Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-18
NOSE NOTIONS.
What the Nasal Organ Is Said to Sym
belize.
From the Boston Times

From the Boston Times.
The fool may only see in his nose a
convenient thing to smell with; but
the philosopher reads there the sure
indications of sagacity literally, keen
scented, of judgment and force of
character, with many other things
not to be dispensed with in the mental
furnishing of either civilized or savage
An inch on the end of d mans nose is
a good deal, both as regards the dign-
| ity of expression in that appendage
and the quality of mind which it sig
mites. Roman, aQuiline, Greclan or
pug, we are all obliged TO wear it,
and so it may be well for us to inquirc
what this frontispiece Of the face 81 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. It 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
| les and kingdoms IN other countries
The lover end Of his nose indicated
the same artistic and literary taste
which marked the Greeks as q 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 flashed at the end; its poss~
essor loved knowledge for the sake Of
power and conquest, rather than for
its own sake. Aggressions and self
defense were the Leading signs which
gave character to the Roman nose.
They arc large in the fare Of Julius
Caesar, who carried the genius Of
Roman conquest up to it's meridian
splend0r. Civilization has always
had to push its way against a mass Of
obstacles. The Roman nose is d moral
battering ram to beat down these walls
of savagery and ignorance. No per-
sou with very short nose ever made
a profound impression in the world
The hard Roman nose, fight ng all
personal suffering, has played a con
| spIcuous part in tue moral as we'll as
| political advancement Of the world
Is dominated the old Roman race
as we'll as the modern aggressive
Briton. 1t carried Washington on to
| triumph, stood on the fore front of
Lincoln's unweilding strength, as it
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: combination and persever-
ance, was very large, and this caused
him to hold out on that day, even when
the apparent tide of war had turned
against him, until Butcher came,
and all was saved. The face of John
Wesley, a cousin Of Wellington,
shows the same aggressive character.
In all the great founders of religions
or of sects, we see the same agrees
i've nose. 1t stands boldly forth in
the face of Zoroaster, in Mahomet, in
CALVIN, in the otherwise gentle face
of the Nazarene, and Ia the hosts of
other leaders who have done fierce
battle for opinion. Nature never puts
a great cause upon saddle backed
AOoS cRItNA pNSIS III WILL IJ0J IubU
power. 1t was not Victor Emmanuel,
but rather the high-nosed Garibaldi,
who achieved the independence of
italy. The low bridged nose will do
for the helplessness of childhood or
tina servility of the African, but such
bridge will 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 inquisitive mind of tie child. He
has everything to learn, and how can
he learn except as he asks questions2
This faculty takes the lead IN our in
tellectual processes, as its advance
guard position in the face plainly
shows. If we inquire and observe,
some discovery will follow.
Playful College Students,