, 1886-07-20
ONE WHO KNOWS NOSES


Writes Pointedly About the Different
Kinds of Facial Protuberances.
A mans nose or a woman's nose is
something of which the owner is sensi-
tive. The nose is geographically situated
below the eyes, and its base is a level
with the bottom of the ears. 1t is a very
handy part of the physical makeup, and
it is indispensable. Considerable atten-
ton is paid to this all-important mem
Der. too, and it is very particular and
| hard to please. Thousands of men are
employed in southwestern France and
other countries in making delicate per-
fumes just to please this particular mem
Der of the body.
No two noses are alike. There is al
ways some distinguishing mark or out
line, yet the noses of the world are CLASH
fled into four general divisions, the Ro-
man, Grecian, equiline, and pug. An
inch ON a mans nose is a good deal, too,
and has considerable to do with the own
er's dignity of expression, and has some
thing to say about the qualities of mind
to be found in the owner. Whatever
shaped nose is planted on our face, we
have to wear it. 1t is decidedly MT like
q hat, which, if it does not suit us, can
be thrown aside. The nose is mighty
and will prevail, and it will do no one
any good to attempt to cut off his nose
to spite his face.
There is a certain individuality about
the nose which makes itself felt. The
Grecian nose is the ideal nose, clear cut
with delicately and perfectly chiseled
n~ostrils, which indicate refinement and
symmetry of intellect. We find this
nose IN Venus, Apollo, Mercury, and
other Greek OSCILLATIONS. Alexander
the Great was a Greek, and wore a Gre
clan nose with Roman notifications. If
you are a student of history, you will re-
member that Alexander was an aggres-
sive man; he had the independence to
introduce innovations, to depart from
precedent and the established policy of
Greece and wage aggressive wars in for
eign countries to extend the domination
of his country. His nasal modification
was the work of aggression in the upper
part.
The Roman nose comes next; it is not
so well chiseled and finished at the end,
and indicates that the owner loved
knowledge, not for its own sake, but for
the valuable assistance it gave in secur-
ing power. Aggression and self-defense
are well marked, and are really the char
acteristics of the Roman nose. Julius
Caesar had such a nose, and he used it as
a moral battering-ram-"but Caesar was
ambitious"
l admire a large nose, and a large Ro-
man nose indicates push and enterprise.
Look at the men who wore such a nose.
There were Washington, Napoleon and
Lincoln, all wearing such an aggressive
nose. The battle of Waterloo was a bat
tie Of noses, Napoleon's Roman nose YER
sus Wellington's nose, which indicated
intellectual combination and persever-
ance. Napoleon's big nose was able to
stand the shocks of that famous battle,
but Wellington's synthetical nose shifted
the victory from afar, and kept the Iron
Duke holding out until Butcher came
and saved the day. So you see what an
important part the nasal appendage
plays.
You will rarely find intellectual
strength IN the head whose frontisplece
is a low-bridged nose. The servility Of
the African is read in his low-bridged
nose with turned up end. Weakness Of
intellect lies there, as in a child, with its
soft, cunning little nose. The projection
of the end of the nose indicates the in
t%errogating mind and conversation. You
will find it in the ~inquisitive child gener-
ally.
The aquiline nose you will find in the
Hebrews, and it has signs of defense,
protection and aggression. The breadth
indicates the love of money-getting. 1t
is n for,a of-nose which vtas found in the
ancient Assyrians. l could go on and
name great men whose characteristics
are well known and you would find that
the nose was the tale-bearer of the work
ings of the mind.-"venerable Sage in
Toledo Blade.