.l
encon and in Bome it was chiefly IL tie hands OF
those who told fortunes During Tie dark ages, physog
nomy "was generally eoIdoced with astTology magic,
aud particularly with chiTomency and chirosaQy' The
founder Of modern pA ysogu0my was Baptsa Fora, VINO
printed treatise IL Naples in 1923. Larater, IL l'S,
published his "Pysiognonica Fragments" o. his eele'
brated uau Mr. Wells says; Bis dsueatons Of cLa1ac-
Ter xerc often exceedingly happy and strkingiy coeo
but they appear been founded mainly on his lnui
tive impressions" for readers 70 determine whothcrhs
latedscipes havemade any impovementupon the method
OF their master; whether "nuive impressions are any
more valuable thai good cssiug and Whether GOOD guess
ing ever rises in yaao to tho dignity q IN Intelligent enc
piricsm. Physiognomy, like pmenoogy, must ai"'ys
be system Of Condolences and ih accorded " tese ne
limited by the creduLiy Of the observer thousand
long noses may satisfy mnd while another, less esiy
convinced may require five thousand In case oil ei'hof
the larger or sma supply, we arc equidtant from posi-
srogre to rush in and make fna hayocof our most IN
genous olassifcatous.
Layater compressed his system into Gone Hundred
Physognomical Rues,' LEFT in manuscript; eId published
after his death. 8lr. Wells gives selection fon these
The subject of Observation he attacked as 1t Wefc
from an ambush, ard if possible in GmOment OF complete
surprise Thrown Oh his quad either by joy, anger or
some other passion hewin have no Opportunity 70 mako
ND adramatc face. u parallel wrinkles are no'eu
between the eyebrow OF nCr he is wisoa woman SO
marked is dgniGed and polite Porsons whose iore-
heads arc inclined to be long, WITH eose-irawn
aud unwrnkled skins, justly entitled to. great
variety Of bad ldiectyes-thcy are "coid'
inalign, suspicious severe, rrnsoricOs, eSnesitSd.
mean aud unforgiying.' So "oblque wrinkles
tainly sign Of poot obque, suspicious mind Large
clear blue eyes denote ready and great oapact by na-
ture Inclined to enjoyment ana curious inquiry nose
much turned downward" is fatal 10 the posscssoFs
moral cLaraeter-Lc Is never Truly good, truly cheerful
or noble or great while "a turl-up nosc' indicates
refined sense eloqucnoe and bcneyoence" dispTo-
portion between the under and upper lip IS sign OF folly
and wickednes." That chin " deoisvey indicates good
sense which is somewhat incurred, udented in the
middle" Women with brown, hairy, bIstly wnrts on
the chin are commonly good housewives" These are
specimens of Layater rules it is unnecessary 10 repeat
them ALL Mr. Wells admits that Layetsr was man Of
fine perceptions, but regrets tha: he knew nothing Of
chronology.
The modern systems Of physiognoIny o. which Mr.
Wells treats before entering explanation OF his
own are those of Alexander Walker and Of Dr. Bedhed.
The former holds that "ths face physiogaouicly
sidered primarily the organ and sign OF sensationi
that the organs in the face 10 indirectly present
Indications Of mental operations because the acts Of the
will which their muscular parts obey, take place
unless preceded by mental operation Large lips alvays
indicate greater capacity with regard TO taste and rs asso
ciated desires The short Gained nose IS evidently
calculated TO receive rapid impressions. Width OF nose
indicates the permanence Of its functions; its hight tln
continuity consistently holds Mr. Walker, with the
mere physical capabiy of tho short upturned nose to
receive rapid Impressions and to eod TO rapid emotions
persons with such nose are generally quick and pert
Consistently with the Sse physical capabity Of the long
and dropping slowly receive impressions and lead
10 emotions persons with such reserved IN
character" An eye Of great magnitude Indicates
capacity of receiving powerful sensations Of vision.
Width Of the eyes indicates the permanenoe Of their aIe
tons their hight intensity. An pres nting nrrhsf-
Gus elevations and depesons and finely elaborate, Is
always more delicate Mr. Walkers theories or the most
part seem TO be those of an acute Physiooss'.
or Dr. Redfeld's system we only say that it OPP
pears to US to be extremely ancifn. What 70
pect Of philosopher who begins By maintaining that the
two sides of the human body representative OF male
and fomaehe right side feminine and referring TO love
and Affection the left masculine and referring 70 wisdom
and integencef AfteI this we may be prepared for any
theory, however unique curious and advise the
reader be well guarded against establishment if nc
to follow Dr. Redfeld in his Analysis of Man
He informs Us that the four tperaments correspond to
the four elementsthe choeric 10 ire the sangane to
air the mencholic 70 earth, the phlegmatlc to water
this nv M means the end NJ the DOoOre