The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-08
FACIAL INDICATIONS.
Mental characteristics Indicated in Fac

Mental characteristics Indicated in Faces.
From the chronological Magazine.
Round-eyed persons see much, live
much in the senses, but think less. Mar
row. eyed persons, on the other hand, see
less, but think more and feel more intense
~. It will be observed that the eyes of
children are open and round. Their whole
lifo is to receive Impressions. It is only
when childhood is maturing toward man or
womanhood that thought comes, if it comes
at all. But what is it that most leads to
reflection? Experience. Our errors, our
short comings, our failures, these teach us
to think before We act, to consider each
step, to weigh every motive. When, there
fore, the upper eyelid. for it is that which
has the greatest amount Of mobility roops
over the eye, it indicates not merely redec-
tion, but something painful to reflect about.
Hence the length or dropping of the upper
eyelid betokens confession and penitence.
The dropping of the half of the eye
lid from the other angie to the centre in
dicates the disposition to confess ones
fault to parents or seniors, to father con-
fessor," or to the Supreme Being. The
dropping of the half Of the eyelid from the
inner angle to the center betokens dispo-
sition to repent, and to 40 works meet for
repentance" Closely allied to these signs
are those of prayerfulness and humility.
The former is indicated by the muscle
which turns the eye directly downward, as
represented in the picture of Madonna.
Prayerfulness is usually large in connection
with the sign Of comics ion, and humility
in connection with that of penitence, the
reason of which is that between the facili-.
ties Of penitence and humility there is the
same close connection as between confes-
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than humility has the eye turned habituAlly
upper part Of the iris is
covered by the upper eyehd, and so as 10
leave slight space between the iris and
the lower lid. The reverse is true of one
who has more humility than prayer. The
faculty of truth-thnt is, the love of it's
indicated by the muscle which causes per-
pendicular wrinkles between the eyebrows.
Fulness and wrinkles under the eye for
which some persons are remarkable, indi-
cato the love of mathematical accuracy; and
wrinkles curving upward from the outer
angle Of the eye and eyebrov indicate
probity or personal truthfulness. There
are three degrees of the faculty Of Justice.
The first kind is a kind of exactness or
strict honesty in small money matters,
which some people would call closeness,
and is indicated by single perpendicular
wrinkle or line between the eyebrows.
The second is the disposition to require
justice in others, and is indicated by
two perpendicular lines or wrinkles,
one on each side Of the eenter-a
very common sign. The third is conscien-
tiousness, or the disposition toapply the rule
Of justice to ones self, and is indicated by
three or more wrinkles or lines, especially
noticeable, extending above the eyebrow
when the muscle is in action The love of
command is indicated by ono or more
transverse wrinkles across the root of the
nose, exactly between the eyes. It may be
seen in great military commanders, in mas
ters and teachers, and in those generally
who are fond Of exercising authority. In
those who are wanting in the power to COM
mand. and have no desire for responsible
ity. the sign is also absent. The faculty Of
command frequently acts with the part of
justice which reprimands, or requires
others to do right, and both together pro-
duce that frowning. and lowering brow
which is SO terrible to evil doors, or to
those who love to be approved rather than
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