The Forrest City times., 1893-06-09
CIVILIZATION AND THE NOSE.
advancement of the Human Race Tells On
 One Of the Prominent Features.


 There is no one feature so suscepti- ble of modification by changed condi- tons of life as the nose. This is es- peclally noticeable in the immigrants who come to us from every country on the face of the earth. Among the de- graded and down-trodden classes the nose Is fattened and undeveloped: among the persecuted it is apt to ap- proach the aquiline form, the nose of watchfulness and resistance. The con- ditions of American life, on the other hand, tend to produce a straight nose, larger and less delicate than the Greek nose, but very good nose for the na- tion to have. And it is this type that the noses of foreigners com- ing to this country insensibly develop. so that it is almost impossible, so far as personal appearance is concerned. to tell from what nation one sprung originally. That applies of course. to the Caucassian races. Yet 1t would be curious to learn if the Chinese of two thousand years ago, who discovered and invented so many of those things which we fondly call the product of our own age. had the same flat, snub noses of the Chinese of to-day As a rule. the more cultivated and refined race the finer the nose physiognomists tell us. To be beautiful it should be one-third the length of,the face. In the Mongolian races 1t is about ,one-fourth, and in the negro somewhat less. It may be looked on as the index of the af dividual, and is usually divided in to five types The pure Roman nose is rare nowadays. It is the nose of an ambitious, power-loving man, who will conquer at all costs and who will sacri- fee anything to gain his ends. The Greek nose. on the other hand. denotes re- emeut. taste and love of the beau tifu The owner of a Greek nose, say he author of Notes on Noses. ''is not without some energy in the pursuit of that which is agreed ble to his tastes. but, unlike the owner of the Roman nose, he can not exert himself in opposition to his tastes"
 The Jewish nose, as it is called. is by no means peculiar to the Jewish na- tion It indicates great energy and perseverance, together with worldly shrewdness and an ability to turn everything to the best account.
 The celestial or turned-up nose, is concave where the Jewish nose is con vex It indicates a pert, inquisitive disposition. with fondness for asking questions and prying into secrets MT. Sh andy is wellknown authority on snub noses. In his opinion, no family could withstand succession of such noses. The snub nose is. in fact, the nose of undeveloped, weak or childish characters. No really great man ever had such nose.
 Lavater says that noses which are much turned downward are never truly good. Their thoughts and inclina- tions tend always to the earth. They indicate a close. cold heart. and uncom- municative nature, often maliciously sarcastic. Men with such noses are ill-humored, or hypochondriac and melancholic. Noses somewhat turned up at the point and con- spicuously sunk at the top un- der a rather perpendicular than re- treating forehead are by nature in clined to pleasure, ease, jealously and pertinacity. They may at the same time possess refined sense, eloquence, benevolence and be rich in talents.
 Breadth of nose denotes power of deep. close and concentrated thought while deep lengthwise wrinkles indi- cate malicious. bad character. The forehead is the seat of intellect. should the lower part predominate, the pow CTS of observation will be keen-there will be love of travel, desire to see and describe new things. with facili- tv for learning facts and acquiring languages. If the middle portion IS largest. the memory will be good and the power of analysis great.-Philadel- phia Press.