The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-01-09
NOSE NOTIONS.


NOS6 OtsONSs
The Nasal Organ tie Basis OF Numeroef
symbolic.
The fool may only see in his nose .
convenient thing to smell with. but the
philosopher reads there the surc indica-
tions of sagacity literally keen-scented.
of judgment and of force of character.
with many other things not to be dis
pensed with in the mental furnishing OF
either civilized or savage. An inch on
the end of q mans nose is good deal,
both as regards the dignity of express
sion in that appendage and the quail
ties Of mind which it signifies. Roman.
aquiline, Grecian or pug. we are all
obliged to wear it, and so it may DO
we'll for us to inquire what this fronts.
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. 1t was this extremely large
faculty which led Alexander to depart
from the established policy OF
Greece and to carry on aggreS-
sive wars of foreign conquest and
to plant cloonies 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, Mer-
cur7 and other idalizations of Greek art
and thought. we see that delicate and
perfect chiseling of the nostrils which
indicates refinement and symmetry OF
intellect. The common Roman nose
was less finished at the end; its pos
SCISSOR loved knowledge for the sake o;
power and conquest, rather than for its
own sake. Aggressions and self defense
were the leading signs which gave char
acter 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. Civiliza-
ton has always had to push its way
against a mass of obstacles. The Roman
nose is moral battering ram to beat
down these walls of savagery and igno.
rance. No person with very short
nose ever made 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. It dom.
mated the old Roman race as well as
the modern aggressive Briton. 1t car
ried Washington on to triumph, stood
in the forefront of Lincoln's unyielding
strength. as it had sustained the shocks
of Waterloo in the face of the Iron
n,SIa hin, fol -
Roman-nosed Napoleon, but in the sep
tum of Wellington's nose the sign OF
synthesis. of intellectual combination
and perseverance, 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 Of
of sects we see the same aggressive
nose. 1t stands boldly forth in the face
of Zoroaster, in Mohammed, in Calvin.
and in the hosts of other leaders who
have done fierce battle for opinion.
Nature never puts great cause
upon . saddle-backed nose and
expects it will rise into power. 1t
was not Victor Emanuel. but rather the
high nosed Garibaldi. who achieved the
independence of Italy. A low bridged
nose will do for the helplessness Of
childhood or the servility of the African,
but such a bridge will never carry a
great work safely over. The acquiline
nose of the Jews has large signs of az.
erosion. defense and protection. while
the breadth of their noses indicates
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 the child who has
everything to learn. and how can he
learn except he ask questions? This
faculty takes the lead in our intellect.
ual processes. as its advance guard
position in the face plainly shows. II
we inquire and observe. some discovery
will fOlloW.-B0st0n Times,