Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-03-10
HEADS OF FAMOUS ERENcMMEN

BY Scientific Me0Suronnen
Scientific Paris Is Just 1t present en-
Unused over new fad, well known In
America-the shapes and measurements
OF the heads Of famous people, says the
New York Journal. Among the recent
experiments, made with a measure such
as Is used by halter to shape hats to
order, are some extremely curious re-
suits. OF course the exact dimensions Of
the craniums of historic personages
have to be secured from pictures and
busts-
One Of the most irregular Is that Of
Voltaire, which is almost pear-shaped,
bullying out suddenly and offering a curl
Gus number of indentations. If this is
the philosophical head-philosophy not
tnnmixed with poignant satire and cynic-
ism-then the legal Uranium differs rad
ically from IL
M. Demange, one Of the abfest Grim
inal lawyers in Paris, the man who con-
Quoted with the most consummate skill
the defense of the murderer Pranzini,
has q perfectly round head.
General LIE Bum might represent the
military head, almost oblong, but GEN.
eral Ferron's, q brave and capable
French commander, is entirely round
The latter is prudent and cautious IN
his movements.
Gambetta had a very ordinary head,
coming slightly to a. point in the rear.
This IS the French political Uranium.
M. de Cassagnac has an enormous
head, almost perfectly round, and quite
ample enough to harbor all the differ
ent feuds to which he has been a party.
If his head is to be taken as an nlustra-
ton Of combativeness, as shown in the
numerous duels in which he has been a
principal then M. Henri Rochefor4's,
his rival In that regard, is almost the
opposite type-rather long, narrow and
Of very irregular shape
The head that wears a Crowd, or
rather should wear n crown, If the Roy
alists are to be believed, is narrow in
forehead and almost regular in shape.
The Due D'Aumafe and the Due de
Montpensier are similar in regard to the.
shape of the forehead, but the latter's
is enormous in its proportions.
Marshal MaeMahon is a combinations
of the military and the political---a mar
row forehead, small obheng head, lit
tie like Vo4taire's, but OF much smaller
proportions. It is almost the same as
that of Gambetta, butt not so regular.
A very small head is that of the Prince
of Monaco, who has never distinguished
himself in any particular; while reg
ularly long and narrow one, almost the
facsimile of a foot. belongs TO OBman
Pa3ha.
The French scientists believe that
race and nationality have mncM TO do
With the shape of the head. The same
military genius who in one part Of the
world has long; narrow head, in
another part Will be small and round.
According to thean the North Germans,
Swedes, Norwegians and Russians are
rQng-headed, deriving their origin from
Eastern sources, while the South Ger
mans, the Austrians, the HuHgaRians,
tho Swiss, the Irish, the French, being
Of Celtic origin, are round and bFssad in
the shape of their cranfuas -.
Short en- Family Names.
One Of the oddities OF fashionable
society IN Philadelphia, says the Times
h that CITY,. which is puzzling to
strangers, is the number of young ladies
ruet with and cbaSse6as bellies who bear
the same family nnnse.. Until recently
IL has nat been considered good form to
use, except in intimate intercourse,
YOEDg ladies' first names, but now it is
Enn& only necessary, but, there being
deHHghseRs of different branches of the
soU0e family bearing the same Christian
name. it has been found convenient to
nuanber them as i'm the case of young
noen- and such titles as Miss ArabeNa
Rikten3s1use III. and Miss Regina Peda-
gree III arc found on cards and invita-
eOOs- This, of course, can not he ear
ned out in introductions, and as there
sGe ut least twenty families, with young
Indies bearing the same name, though
GCaV distantly related, the effect at, q
barge party is terry confusing. For in
sSahcs> there are twenty-eight Miss
Bidd1e+
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