, 1889-12-26
SOME NOSES FAMOUS IN HISTORY.
Nasal Protubcrances Remarkable FOR
shape, Size or Color.

shape, Size or Color.
Troy Timesl
Almost all great men have been re-
markablc for their noses, either as to
shape, or size, or color. Scipio Nasica
derived his name from the prominent
share of this feature possessed by him !;
the immortal Ovid, surnamed Naso, was
Mr. Nosey. or bottlc-nose. Socrates had
snub but he was frank enough TO ad-
nit that in his hearttie was n bad man..
Training did much for him, as 1t does
for anybody; but man'who enters life
with snub Is seriously handicapped.
In the medals of Cyrus and Artaxerxes
the tips OF their noses come clear out
to the rim of the coin. Antlochus VIII.
wasan imposing prince. They called
him "Grypus," because his nose was as
big and looked as vultures beak.
But then the ancient Persians permitted
only the owners of large noses to enjoy
royal honors. Numa's nose was six
inches in length, whence he obtained his
surname of Pompilus, as being the
owner of superlative nose. Lycurgus
and Solon according to Plutarch, were
distinguished in the same manner.
Mohammed nose must have been u
curiosity. IL was so curved the point
seemed to be endeavoring to insert itself
between his lips. A later time and
phenomenal nose must have been that
of the Great Frederick. Lavater offered
to wager his reputation That blindfolded
he could tell it out of 10000 other noses
by simply taking 1t between his thumb
and forefinger. The nose OF the Emperor
Rudolph of Austria saved his life In an
odd kind of n way. During one of his
campaigns q troop of knights entered
into conspiracy to kill him. A peasant
who was employed about the tents of
the conspirators one evening overheard
them say: "To-morro~s we'll surprise
old big. nose and cut him to pieces"
After his work was over the peasant
started out to visit some friends in
another pare Of the camp. The emperor,
who was going about with some of his
knights, meeting the man, asked who
he was and what was going on in his
part of the camp. He innocently told
that there would be fun next morning,
as they were going to cut Il big nose in
pieces. But they had not even u chance
to get out of the bed next morning"
The French, and, indeed, all the other
Latin, races are remarkably "nosy;"
Napoleon LIS nose was exqiisitcly
chiseled, sculpturcsque in mold, form
and expression. He was wont to say
Give me a man with plenty of nose.
He little dreamed that lie was destined
to be baiiled by people--the Russians
whose noses were well nigh level with
their faces, and that his ultimate victor
was to be u man with the most promi-
nent nose in Europe Arthur Duke ci
Wellington. The Parisans called Napo-
leon III. "Grosbec' Nosey. Alexander
4 lnr 4, L
lieu and Cardinal Wolsey. Look ut the
portrait of Washington. All that is
great in tirmness, patience and heroisnl
is stamped upon his nose, which is the
true aquiline. julius .'psar's nose was
of the same type and he possessed the
same characteristics of patient courage
and heroic iirmness that belonged tC
Washington.
The wido-nostrilcd nose betokens
strong power for thought and love for
serious meditation, and these you sec II
the portraits OF Shakespeare, Bacon
Franklin and Dr. johnson and others o
our great students and writers. Gibboi
had scarcely any nose ut all. lie had ;
wee little protuDerance in the middle o
his face, which, by courtesy, was called
nose, but ii was hardly discerniblc
set i'll between two enormous cheeks
TychU Brahe left his nose in duel and
wore Il golden one, which he attached I,
his face with "a cement which he AWAY.
carried about. Ramescs fl. used to Gu
the nose of any subject accused of talk
Ing treason against him. Actisanes, an
other ruler OF Egypt had u novel way o
punishing robbers. He cut oil thei
noses and coloni2ed them-the robbers
is u desert place, which he called Rhlno
conun, from tho nature of the punish
lnent of its citizens. on the other hand
and more humane perhaps, was his pun
ishment of dishonest butchers. 1t wa
unique. a hook YVES put through thei
nose and "a piece of meat was huns
upon it.
And so through all the play. lie ha
blown the dust of the book shelves from
the drama, and with the elixir of hi
genius has galvanized into life Hamlet
vigorous, fresh, Intelligent, healthfu
and natural. He has substituted Tia,
health OF action for the Il, ,sease of though
and, as we love hcalth, we love th
strong, young impetuous boy. He is u
unlike the sourcd and gloomy middle
I aged Hamlet Zone had almost said Ham
let of the middle ages, so worn do tin
traditional rcnditionS appear) US sun
shine is unlike gloom, No haZy mysti
cism hangs about his character He |
bold, incisve and determined, marks OH
a course of action and pursues it to tn
relentless end.
One must see for himself the thousan,
and one shades of expression, of mean
ing, of reading, OF emphasis and of pos
to appreciate it. Mr.. Barrett himself
always graceful, is never n poseur.