The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03
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The Nose an Indication Sf Charact+r--
 The Greek. the Roman, sfse Cafnese.

The wose an Indication 1s Charactrr--
 The Greek, the Roman, sfse Chinese
 tae Jewish.
 The favorite answer of s26oniboys when asked the whereabouts oi a con- rade, "Ue's following his nose, con tains big physiog onieal truth. The nose stssnds out SIS q iaciesl sign ut char acter so distinctly. that l'e who runs may read. A skillful actor may alter the ex pression of the eyes, the mouth may hide under D mustache, and the chin may he covered by brushwood of beard but the nose is 6 guidepost that is always in sight,
 The intellectual significance of tbe nose is apparent when we consider that in the Caucasian it averages in length about one-third ol the face; while in the Mongolian the average is about ne-fourth, and in the Ethiopian some thing ss thnn one-fouith. Compare the snub nose of D Chinaman with that of an energetic, live AmeTican-the former represents stereotyped, non- progressive civilization several thou sands years ola, " bile the prominence of tbe latter is significant of the push" which has conquered new world with in a century and a haif.
 The Roman nose is the nose of execu- tiveness, tue nose which loves power, the nose of the nourror-always az gressive. Great generals, men who were "horn to command," those who lind way or make way" have noses of the Roman type almost without ex- ccption. On examining a pile of photo- graphs of successful warriors, ruling political leaders, aggressive thinkers men of mark-the observer will find a Roman nose, or modification of it, in nire cases ont of ten.
 The Greek nose, the nose of refine me2t, takes it's name from the art-lCVing 2 Greeks, in whose physiognomy 1t WAS formerly a prominent characteristic. Poets and artists have noses of the Greek form. or which show decided tendency toward it. It is the classic nose which delights the sculptor, and is tn .ught to 5e the most beautiful nose in woman. "The Greek nosed woman" ssvs one of her admirers, whether born in a cot tage or a palace, makes everything 2 around her beautiful. Taste presioes alike in the adornment of Ter person and the furnishing and enbelliShing of her roCm9."
 "The owner of the Greek nose" writes the author oi Notes on Nost 8, " lis 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, ap- preaching the formfr, however Alex ander the Great, Constantine, Washing- ton, Napoleon, Sir Philip Sydney Lorenzo de Medici and Wolsey hac noses of this sort.
 The Jewish nose may be said to indi cate worldly shrew dneSs, with the ability 10 turn that shrewoness into profitable account. The Jewish nose is the commercial nose, though the love of gain, or acquistiveness, is more definitely indicated by the thickness of the nose just above the wings. Le' ar observer attend meeting of successful business men and he will notice that the central part of the money-making nose, where it joins the face, is wide. and Is a formation pecr liar 70 most nasal ap- pendages of the JeS ish type.
 The snub nose Is the nose of childhood. of weakness, of nndevelopmen4. No man with an unmixed snuo nose can hope to become renowned for greatness. The snub noses of the Chinese have no a solitary aggressive point-they will never lead their owners into the nine teenth and twentieth centuries. A ' turn up "snub is perpetual inter-O- gatlon point; it is the inquisitive nose ol children, of Celestials, and is found on the face Of not few women. The trt C Celestial nose IS continuously concave from root to tip, which can be said of but few American adult noses.-Chtc4go EEDresa