The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-07-25
NOSE NOTIONS.
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The fool may only sec in hts nose Q convient tAing to smell with, hus the philoeophex reads there the sure indicA-
 ment and toTce of e c@aracteE, with many other things not to be dispensed with in the neutral furnishings of either civil sed or savage. An inch on the end ot a mans nose is good deal, both as re- 1ards the dignity of expression in that aapeadage and the qualities ot mind which 1t signifies Roman, aqu,liuy, Gte- clan, or pug, we are all obliged to wear 1t. and so 1t may be well for us to inquire what this frontispiece of the face symbol- iEes 10 general and in particular Alex. ander the Great was Greek. but at the upper part of his nose 70 see the ptomi- ncnt sign oi aggression, which marked the K oman nose and character. It waS this extremely large faculty which led Alexander 10 depart from the establishe policy of Greece, and to carry on aggrcs- sive ~arS oi foreign conquest, and to plant colonies and kingdoms In other countries.
 The lower cad ot hts nose indicated the same artistic and literary taste which marked the Gteeks as nation. In the Apollo. ln Venus Mercury, and other Ideal Iations of Greek art and thought, we see that delicate and perfect chtseling of the nosttils which indicates refinement aud symmetry of intellect The common Roman nose vas less tinished at tke end ns possessor loved knowledge for the sake of power and conquest, rather than tor lis own sake. Aggse=ssess and Aalt-de- fonse were the leading x,gns which gave character to the Roman noe, They arc large iu the iace ot iaiins C'cssT, who carried the genius of Roman COL queS, up to is meridian splendor. CivihsAtion has always had to push it's way against a mass of obstacles. The Roman nose Is a moral baltering' ram io beat down these walls of savagery and ignorance. No person with a very Shou nose evet made a profound impression in the world. The hard Roman nose, pushing it's way de- spite all personal suffering, haA played a conspicuous part ia the moral A well as the political advancement ot the world. IL dominated the old Roman race AS well as the modern aggressive Bnton. .t carried Washington on to triumph, stood in the forefront of Llncoln's unyieldiug strength, as h had sustained the shocks oi Waterloo in the lace oi ,he iFen Duke. Against him was pitted the Roman nosed Napoleon, but in the seplum of Yelling tons nose the sign ot syn,hesis, ot intel lectual combination and perseverance, was very large, and this caused him to hold out on that day. even when the ap- parent tide of war had turned against him, until Blucher came, and all was saved. The lace of John Wesley. A cousin oi Wellington, shows the same aggres- sive character. In all the great founder of religions. or Of seciS, VIC see the same aggressive nose. lt stands boldly forth in the face oi ZoroaHteF, in MohAmmed, in Calvin. in the otherwise gentle lace of the NaEATene, and in the hosts of other leaders who have done herce battle for opinion. Nature never puts a great cause upon a saddle backed nose, and expects r will Iise into power. lt vas not Victor Emanuel. but rather the hikh nosed Gar ibaldi, who achieved the indepe adence of Italy. A ow-brldged nose will do ior the helpiessness of childhood or the seF- vlity of the African, but such bridge win never carry A great work safely over. The aqulline nose of the )ews has large signs oi aggression, defense, and pTotec- tion. while the breadth of their noses in- N'SSeea snsH hs""ov'"@Abk PoP~uasfo~' This form of the nose was coianon among the old Aasyrians, as shown by their sculptures. The projection of the tip Of the nose indicates observation, the questioning faculty. and belongs to the iuquisi,ive mind of the child. He has everything to learn, and how can he learn except as he asks questiousf This faculty takes the lead m our intellectual processes, as it's advance-guard positioa m the face plainly shows If ~s inquire and observe, some discovery will follow.
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