Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-11
CHARACTER READING.
Language OF the Eyes and Muscles
Which Surround Them
% the PhrenolNgieal Magazine.

From the chronological Magazine.
R0und-eyed persons see much live much in
the senses. but think less. Na-r0w-eyed Per-
sons, on the other hand sec 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 impressions. IL Is only
when childhood is maturing towards manhood
and wOmanhOod that thought comes. ii it comes
at all. But what most leads to reflection? Ex-
perience. Our errors, our shortcomings. our
failures these teach Us to thi:a Tefore We act
to consider each sep, to weigh every nistfve
When Therefore the upper cyelid-fOr il ia that
which has the greatest amount Of mobility
drcOps over the eye. it indicates not merely re-
fect!Cas but something painful 10 reflect about
Hence the length or dropping OF the upper eye
lid bctokens confession and pcaitcace.
The dropping OF half of the eyelids from the
outer angle To the center Indicate the DISPOSE
tion TO confess ones faults to parents or seniors
to father cOnfcSSoF.
The dropping of half of the eyelIds from the
inner angle to the center bctokens the disposi-
ton to repent and to do works meet for
repentance" Cl0sel, allied to these e;,ns are
those Of prayerfuiness aud humility The for
mer Is indicated by the muscle which turns the
eye directly downward. 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 between the
faculties OF penitence and humility there is the
same close connection as between confession and
prayer One who has habituay more PRAYER
than humility has the eye turned somewhat up
ward, so that the upward part of the iris is a
little covered by the upper eyelid 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 tTuth-that is the love of it's
Indicated by the muscles which surrounds the
eve. causing folds and wrinkles Justice is in
dicated by the muscle which causes perpendic-
uar wrinkles under the eyebrows. Fullness and
wrinkles under the eye. for which some persons
are remarkable. indicate the love of mathe-
NAUTICAL accuracy; and curving upward from the
outer angle of the eye and eyebrow indicate
prOblty OF personal truthfuneSS. There are
three degrees of the faculty Of Justice The
first Is kind of eXactneSs or strict honesty in
small money matters. which some people would
call clOseness, and is indicated by singular
perpendicular wrinkle or line between the
eyebrows. The second is disposition to require
Justice in Others and is indicated by two per
penGiCular lines or wrinkles one on each side
OF the center-a very common sign. The third
degree Is COnscientiOusness. or the disposition
to apply the rule of Justice to ones self and
Is indicated by three or more wrinkles or lines,
especially noticeable. extending above the eye
brow when the muscle Is in action. The love
of command is indicated by one or more short,
transverse wrinkles across the root of the nose
exactly between the eyes 1t may be seen i'm
great military commanders in masters and
teachers and I'm those generally who are fond
OF exercising authority. In those who are
wanting in the power to command and have
no desire for responsibility. this sign is also
abSeI.t. The faculty of command frequently
acts with that part of justice Whicl reprimands
or requires others to do right and both together
produce that frOwning and lowering brow
which is So terrible to evil doors. or to those
who love to be approved rather than con-
demned.