Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-06-29
NOSt, NOTIONS.
what the nasal Organ Is said to syn
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The fool may only see in his nose
convenient thing to smell with, but the
philosopher reads there the sure ndi-
cations of sagacity literally, keen
scented, of Judgment and force of
character, with many other things not
be dispensed with in the mental
furnishings of either civilized or savage.
An inch at the end of mans nose is a
good deal, both As regards the dignity
of expression in that appendage and
the qualities of mind which it signifies.
Roman, aquilinc, Grccian, or pug. we
are all obliged to wear it, and so it may
be well for us to inquire what this
trontis-piecc of the face symbolizes, in
general and in particular. Alexander
the Great was Greek, but at the up
per part of his nose we see the promi-
ncnt sign of aggression which marked
| the Roman nose and character. 1t was
this extremely large faculty which led
Alexander to depart from the cstab-
lished policy of Greece, and to carry on
aggressive wars or foreign conquest,
and to plant colonies and kingdoms in
other countries.
In the Apollo, in Venus, Mercury,
and other OSCILLATIONS of Greek art
and thought we see that delicate and
perfect chisoling of the nostrils which
indicates refinement and symmetry of
intellect. The common Roman nose
was less finished at the end; its possess
sOr loved knowledge for the sake of
power and conquest, rather than for
his own sake. Aggrcssions and self
defense were the leading signs which
gave character to the Roman nose.
They are large in the face OF julius
Caesar, who carried the genius of Ro-
man conquest up TO its meridian splcn-
| dor Civilization has always had to
| push its way against II mass of Obsta-
| Cles. The Roman nose is a moral bat
| tcring-ram to beat down these walls of
savagcry and ignorance. No person
| with Il very short nose ever made a
| profound impression in the world.
| The hard Roman nose, pushing its way
| despite all personal suffering, has
| played a conspicuous part in the moral
as well as the political advancement of
the world. 1t dominated the old Ro-
| man race as well as the modern az
| gressiye Briton. 1t carried Washing
| ton on to triumph, stood in the fore
| front of Lincoln's unyielding strength,
as it had sustained the shocks of Wa
tcrloo in the face of the Iron Duke.
Against him was pitted the Roman
nO~ed Napoleon, but in the scptum of
Wcllington's nose the sign of synthess,
| Of intellectual combination and per-
| sGvcrence, 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 aggrcs-
| siyc character. In all the great found
ers of religions, or Of sccts, we see the
same aggressive nose. 1t stands boldly
forth in the face of Zoroaster, the Mo
| hammed, in Calvin, in the otherwise
| gentle face of the Nazarcne, and in the
| host of other leaders who have done
fierce battle for opinion. Nature never
puts great cause upon a saddle
backed nose, and expects it will rise in
power. 1t was not Victor Emmanuel,
but rather the high-nozed Gariballi,
who achieved the Independence OF It.
ally. A low-bridged nose will do for
the helplessness of childhood, or the
servility of the African, but such a
bridge will never carry great work
safely over The aquiline nose of the
Jews has large signs of aggression, de-
tensc, and protection, while the breadth
of their noses indicates their money
making prepeusities, This form OF the
nose was common among the old As
| syrians, as shown by their sculptures.
The protection OF tip OF the nose indi-
Gates observation, the questioning fac
uIty, aud belong to the inquisitiye
mind of the child. He has everything
to learn, and how can he learn except
rs he ask questions? This faculty takes
the lead in our intellectual processes,
as its advance-guard position in the
face plainly shows. II we inquire and
observe, some discovery will follow.
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