The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-05-07
NOSEOLOGY.
How to Tell the Character of People by the
Nasal Organ.

Nasal organ.
AS general principle, large, long noses
are indicative of active, energetic characters,
apt to be proud, pompous, impatient, dc sirous
to be leaders and commanders, and often over
bearing and tyraynnical
On the other hand persons with small, low
noses are week characters, deficient in gov
eminent, even Of themselves, and prone to
follow their appetites, desires, loves, and
hates, rather than their reason and judg
ment.
Large-nosed persons in a critical position,
or under circumstances Of excitement, will be
more self-composed and competent to judge
and act wisely than the small-nosed. Large
noses are found chiefly among the inhabitants
Of mountainous regions or their descen-
dants. Small ones originate in low, level
lands.
When the nose is long in proportion to its
general size, the individual is discreet, care
full, timid, and thoughtful. Noses that are
relatively short from the forehead to the point
belong to rash, careless, self-wlled people.
Noses that reach far away from the face de-
note persons discontinued with their present
lot, aspiring and anxious. But if the point Of
the nose seems clnging to the upper lip, we
infer tendency to the misery, and love OF
earthly things.
Wien nose is thin, as we'll as generally
small, the constitution is poor, as well as the
character weak; there is a tendency to con
sumption, and such may die early. On the
other hand il the nose is thick where it joins
the face, there is strong constitution, strong
passions, too, and reason TO hope for long life
| If proper care be taken.
| Sharp-pointed noses accompany intense,
keen, penetrative persons, with quick tenn
pers. Those that are thick and nearly square
at the point denote taste for invention and
progress. A prominent nose, nearly or quite
straight, and which seems to have two points
formed by vertical depression down through
the end, deno,es a meditative and logical
mind.
I A man with nose reaching toward the
mouth will be cautious, and his bodily wants
his first consideration. Noses that reach in a
/ straight line forward at the base indicate
ly in middle life. Round noses belong
TO the musical, the speculative, and
those possessed of retentive memories. The
small, low round rose, generally known as
the pug, turning up little at the point, be.
longs to forward, conceited, and saucy in
+ dividual.
The nose that shows a large amount Of
| bone in proportion to its size denotes a stable
character, slow of judgment, but firm and re-
/ liable but the soft, feshy, or gristy nose
leads us to fear we have sly, deceptive, cum
ming, teacherous character. The former origin
ates for the most part in temperate eli
mates, the latter in the torrid zone. Exam
Piles of the gristly nose may be seen in the
cat, and all the feline species.
Z The straight nose inclines to science, art,
polite literature, and political economy, if
educated accordingly. But that which shows
a convex form from forehead to point in
clines to commercial enterprise. A nose very
broad at the base eviences a dull, .obtuse in
tellect, with much physical courage, animll
power, and destructive inclination.
When the lower portion of the nose forms
an obtuse angle with the face, and the point
is elevated about IS degrees, we have a per-
son inclined to snobbery and fashion. When
the septum or partition between the nostril is
longer than the sides, we infer an original,
fertile, suggestive mind.
A nose standing out high, and thin in its
upper part bespeaks moral courage, love of
argument, quick apprehension, capacity TO
make the best use of what they know at the
time being. Wide spread nostrils are indica-
tive Of strong lungs, but the closing of them
evinces pulmory weakness. Wrinkles lying
across the top of the nose are signs OF
thoroughness. A fiery red, warty, and en-
large nose betrays a diminution of energy
through disease or strong drink.
Long, sharp. and well-.ormed noses pos
sess acute scent, provided they are not sub.
ject to catarrh, for that running OF mucus
which arises from great susceptibility of cold
in this organ, and which is detrimental to the
special sense of smell.
As general rule, square noses indicate 9
masculine, and round ones feminine, charac'
ter. Animals as we'll as human beings, with
long noses are uneasy, watchful, and desire
to travel. Those with short ones are slow o
movement, as the sloth If the bridge of tn,
nose is high, it evinces disposition to assai
those who are considered to be doing wrong
J. Simms, M. d.