The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-09-26
NOSE NOTIONS.
What the Nasal Organ is Said to Sym
bolixe.

what the Nasal Organ Is Said to Sym.
bolixe.
The fool may only see in his nose .
convenient thing to smell with, but the
philosopher reads there the sure indica-
tons of sagacity, keen-scented, of
judgment and force of character, with
many other things not to be dispensed
with in the neutral furnishings of either
civilized or savage. An inch on the
end of man's nose is good deal,
both as regards the dignity of expression
in that appendage and the qualities OF
mind which it signifies. Roman.
aquiline, Grecian. or pug. we are all
obliged to wear it. and so it may be
well for us to inquire what this frOntis-
piece of the face symbolizes 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 ex-
tremely large faculty which led Alex
ander to depart from the established
policy of Greece, and to carry on az
gressive wars or foreign conquest. and
to plant colonies 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 idealiza-
tons of Greek art and thought, we
see that delicate and perfect chiseling
of the nostrils which indicates refine
ment and symmetry of intellect. The
common Roman nose was less. finished
at the end: its possessor loved knowl-
edge for the sake of power and conquest,
rather than for its own sake. Agrees
sions 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 Roman conquest up to its
meridian splendor. Civilization has
always had to push its way against
mass of obstacles. The Roman nose is
a moral battering-ram to beat down
these walls Of savagery and ignorance.
No person with very short nose ever
made profound impress 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 ad-
vancement of the world. 1t dominated
the old Roman race as well as the mod
ern aggressive Br,tton. 1t carried
Washington on to triumph. stood in the
forefront of Lincoln's unyie.ding
strength. as it had sustained the shocks
of Waterloo in the face of the Iron
Duke. Against him was pitted the Ro-
man-nosed Napoleon, but in the septum
of Wellington's nose the sign of synthe-
sis, of intellectual combinat on and per.
severance. 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, cousin of Wellington, shows
the same aggressive character. In all
The great founders of religions, or of
sects, we see the same aggressive nose.
1t stands boldly forth in the face of
Zoroaster, in Mohammed, in Calvin. in
the otherwise gentle face of the Naz-
arene, and in the hosts 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 into power. 1t was not Victor EN-
manuel, but rather the .high-nosed
Garibaldi, who achieved the independ-
ence of Italy. A low-bridged nose will
do for the helplessness of childhood, or
the servility of the African. but such q
bridge will never carry a great work
safely over. The aquline nose of the
Jews has large signs of aggression. de-
Tense. and protection, while the breadth
of their noses indicates their money
making propensities. This form of the
nose was common among the old As
svrians, as shown by their sculptures.
The protection of the tip of the nose
indicates observation, the questioning
faculty. and belongs to the inquisitive
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 our intellectual processes.
as its advance-guard position in the
face plainly shows. If we inquire and
observe, some discovery will follow
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