The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-10
THE ART OF BUCCOMANCY.
Beading Character by the Mouth Has
d Come Into Vogue Again.


Gers knew it. Buccomancy is the art
revealing the past, present and fu-
Ere OF person by an inspection of h:s
l.her mouth.
sWilliam Rogers, who flourished about
80, and who was a prosperous den
IVsst, discovered the art and expressed his
| Views thereon IL work, which NAV be
Hound at the Academy of Sciences.
"Show me a mans mouth, said Rogers,
'"and l will tell you what he has been.
lEhat he is, and what he will be-" He
| flded that this new system of divina-
pm was based on the teaching of the
psf celebrated physiognomists, and
| incipally upon the discovery of a buc
lll \ phabet-that is to say, upon the
| characteristic and telltale signs of the
human mouth.
L Certain scientists to-day are studying
this system of his, for which reason
the following rules will prove of inter
est:
Cheeks are first in order, for. accord
| ing To buccomancy, they form part of
iSthc mouth. As a rule, ficshy checks in
dictate sensuality and a general mois-
ture of temperament, whereas thin and
shrunken cheeks are token of melan-
s,WetQlY and dryness. Chagrin produces
the hollowness, and severity and fierce
ness give birth to deep wrinkles. \
cheek which is naturally gracious, and
which toward the eyes is stirred by a
slight tremor, is an almost infallible
tign of a heart tender, generous and in
capable of any meanness.
| The space between the nostril and the
extremity of the mouth is very signif-
cant. If it is covered with any shading
or undulation, it is an nfallible sign
of folly.
Chins tell many a story. \ round
chin which has dimple signifies kind
ness; a small chin, timidity; fiat chin,
GOODNESS and dryness of temperament;
an angular chin, diplomacy, prudence.
firmness; a pointed chin, craft and
tinese, and a long, large. heavy chin,
hardness, pride and violence.
Teeth too, are revealers of character.
White teeth, which are well arranged
and which show themselves as soon a.
enc opens the mouth, but neither
project themselves beyond the lips. nor
reveal themselves entirely, are always
d token of kindness, loyalty and anna
bility. On the other hand, whenever a
great part of the upper gum is seen
as soon as the mouth Is opened, one
can generally predict that the owner is
cold and phlegmatic person. Jean
jacques Rousseau says that mo worth
less woman ever has beautiful teeth"
and Spanish proverb assures US that
"a good tooth is better than a dia-
mond."
Small and short teeth are the token
of extraordinary force and frequently
of great penetration of character.
When they are small and turn inward,
they denote an innocent love for finesSe,
but at the same time hard and re-
vengeful character. Long teeth are
sure sign of weakness and timidity.
Those which are very prominent
and which seem to rest on the lower lip,
betoken lack of energy and spirit.
Everyone knows says the learned
Herder, that the upper lip reveals the
tastes, the tendencies, the appetites,
the loves of a man, according to the eX-
tent to which pride and anger curve it,
1inesse sharpens it, kindness rounds it.
and debauchery enervates and furnishes
it."
Rogers claims that a mans character
IS of the same stamp as his lips-either
firm, soft, or mobile, according as they
are firm, soft, or mobile.
Large and well-proportioned lips in
dictate kindness and franknesS. F'leshy
lips show leaning toward sensuality
and incidence. Thin lips betoken
avarice. An upper lip which is slightly
protruding is the mark of affectionate
kindness, whereas protruding lower
lip is the mark of a cold nature.
A lower lip which is hollow in the
middle reveals a character full of play
fulness and harmless wit. Lips closed
tightly, the division between which
runs in straight line ard the edges of
which are not seen, are sign of cool
ness, assiduity, order, eXactitude and
neatness. A mouth gently closed and
of harmonious proportions indicates
firm, reflective and judicious character;
whereas a mouth always gaping is the
sign of fool. Moreover, mouth which
is twice as long as the eye is the sign of
al idiot.
Finally. Rogers tells us that we must
regard as ii ''sanctuary' that mouth
which is calm, which is closed easily,
and without any tension, which has lips
well proportioned, which has no rude
hollow, and which, as regards Inca
ments, is fine and delicate, and, as re-
CARDS skin, is pure and mobile.
Men and women who are bold and
courageous are recognized by their
slightly long eyebrows, by their noses
dropping down over their mouths,
which are always very large, and by
their teeth, which are long, sharp and
strong.
The naughty woman is known by her
extremely arched eyebrows. her slow
gait, and her yelled eyes. Pride. how
ever, is especially shown by the mouth.
The lips of a proud woman are unequal
in size, and the upper lip protrudes less
than the lower one, which contracts
every instant.--N. Y. World.