The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-22
FOLLOWING THE NOSE.
WHAT THE FRONTISPIECE OF THE
FACE SYMBOLIZES.
Qualities of Mind Indicated by the Roman,
Grecian or Pug-What the Aggres-
sive Nose Leads tO-Other
Observations.
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The fool may only see IN his nose con-
venient thing to smell with; but the philo-
sopher reads there the sure indications of
sagacity literally, keen scented), of judg-
ment 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 a mans
nose is a good deal. both as regards the
dignity of expression in that appendage
and the qualities of mind which it signi-
fes. Roman, aquiline, Grecian, or pug,
we are all obliged to wear it, and so it
may be we'll for US to inquire what this
frontispieee of the face symboliZes, in gen
eral and in particular.
Alexander the Great was a 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 extremely large faculty which
led Alexander to depart from the estab-
liShed policy of Greece, and to carry on
aggressive wars of foreign conquest, and
TO plant colonies and kingdoms in other
countries. The lower end of his nose in
dicated the same artistic and literary
tastes which marked the Greeks as ma
ton. In the Apollo, in Venus, Mercury,
and other OSCILLATIONS 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 fin
ished at the end; its possessor loved
knowledge for the sake of power and con-
quest, rather than for its own sake. Ag
gressions and self-defense were the lead
ing 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 splen-
dor. Civilization has always had to push
its way against mass of obstacles The
Roman nose is q moral battering ram to
xrro11o of aTld
ignorance.
No person with a 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
1t dominated the old Roman race as we'll
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 Duke.
Against him was pitted the 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, a cousin of
Wellington, shows the same aggressive
character In all the great founders of re-
ligiOns, or of Sects we see the same agrees
siYe nose. 1t stands boldly forth in the
face of Zoroaster, in Mahomet, in Calvin,
in the otherwise gentle face of the
NaZarene and in the hosts of other lead
ers who have done fierce battle for opin-
ion Nature never puts great cause
upon a saddle backed nose and expects 1t
will ride into power. 1t was not Victor
Emmanuel, but rather the high nOsed
Garibaldi, who achieved the independence
of Italy.
A low bridged nose will do for the help
Iessness of childhood or the servility OF
the African, but such a bridge will never
carry a great work safely over The
aauiIine T ose of the Jews has large signs
of aggression, 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 scuIp-
lures.
The projection of the tip of the nose in
dicates observation, the questioning fac
ulty, 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.