The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-17
All. KINDS or NOSES.
Dinsrnt shapes Of the Huws1 rroboscis
aal What They S,t>sifr

lost with It Ii cannot be permanently
and successfully disguised. This led
20 the remark about an unmistakable
Thing AS plain "a the nose on your
lace. The nose was originally in
tended as an organ for conveying 10
the brain the delicate sense of smell
ing It's uses have in many Instances
been perverted. Savages bore holes IA
their noses and hang iewelry on them.
Dirty old men put snuff IN their noses.
IL IS an abuse Of nature. a sneeze Is
an involuntary effort OF nature TO blow
out Of the nose the snuff the dirty old
man has put intoit When gcntlonan
Is walking drunk on the street, police
men say: lie has a sausage up his
nose Policemen know what they
mean by such language. but in some
way II goes that a drunken man IS an
otienSe TO The nose.
Some men talk considerably through
their nose. Some vocalist, seem 10
sing through the nose 1t becomes an
unmusical instrument--a nasal Eazoo
when it Is snorod through. II is @
nuisance when poked into the business
Of people who do not own IT,
See the man with the sharp long,
rounded nose, like the beal OF an
eagle. He IS O combative man who
wants TO argue the case and wants 10
have his own way. Like the bird OF
freedom, he wants liberty OF 'piniOns
The eagle nose Is strong IN character
II speaks for itself 1t stands up for
itself, and will not be snubbed or sat
down upon.
The Roman nose is also fnll OF char
acter. Ii IS out # place and looks un-
happy on the face Of the modern dude.
1t looked grand on the face Of the
ancient Romans, for which faces il
was made Is was in harmony with
rugged men who had decision OF char
acter and meant business. There could
have been 40 great Cesar with an in
significant, turned up or meaningless
nose Look at pictures of Washing.
ton, Wellington, Napoleon, or whom
you Will, and you viii find that great
men have had great noses.
The Hebrew nose is a good nose II
is always IN keeping with the face
Ii on the face Of a beautiful Jewess it
is beautiful, and yet it speaks OF lis
race and origin, however family.
Eyes and ears and chinsand f0rehcads
do not. This is but an instance show
ing how the nose is an open book on
the pages Of which history may be
written.
The African nose is fiat and open
tr--t .4,s ,4Tf4f,4 ny ,rrtrr o,.af,.
engagement with any air It looks
lazy, and is not fine
There are no perfect noses away
from the marble features Of statuary.
They were not handed down to the
modern Greeks
Just now the commercial nose is Of
most importance In China and ia
pan the commercial men who sample,
classify and buy teas are called tasters
They should be called smellers. They
could not begin to Go thoirwork if they
slipped and swallowed samples of Ell
the tea they passed upon. The stom-
achs would not hold enough and the
samplers would die. They depend
upon their noses and base their
opinions on the aroma of the steaming
beverages. Their noses never 90 back
Oh them.
Samplers Of wines and of coffee rely
upon the nose, and It Is the Same way
with sugar men The expert sugar
broker trades GA the judgment Of his
nose, and bc rarely gets left
The average human nose has a hard
time working its way through this
world. It IS an insignificant, shape
less thing when il first appears on the
face Of baby and seems destined to be
pinched frequently by the ambitious
nurse and always by the indiscreet
"peek-a-bOO' lady visitor Then come
accidents 10 the nose when it begins to
grow up. The little fodder who wears
It falls over on it and bumps it per
haps dishgures II in rolling down
stairs or falling out Of the baby car
rage while nurse firts with the police
nan. Later the little thing is pressed
against window panes and worn away
looking al Christmas toys IN shops or
At the children the little nose owners
would like TO be playing with IN the
streets. Then comes tho scratches and
hurts noses receive III the battle Of life,
bearing It's blows and bruises Per
haps one IS fated to be placed along
side Of q cross eye, and to be uncOm
fortably stared at during waking
hours. And then when eyes become
dim and weak their obhging neighbor, /
the nose, standing by and between /
them, must hold for old eyes spec /
tacles on its bridge and get no thanks
for IL. because eyes do not think and |
cannot imagine the nose helps them |
see. Pale in death the nose goes away |
10 the tomb with all that Is mortal Of /
man. The funeral sermon is about |
the loving heart that was and the soul !
that is, and is to be saved, and the nose |
is forgotten. From the cradle to the !
grave the nose has a hard time.
There are sharp and thin noses that /
seem TO belong to mean men. There |
are proud noses that seem TO tell Of |
better DAYS, even worn by shabby /
people. There are impudent noses /
that seem to turn up at everything, TO |
carry an air OF defiance. There are |
noses one wants to pull. and others /
the puglllstS want 10 ualltn mere /
are the beautiful red noses that are the /
result of much constant drinking and /
care and anxious soiicitude. The red, I
red nose, that blooms in the spring, /
blooms also in the summer and winter.
1t has come to stay. 1t blossoms and /
bulges, and is the rosy record of many
Joyous events and the monument over /
many casks of brandy and demijohns
of wine long since departed The red |
nose colored by liquor is the most ex-
pensive Of all noses, and should never /
be looked for Oh the face of tho man
who is poor but honest On the face
of temperance lecturer il is contra
diction Of his rCls.-New Orleans
Picayune.
Eastern wood workers are using
as a wood preservative
It is said to be very effective, leaving
the wood dry and with only fam,
aromatic smell.