Evening journal., 1893-08-08
cAARAcrER lN lEes-

Vhr "a bhe o1uuiChlti luuaiidltu dibi-
cles going the rounds Of the newspapers
is headed what Men Show BY Their
Legs" It purports to explain and illus
trate THE various types which reveal
the predominating characteristics Of
their owners It proposes to teach, by
the text and the cuts emphasizing IT, chow
to discriminate between the firm, sg.
gressiye man and the indecisive mau"
by the contour Of his legs
OF course, that program leaves several
important types unidentified, uumen-
tioued even but they may come later.
Meantime the article gives d study Of
executive legs-mens legs, OF course
which are stout and not particularly
attractive FOR grace or symmetry Ia
fact, those qualities are not suggested
They are conspicuously absent The
frst impression Is that Of stoutness and
the last impress ion may be said to be
that Of 'steadiness on bis pins"
'The cut not TO be trusted is the
rear elevation Of a pair Of bowed legs
OF these legs the pedalologist says:
Coarse horsey legs are the legs to which
this paragraph refers There are kinks
IN them and there are kinks in the tenn
per OF the man who owns them with
something Of the bulldogs ferocity when
aroused. They are Lot legs to insure
confidence They are not associated with
delicacy and refinement of character
They are not the legs of man who ii
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with much worldly shrewdness. Theli
owner is apt 10 be a pretty good judge Of
character himself and to know how {,
take advantage Of 1t in driving bargain
They are legs often encountered on race
tracks where the honesty of the racing
is not above suspicion. They are legi
you want to be on your guard against
any such legs find their way into tbl
penitentiary. Anu when they come GU
they don't often 60 in for reformation.
We do not quote that with approval o
disapproval We give it to the intel
ligent reader "for what it is worth, a
the grocer says Of bad butter; OF as tn
lawyers say, without prejudice, whei
they know they will have to amerd thei
plea, but still wish to try foolish on
ON the judge.
Then there are "jovial legs, which t
the eye present only the ordinary phi,
nomena Of mans ugly, honey. scrawn
legs with the variations Of knock knees
wide-apart ankles and feet spread on
oarelessly over the earth with the toe
pointed directly and respectively Mort
and South when the man Of the "jovi,
legs was looking East.
The other specimens Of legs are nc
attractive in appearance or provocatiy
Of comment till we reach the refine
legs"
They are unique They might belon
to young girl just entering her teen
or to a Venetian gondolier, who prope
the most graceful craft in the worlt
They are long, straight, thin aud syn
. metrieal. But, having stripe. trouser
they belong, of course, TO man. {
these captivating legs the text says:
Amiabiity and refinement are Il
ch racteristics shown by these leg
Men TO whom they belong are apt to
idealists They are often met with
college professors Many examples
them may be found in the ranks of n
clergy Men with these sort of lel
don't usually swear when the wealth
y, gets hot They are not business leg
q They are the legs Of men wi
l. ind Il easier to devote themselves wit
u fervor to the spread Of ideas and r
II formatory movements than 10 the acc
mutation Of wealth They are legs tn
Indicate the progress OF evolution Th'
q are not found in crude and barhar
Is states Of society. where the rule of li
70 is each man for himself and the dey
Il. take the hindermost
l. We do not profess any exclusive
s special knowledge Of legs We ha'
ID been so thoroughly absorbed in the stu,
s. Of the phrenology and psychology Of Il
l man upon them that We have had
inclination and little time for legs. Bu
al since the subie,t is mp. we are wi lii
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