Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-22
BLUE EYES INCREASE.
An Authentic Statement That VIII Pigue
Many Maidens.

Bl1lulO News
Speaking on the sub icct, an eminent
professor who has devoted great deal of
attention to the eyes gave this as his
opinion: without having any data at
hand, he said, IL would say that. con
sderng the causes to which blue eyes are
attributable, there would be more of that
color now than there were fifty years
ago.
He explained the matter scientifically
thus.
81 think so because the color of the eye
depends on the quantity of the pigment
deposited in the iris and the amount of
light the eye is called upon to absorb
Fifty years ago people were more exposed
to the direct rays of the sun and lived less
in retirement than they do now, and
therefore the eye was called upon to all
sorb more light 1t would be II fair in
ference that people who were much ex-
posed to free open sunlight, and living
in state inclining TO a state of nature,
would have darker eyes than those living
a great deal in their homes.
do you think the color of eyes attrib-
utable in any degree to climatic intlu-
enCcs?"
~ cs, the color is subject in great de.
gree to climatic influences, and the meth
DDS of living of the people To illustrate
what | mean about the eye absorbing
light. you will observe that walking along
in the SNOW the eye is called upon to OBJ.
sorb great deal of light, but in looking
on dark piece of velvet it is the reverse
The velvet does the absorption Blue eyes
are increasing in number, | believe, not
decreasing.
There is another standpoint from
which the study of eyes is interesting, and
that is in relation to the indication they
surely give Of persons character. The
poet has called the eyes the windows of
the soul, and questlonably they are the
most eloquent features of the human
countenance, rejecting all our qualities
and desires, our impulses, our passions,
and often our very thoughts.
"BY the eyes we form our first impress
sion of persons character, and it is very
seldom that we change that first feeling,
be it good or bad. without the strongest
cause Every trait and quality finds eX-
preston in these mirrors. Blue eyes be.
tray two antithctic characters. arge
and bright, they denote quick perception
and great susceptibility OF external in
| tiuenCcS. In the gcntler more often than
in the stcrncr sex they are found coupled
with fine archcd eyebrows, in which case
they indicate in men a refined nature and
aesthetic tastes, and III woman lovable
disposition with prediction for dress,
music, and the fine arts. 1t is principle
generally recognized by physogno mists
that beautiful eyes betokcn a correspond
/ ing beauty of character, amiabiity, trust
/ fitness. honor and dcvot on.
"Adorers of blue eyes and light eyes
/ generally will be not a little disappointed
20 learn that they signify cunning and de
'eitfuness, and that physiognomists ad.
Use us to beware of them. Ii is rather
5tartling information, certainly, in the
nght of the intelligence that eyes of this
,olor are on the increase.
Gray eyes are said to denote inteli
Eence, coupled with studousness and
great mental capabiity, and adorned by
kind feeling, Black eyes are unfathom
able, and may either imply deceit and un-
scrupulousness or noble elevation of
character
Eyes like those Of any of the lower
animals, for instance, will be found where
the nature of the person possessing then
resembles that Of the animal in question
But withal, it is still gratifying to find
that blue eyes, always most beautiful are
! on the increase