The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-11-19
A CRATER UN MUSES..
The Nose as an Indication Of Character
The Greek, thc Roman, tho Chinese,
tie jewish.

lhc uTcc&s Vic ktomUn, tho Chinese
tie JEWISH.
The iavorite answer of sehooboys
when asked the whereabouts of COM
race. He's following his nose" con-
tains ! big physiog ionical truth. The
nose stands out as n facial sign of char
acter so distinctly, that lie who runs
may read. A skillful actor may alter
the expression OF the eyes, the mouth
may hide under mustache, and the
chin may he covered by brushwood
OF beard. but the nose is a budapest
that Is always in sight.
The intellectual significance of the nose
is apparent when we consider that in
the Caucasian it averages in length
about one-third OF the face; while in
the Monaghan the average is about
one-fourth, and in the Ethiopian some.
thing less than one-fourth. Compare
the snub-nOse of Chinaman with that
OF an energetic, live American-the
former represents stereotyped, nom
progressive civilization several thou
sands years OLD, while the prominence
OF tue latter is significant of the "plsh"
which has conquered "A new world with
in century and a half.
The Roman nose is the nose of execu-
tiveness, the nose which loves power,
the nose of the conqueror-always ag-
gresslve. Great generals, men who
were born to command" those who
''hnd way or make a way" have noses
oil the Roman type almost without ex-
ception. On examining pile of photo
graphs OF successful warriors, ruling
political leaders, aggressive thinkers
men OF mark-the observer will find a
Roman nose, or a modification of it, in
nine cases out of ten.
The Greek nose, the nose of refine
ment, takes its name from the art-loving
Greeks, in whose physiognomy it was
formerly q prominent characteristic.
Poets and artists have noses of the Greek
form, or which show decided tendency
toward 1t. 1t is the classic nose which
delights the sculptor, and is thought to
be the most beautiful nose in woman.
1.-THE Greek nosed woman" saws one of
her admirers, whether born in a cot
tage or a palace. makes everything
around her beautiful. Taste presides
alike in the adornment of her person and
the furnishing and embellishing of her
rooms"
THE owner of the Greek nose"
writes the author OF Notes on Nosts."
" is not without some energy in the pur-
suit OF that which is agreeable to his
tastes; but, unlike the owner of the
Roman nose, he cannot exert himself in
opposition to his tastes" Some great
men have lived who had noses COM
pounded of the Roman and Greek, APP
preaching the former. however. Alex
ander the Great, Constantine, Washing
ton, Napoleon, Sir Philip Sydney,
Lorenzo de Medici and Wolsey had
noses of this sort.
The jewish nose may be said to indi-
cate worldly shrewdness, with the
ability 10 turn that shrewdness into
profitable account. The Jewish nose is
the commercial nose, though the love of
gain, or acquisitiveness, is more
definitely indicated by the thickness of
the nose just above the wings. Let an
observer attend meeting Of successful
business men and he will notice that the
central part of the money-making nose,
where II joins the face, Is wide, and is a
formation peculiar to most nasal ap-
pendages OF the Jewish type.
The snub nose is the nose of childhood,
OF weakness. of undevelopment. No
man with an unmixed snub nose can
hope TO become renowned for greatness.
The snub noses OF the Chinese have not
solitary aggressive point-they will
never lead their owners into the nine
teenth and twentieth centuries. A
"turn-up "snub is a perpetual inter-o-
gatiCp point; 1t Is the inquisitiye nose of
children, OF Celestials, and is found on
me lace OF not a few women. The true
Celestial nose is continuously concaye
from root to tip, which can be said of
but few American adult noses.-Chicago
ErDTess.