Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-07
Language of the Face.

Round-eyed persons see much, live
much in the senses, but think less,
Narrow-eyed persons, on. the other
hand, see less but think and feel more
intensely. 1t will be observed that the
eyes of children are open and round.
Their whole life is to receive impress
sions. 1t is only when childhood Is
maturing toward manhood or woman
hood that thought comes. If it comes
at all But what is it that most leads
TO reflection? Experience. Our errors,
our shortcomings. our failures-these
teach us to think before we act, TO con-
slider each step, to weigh each motive.
When, therefore, the upper eyelid-for
it is that which has the greatest
amount of mobility-droops over the
eye, it indicates not merely reflection
but something painful to reflect about.
Hence the length or diooping of the
upper eyelid betokens confession and
penitence.
The dropping of half of the eyelids
from the outer angle of the center in
dicates the disposition to confess ones
faults to parents or seniors, to
father confessor," or to the Supreme
Being The dropping of half the eye
lids from the inner angle to the center
betokens the disposition to repent and
to "do works meet for repentance"
Closely allied to these sights are those
Of prayerfulness and humility. The
former is indicated by the muscle
which turns the eye directly down.
ward, as represented in the pictures of
the Madonna. Prayerfulness is usually
large in connection with that of peni-
tence, the reason of which Is that be-
tween the faculties of penitence and
humility there is the same close con-
nection as between confession and
prayer. One who has habitually more
prayer than humility has the eye
turned somewhat upward so that the
upward part of the iris is little COW
cred by the upper eyclid, and so as to
leave a 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-that is, the
love of its indicated by the muscle
which surrounds the eye, causing folds
and wrinkles. Justice is indicated by
the muscle which causes perpendicular
wrinkles between the eyebrows. Full
ness and wrinkles under the eye, for
which some persons are remarkable,
indicate the love of mathematical ac-
curacy and wrinkles curving upward
fIvm the outer angle of the eye and
eyebrow indicate probity or personal
truthfulness. There are three degrees
Of the faculty Of justice. The first is q
kind Of exactness or strict honesty In
small money matters, which come peo-
pie would call closeness, and is indi-
Gated by a singular perpendicular
wrinkle or limo 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 center-a very common
sign. The third degree is oOnScien-
tiousness. or the disposition to apply the
rule of justice to ones self, and is In
dicated by three or more wrinkles or
lines, especially noticeable, extending
above the eyebrow when the muscle is
in acsion. The love of command is in
dicated by one or more short,transYerse
wrinkles across the root of the nose,
exactly between the eyes. It may be
seen In great military commanders, in
masters and teachers, and in those gen.
orally who are fond of exercising au-
thority. In those who are wanting In
the power TO command, and have no
desire for responsibility. this sign is
also absent. The faculty of command
frequently acts with that part of Jus
tice which reprimands, or requires
others TO do right, and both together
produce that frowning and lowering
brow which ia so terrible to evil-doers,
or TO those who love to be approved
rather than condemned.-Phrenoloe
teal Magazine.
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