Arizona silver belt., 1892-05-07
A nlRsure sIeN MANUAL.
By Ills Mnstaehes, Cioatee aud Napoleon
 thS Barber Judges Man.

By nis MuStaehcs, Goatee aud Napoleon.
 the Barber Judges Man.
 You don't mean to insinuate that you can tOli what sort of fellow you have to deal with simply by looking at his beardi queried the customer in the char, feeling of tho pimple on his nose, about whose safety he is always particularly con siderate
 That is just the meaning wish to convey to your understanding, said the learned barber, in giving a graceful sweep with the razor down the customers throat "Of course don't misconsu1le my words don't intend to say that my judgment is iugallible, but merely that 1t would hold true iu the generality of cases, say in four cases out of five. For this thing is just like any other science
 there are exceptions to the rule But do say that the fact of q man wearing mustache or a Burnside. whishels or goatee, a Moses Handy or a Napoleon, a Henri Quatle or a beard a la BaulangeE and again the peculiar cut and growth of each like wise the manner of his wearing and caring fer it is plain indication of his character
 We'll. think that's going too far, chimel in the victim in the chair.
 No, it isn't, You'll see in a minute how true il is. First. let us take it by natiouahtius Look Gt the aver age EnglNhman his mutton chop whiskels lending him a precise, de carous air, the air of a man to whom reputation k everything. who is rather ciIvumspect and a regular chmchgoer Such is the beard and such k the man Look at the French man Either with Napoleon, in which case you may put him down ,rs a military man or one Of military instincts, or else with beard cut a la Bgllanger, when you may be cer tain he belongs to the lQ-de-dah Cyl lows.
 Now take in the German either q heavy musaehe, waXeyl or twisted te a ferUVioUs point, that's an old soldier or a fun heard that's theun proteutious cilzan of thIf, aud in tasl1ty Lastly. look ut the Amei can Nearly always the style of lis beard also tells tue style of man he ia If with a neatly cUrled mustache he Is au energetic go ahead fellow; il twita a GGatee he k of the old school; if with new Tangled beard of Euro. Pegu importation he is liberal and broad h his views etc You yGn ugasty always tel
 And thus you actually judge 8 man by the cut of his beard
 "Ie1 with due regard fer other external circumstances. Thus t is quite true that a man who k very particular about hIs slave ant about tle exact twist of his mustache is & man of prciaa ideas. a man who k orderly, punudli9us and not easily satisfied If he likes his mustache elevated at an angle of sixty degrees, put him down as q man of buuyant temperament. IT he likes 1t dropping ha i4 of rather melancholy disposi ton
 If be likes his beard always con,  forming strictly to the fashion, can put hHn down as a man anxious to be in Che social swim and little vain and couceited as well X man who wants his beard of the clerical cut most likely Is plous and loves his fellow men And thus might go on gencr5iizng. With now and then an exception, these observations of mine have cJlTcspJnded with the facts, ao that may claim to bo an expert rl the line Of reading mans character by his beard Chicago Herald