Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-22
HUNDREDS OF BRAVE GOOD FELLOWS

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FOREHEADs AND EYEBROWS.
How to Read the Character by Aid of
Them.
Foreheads may be divided into three
classes-the retreating, the perpendicular
and the projecting. A very retreating
forehead, which is at the same time low
and shallow, shows lack OF intellect, but a
slightly retreating forehead, or what ap-
pears to be retreating forehead from the
fullness of the forms over the eye, indicates
imagination, susceptibility, wit and humor.
The German poet Goethe had this shaped
forehead, and we see this form of brow in
all the antique statues of Apollo: \ very
projecting forehead-one which dominates
the whole facets generally the forehead
of person of a slow if not of a dull intel
lect. A perpendicular forehead, well
rounded at the temples, rather high than
low, and having straight, well-defined eye
brows, shows solid powers of the under
standing, love of study and power of con-
centrating the attention, but it is not the
forehead of the poet, painter or musician.
Arched foreheaas, somewhat low, but
full at the temples with long, sweeping
and mobile eyebrows appear properly to
be feminine, since they show sweetness
and sensitiveness Of nature. A woman
with this sort of forehead, unless her lips
were thin, could never be shrew.
Square foreheads, with broad, angular
temples with fine, well defined eyebrows,
show circumspection, resolution and con-
stancy A blue vein, in the form of the
letter Y, in an open, smooth and somewhat
low forehead, shows a poetic, ardent and
sensitive nature.
Perpendicular wrinkles, those between
the eyes, are natural to the forehead
where they are sometimes seen in ex-
IRENE YOUTH. When much accentuated
they show application and thought, habits
of concentration; we invariably knit the
brow when we wish to grasp a subject.
These perpendicular wrinkles on the fore
head are, however, often the traces of
habitual indulgence in anger; therefore, to
be sure of the indication, one should have
to consider the temperament.
Foreheads not altogether projecting, but
having angular and knotty protuberanccs
upon them, denote vigor of mind and
harsh and oppressive activity and perse-
verance. To be in exact proportion the
forehead should be the same length as the
nose In Greek art, however, it is gener
ally shorter, which gives softness and Gle
gance to the face.
High, narrow and wholly unwrinkled
foreheads, over which the skin seems tight
" drawn, are indicative of weakness of the
will power, want of imagination, and very
little susceptibility They are the fore
heads of the narrow-minded, commonplace
persons.
Horizontal wrinkles across the forehead,
especially if broken in the middle, show
an anxious and somewhat fretful nature,
if the lips are thin and dropping. These
lines are however, often the result of con-
tinued cares and sorrows. They are often
traced by the vexations of domestic life,
hence they are more commonly seen on the
| face of women than men, to whom the per-
pendicular wrinkles are more common.
The eyebrows have so much to do with
the indications given by the brow that it
will be well to speak of them in this arti
Gle When the eyebows are far from each
other at their starting point between the
eyes they denote warmth, frankness and
| impulse-a generous and unsuspicious ma
! ture.
Eyebrows somewhat higher at their
starting point, and which pass in a long
sweeping line over the eyes, dropping
slightly downward at their termination,
show artistic feeling and great sense of
beauty in form. The Empress Eugenie's
eyebrows are of this form, which gives a
sweet and wistful expression to the face
and which some old writers have asserted
to be the sign of violent death.
Eyebrows lying very close to the eyes,
forming one direct, clear line on strongly
defined cyclones having the same form,
show strength of will and extreme deter
mination of character. This sort Of eye
brow appears on the bust of Nero; but
then its indications of determination are
deepened into cruelty by the massive jaw
and the development of the cheek-bone by
the ear.
Eyebrows that are straight at their COM
mencement and are gently arched as they
reach the temples show pleasant comhi-
nation of frmness of purpose and tender
ness of heart Eyebrows that are very
much raised at their termination, so as to
leave much space between them and the
corners of the eyes, denote a person who
is totally deficient in the science of figures,
while eyebrows which lie close to the eye
at their termination show mathematical
talents
Eyebrows lighter than the hair show Il
weakness and indecision. Eyebrows much
| darker than the hair denote an ardent and
passionate, but somewhat inconstant, tenn
permanent Eyebrows the same color as
| the hair show irmness. resolution and con-
stancv.
When the eyebrows are formed Of short
hairs, all lying closely together and lean
ing one way, it is very decisive sign of a
firm mind and good, unerring perceptions.
| Eyebrows that bend downward close to the
eyes, so as almost to meet the eyelashes
when they are raised, denote tenderness
and melancholy The beautiful statue OF
Antinous has this form of eyebrow. An
gular strong and sharply-interrupted eye
brows close to the eyes, always show fire
and productive activity. have never
seen profound thinker with weakly
marked eyebrows, or eyebrows placed very
high on the forehead.
A STRANGE ANIMAL.-In referring to
animals OF peculiar anatomical construction
the "possum' is one of the most wonder
full. He is of the marsupial genus, i. e.,
with false belly or pouch wherein to
suckle the young and also place of safety
for them. The period of CESSATION of the
'possum is not known, for the reason that
it is claimed that the young ones are
voided directly into the pouch, where they
remain and literally grow on the teats of
the mother We are informed by a natu-
ralist who made dissection of a
female 'possum that he found young
ones about two inches long fast
ened firmly on the teats; so at