Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18
NOSE MOTIONS.
What the Nasal Organ Is Said to Sym
belize.
From the Boston TImes

belize.
From the Boston Times
The fool may only see in his nose
convenient thing to smell with; but
the philosopher reads there the sure
indications Of sagscity literally, keen
scented, of judgment and force of
character, with many other things
not to be dispensed with in the meatal
furnishing Of either civilized or savage.
An inch ON the end Of q mans nose IS
good deal, both as regards the dign-
4 ity of expression in that appendage
and the quality of mind which ii sig
mites. Roman, aquiline, Grecian or
pug, we are all obliged to wear it,
and 50 it may be we'll for us to inquire
what this frontispiece cfthe face S. m.
bolizes, in general and in particular.
Alexander the Great was Greek, but
at the upper part Of his nose we see
the prominent sign of aggression,
which marked the Roman nose and
character 1t Was this extremely large
faculty which led Alexander to depart
from the established policy OF Greece,
and TO carry on aggressive wars or
foreign conquest, and to plant colon-
I les and kingdoms in other countries
The lower end Of his nose indicated
the same artistic and literary taste
which marked the Greeks as a nation
In the Apollo, in Venus, Mercury and
other OSCILLATIONS of Greek art and
thought, we see that delicate and per-
/ feet chiseling of the noStrils which
indicates refinement and symmetry Of
intellect The common Roman nose
was less finished at the end; its poss-
essor loved knowledge for the sake of
power and conquest, rather than for
It's own sake. Aggressions and self
defense were the leading signs which
gave character to the Roman nose.
They ara large in the fase of julius
| Caesar, who carried the genius OF
Roman conquest up to its meridian
splendor Civilization has always
had to push its way againsta mass OF
obstacles. The Roman nose is a moral
battering ram to beat down these walls
of savagery and ignorance. No per-
son with very short nose ever made
a profound impression in the world.
The hard Roman nose, Tight ng all
personal suffering, has played a con-
splcuous part in the moral as we'll as
political advancement of the world
iIt dominated the ola Roman race
as well as the modern aggressive
Briton. 1t carried Washington on to
triumph, stood ON the fore front of
LincOln's vnweilding strength, as il
had sustained the shocks of Waterloo
in the face of the Iron Duke. Against
him was pitted the Roman,nosed Ma
poleon, but in the septum of Yelling
toms nose the sign of synthesis, Of
intellectual, com 0inaIon and persever-
ance, was very large, and tins caused
him to hold out on that day, even when
+ the apparent tic,c Of war had turned
against him, gntil Butcher came,
and all was saved. The face Of John
Wesley, q cousin of Wellington,
shows the Same aggressive character.
In ak the great foanders Of religions
or of sects, we see the Same agrees
i've nose. It stands boldly forth il
the fsce of Zcroaster, in Mahomet, ia
Calvin, in the otherwise gentle f@sC
of the NaXerene, and in the hosts o.
other leaders who have done fierce
battle for opinion. Nature never put
great cause upon saddle backed
nose and expects it viii rise into
power. 1t was not Victor Emmanuel
but rather the high-nosed GaribGldi
who achieved the Independence Of
! Italy. The low bridged nose will dc
for the helplessness of childhood OF
tina servifity of the African, but such
isridge viii never carry great work
safely over. The aquiline nose Of the
Jews has large signs of aggression,
defense and protection, while the
breadth of their noses indicate their
money making propensities. This
form of the nose was,common among
the old Assyrians, as shown by their
sculptures. The projection of the tip
of the nose indicates observation, the
questioning faculty, and belongs to
the inquisitiye mind of the child He
has everything to learn, and how can
he learn except as he asks questions
This faculty takes the lead in cur in
tellectual processes, as its advance
guard position in the face plainly
: shows If we inquire and observe,
some discovery will follow.