The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-03
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According to faneitul American
phranologtst rom teyeI persons see
much. live much in the senses, bat think
less. Marrow eyed persons, on the
other hand. see less. but think and feel
more intensely. 1t xill 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 and woman
hood that thought comes if it comes at
all. But what most leads TO reflection
Experience. Our errors, our short-com-
ings. our faiures-tisese teach us to
think before we act, To consider each
step, TO weigh every motive. When,
therefore, the upper eyelid-for it is that
WHICH has the greatest amount of mo-
bility-droops over the eye, it indicates
not merely reflection, but something
painful to reflect about. Hence the
length or dropping of the upper eyelid
betokens confession ana penitence.
The dropping of half of the eyelds
from the outer angle to the center indi-
Gates the disposition to confess ones
faults to parents or seniors, to a ''father
coufessor.''
The dropping of half of the eyelids
from the inner angle to the center be-
tokens the disposition to repent and to
do works meet for repentance. Close
ly allied to these signs are those of
prayerfulness and humility. The form
er is indicated by the muscle which
| turns the eye directly downward, as rep
resented in the pictures of the Madon-
| ma. Prayerfulness is usually large in
connection with that of pcnitence, 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
| habitualiy more prayer than humility
has the eye turned somewhat upward,
so that the upward part of the iris is a
| little covered by the upper eyelid and
so as to leave n 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 it's indicated by the muscle which
| surrounds the eye, causing folds and
| wrinkles. Justice is indicated by the
| muscle which causes the perpendicular
| wrinkles between the eyebrows. Fall
| ness and wrinkles under the eye, fer
| which some persons are remarkable, in
! dictate love for mathematical accuracy;
and curving upward from the outer
| angle of the eve and eyebrow indicate
| probitv or personal truthfulness There
| are three degrees of the faculty of JUS
| tice. The first is a kind of exactneSs, or
/ strict honesty in small money matters,
which some people would call closeness,
and is indicated by a singular perpen-
dicular wrinkle or line between the eye
brows. The second is disposition to
require justice in others, and is indi-
Gated by two perpendicular lines or
wrinkles, one on each side of the center
"a very common sign. The third de
gree is conscientiousness, or the DISPOSE
ton to apply 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 COM
manders, in masters and teachers, and
in those generally who are fond OF exer-
cising authority. In those who are
wanting in the power to command and
| have no desire for responsibility. this
| signal is also absent. The faculty of
command frequently acts with that part
of justice which reprimands or requires
| others to do right, and both together
produce that frowning and lowering
| brow which is so terrible toevil doors OF
| to those who love to be approved rather
| than condemned chronological Maya
| zine.