, 1884-12-04
THE FOREHEAD.
HOW THE CHARACTER AND TEMPERA-
meNT MAY BE JUDGED FRONT 1T.
The ftstreAting. the PerpendiculAr. and
the ProJeetInE- Meaning OF the
Perpendicular Wrinkles
Between the zyes-

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elasSes-the ~retreating. the perpendicular,
and the projecting. A vsry retreating fore
head, which Is at the same time low and
rhallow, shows want OF intellect; but n
dightly retreating forehead, or what appears
10 be a rotreating forehead from the ~fullness
OF the forms over the eye. indicates imaginA-
ton, susceptibility, wit aud humor. The
German poet, Goethe, had this shaped fore
head, and we SEQ this form OF brow In all the
antique statues OF Apollo. A very project
ing forehead. ons which dominates the whole
faca, Is generally the forehead Of a person OF
a slow II not Of a duh intallect A psrpen-
dicular forehead, well rounded at the tenn
Piles, running rather high than low, and hav-
ing straight, woll-defnsd eyebrows, shows
solid powers Of the understanding, love Of
study, and power Of concentrating the arten-
ton, but It Is not the forehead OF the poet,
painter. or musician.
Arched foreheads, somewhat low. but full
at the temples, with long, sweeping, and mo
bile eyebrow, appear properly 10 be fem
mime, since they show sweetness and sensi
uvenass Of nature. A woman with this sort
Of forehead. unless her lips were thin, could
never DO a shrew. This sort Of brow, com
bined with great fullness over tho eyes, Il the
sign Of an tmpressionable. iiealistio nature,
and Il seen in poets, musicians and nrtista Of
all kinda A forehead, with sharp, project
lB eJc ount F-lnht - tue zone On winch
the eyebrows appear shows an acute
intellect and fondness for research.
Yet there av many excellent heads
ts far as Intellect Is conoeNe1 which
have not this form OF the oye-bones, but
tten these forpheads Law full and rounded
tsmpieS which indicats intellectual power,
though not Of precisely the same sort
hiEh, narrow. and wholly urwrinkled fore
heado. over which the skin seems tightly
drawn, aro Indicative OF weakness Of the
wall power. want OF imagination. and very
little susceptibility. They are tho foreheads
u narro~-minded, commonplace personS
Of course other features may soften these In
~dieattons; Intelligent eyes may give intellect.
or a sweet and tender mouth feeling enough
N, at any rate, diminish the unpleasant indi-
cations Of this low tyre OF forehsad-
Forcheads not altogether projecting, but
having angular and knotty protuberancss
upon them, denote vigor OF mind and harsh
hnd oppressive activity and perseverance.
To be In exact proportion the forehead
should be the same length as the nose. In
Greek art, however, II Is generally shorter,
which gives soitnsas and elegance to the
face. Il should be oval at tho top, or some
what square; II the latter. 1t gives
more force; II the former, more SEN
hbnity OF character. 1t thould be smooth
In repoee, yet have the power OF wrinklinR
whom In deep thought, or when In grief or
anger; for asI have before said, forehoada
over which the AKIN Is 70 tightly strained as
never TO change under these circumstances
show a dull. unsensitiye, and unintellectual
nature. A forehead should project more
over the Dyes than at the top. and there
should be a sman cavity in the center, sepa
rating the brow into four divisions; but this
should DO 50 slightly accentuated as only TO
be seen when the forehead IL in a strong light
coming from above It
Bquaro foreheads with broad, angular
temples, with fine, well-denned eyebrow,
eircumspection. resolution. and c~onstancy.
A blue vein, in tho form Of a letter y, in an
open, smooth, and somewhat low forehead,
shows a poetic, ardent. and sensitive nature.
Perpendicular wrinkles, thoss between the
eyes, arc natural to the forehead twhero they
are sometimes seen In extreme youth. When
much accsntuated they show application and
thought, habits OF concentration; we invnrln-
bly, knit the brows when we wish to Rrnsp a
subject These perpendicular wrinkles on
the forehead are, however, often tho traces
Of hab .tual indulgence in anger: therefore,
70 be sure Of the Indication, one should have
10 consider the temperament. II tho skin Is
OF the color and texture which denotes the
eholeric or sanguine temperament,
one would probably DO right in at
tributing tho formation Of tho perpon-
diculnr wrinkles In such q face 20 the
habltual indulgence OF anger; but II
son In a person OF the Emphatic or NOLAN
choly temperament we should be most likely
correct In attributing the lines to the habit
OF thought Persons Of the purely Emphatic
temperament rarely have these perpendicu-
lar lines. They are too indolant TO indulge
much in study, and too Indifferent to 10
given TO anger. In persons Of a bilious
temparament the lines vvnuld prohahlv y.
produced from both causes-from the deep
thought Of study and also from the indulg-
ence OF dts of hnger-for the bilious tempora-
msnt Is especially an irritable one, though at
the same time highly intellectual, being the
result OF the double influence OF Apollo and
Mercury.
Horizontal wrinkles across tho forehead.
especially II broken In the middle, show an
anxious and somewhat fretfui nature. II the
lips are thin and dropping. These lines are.
however, often the result OF continued cares
and Sorrowa. They are often traced by tho
vexations Of domestic lie; hence they Ars
mere commonly Fcen on the foreheadn Of
women than men, TO whom the perpendica.
lar wrinkles are more common Apart iron
the dedu tions to be made from the obsarva
ton OF the temperament there Is another In
dication which sometimes serves to dis
tinguish the perpendicular line OF anger and
thought 1hose caused by a habit OF con.
centrated attention by. deep thought are
generally OF unequal lengths, whilst those
caused by the perpe,ually rscurrent form OF
anger are Shorter, deeper, hut both OF equal
lengths We sometimes see only one Of thess
perpendicular lines between the eyes, m
watch case there is no longer any doubt as to
Us indication being that OF a habit Of
thought ratl or than Of anger.