The Red Cloud chief., 1888-12-07
n DOUBLE CHIN.
Philosopher Lsvater ~I'rOnounres II '.Slea-
sons Own Image"

sons Own Image"
The great justification Of the double
| chin rests. Of course. on It's unriva.ed
value rs An index OF character. tits
not difficult 10 divine what Lavater
thought OF a double chin. He care
fully points out that man differs from
the animals chiefly by his chin. laying
it down as an axiom that the chin is
the distinctive characteristic of hui
maniiy; consequently. double-chinn.d
people are snMt@1SGcrentixted from
the beasts that perish. which is greatly
TO their credit. He expressly takes
for his model OF 18th. thinker. full
OF sagacity and penetration" IA man
with IA ileshv double chin. coupled with
4 nos rounded mt the end. The por-
trait hc gives is even better than the
letier-prcsS. as the gentleman is lirnned
with at least five chins. 81 that his lower
jaw is a vista Of magnificent distances.
like Washington. This happy physi-
! ognOrny Of the double chin coupled with
the rounded nose. charac'eriz.s. he
~ W. tiA' .aAAtA'a al a = "
heights. and which follows II, designs
with rejecting i.rInncs, una.loyed by
obstinacy. Let. therefore. these with
double chins rejoice, whether they pos.
,css rounded noses or not. and quote
l.avater in gratitude. He gives again
another example OF the douhie mention.
aud the face 80 endowed. he say, en-
Enthusiastically. i Reasons own image.
lie quite rcvels in this feature. he
takes an example o: E.aphael with a
beautifully rounded double chin. and in
~Cri;icising il he acknowlcd res that the
profile is wanting in truth. harmony.
and grace: but then. ask, he. how j. i.
it so strongly takes captive our sym
patty? Where lies the i~llusion? Mere
~ in the chin. he and as the
chin i "a double one. the matter j. no
longer IA mystery. He points ,riurn-
phantly 10 Ciccro's magnific.n. double
chin. ani in n burst Of eloqucnce says Of
Wren's that. IL you can find "A mar with
tanong other ihings) such a chin ~
that. without being gifted with some
extraordinary talent. he rcnoupcesf for
ever the science Of physiognomy.
What Lavaier has thus laid down.
dOuble-chinned. therefore. should hold
their heads up higher. in the consci-
en.iOusness OF modest merit. and give
free play and jus, prominence Ia their
certificates Of character. II j.. as
limited above. rather Difficult; nj present;
to tell who is endowed and who Is not.
Portrait painters are raven enough 10
dissimulate a double chin: they leave
il to the c~arica;urist. who seem to ;hink
ii great fun for a popular statesman or
poet 70 have two chins. whereas those
appendagc> are the secret Of their
success. Some Of our most ob-ervant
writers have go; . glimpse OF the truth:
Mr.. Wilkie Collins. for instance. He
very properly credits Count Eo-co. the
man of daring. rcsource md desermin-
alton. With = double chin. to which
EOsco's pet cockatoo calls public At
sention. by rubbing his head against IL
IN the most ~apprecia:ive manner pos
sible. But your ordinary novelist
would never have thought Of that A.
IN Engiishman. BY tie ray. natu-
rally turns 70 Shakespeare. . So
whether his appearance corrobor.ses
vievA Shakespeare un-
torenv the poist - -
every thing else. bot he vaa
sufficiently artful 70 wear just seousA
beard TO place il in eternal doabs
whether he lad . double chin o. s0e
Thus he leaves Is open 70 al parsieA
singiechinned e double. 70 quoss Aio
- IN instance Of any tAiag tAey Kka
which. after all b tAs greaa ne vhish
Shaksspsaze has always bsa pus N-
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