The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-17
CIVILIZATION AND THE NOSE.
Advancement of the Human Race Tells On
One of the Prominent Features.

Advancement of the Human Race Tells On
One of the Prominent Features.
+ There is no one feature so suscepti-
BILE of modification by changed condi-
tions of life as the nose. This is es-
pecially 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 1attened and undeveloped;
among the prosecuted it is apt to ap-
proacn 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 a very good nose for the ma
ton to have. And it is this type hat
the noses of foreigners COM
ing to this country insensibly develop,
so that it is almost impossible, 50 far as
personal appearance is concerned, to
tell from what. nation one sprung
originally. That applies, of course. to
the Caucasian races. Yet 1t would be
curious to learn if the Chinese Of two
thousand years ago, who discovered and
. Id VI tlloSc UllluRo WHICH
we fondly call the product Of our own
age. had the same fat, snub noses Of
the Chinese OF to-day. As a rule. the
more cultivated and refined a 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 it is about .one-fourth. and in the
negro somewhat less. 1t may be
looked on as the index of the
mental development of an in
dividual, and is usually divided in
to five types. The pure Roman nose
is rare nowadays. 1t is the nose of an
ambitious, power-loving man, who will
conquer at all costs and who will sacri-
flee anything to gain his ends. The
Greek nose, on the other hand, denotes
refinement, taste and love of the beau
tiful. THE owner of a Greek nose,"
says the author of s'Notes on Noses
lis not without some energy in the
pursuit of that which is agreeable 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 ma
ton. 1t indicates great energy and
perseverance, together with worldly
shrewdness and an ability to turn
everything to the best account.
The celestial" OF turned-up nose. is
concave where the Jewish nose is con-
vex. 1t indicates a pert, inquisitive
disposition, with a fondness for asking
questions and prying into secrets. Mr..
Shandy is a well-known authority on
snub noses. In his opinion, no family
could withstand a succession Of such
noses. The sHub nose is, in fact, the
nose of undeveloped, weak or childish
characters. No really great mar ever
had such a 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-
municatiye nature, often m~aliciously
sarcastic. Men with such noses
are ill-humored, or hypochondriac
and m~elancholic. 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, jealousy and
p~ertinacity. They may at the same
time possess refined sense, eloquence,
benevolence and be rich in talents.
Breadth of lose denotes power of
deep, close and concentrated thought,
while deep lengthwise wrinkles indi-
cate a malicious, bad character. The
forehead is the seat of intellect. Should
the lower part predominant, the pow
ers of observation will be keen-there
will be a love of travel, a desire to see
and describe new things, with a facili-
ty 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.