El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-14
READING THE MOUTH.
An Art That Has Come Once
More Into Popularity.
1t Includes a Study of the Other Facial
Features-Is supposed to Aid One
in the Estimate of Human
Characteristics.
Buccomancy is again in fashion.

| views thereon in a work, which may b
| found at the academy of Sciences
| Show me Il mans mouth" said Rogers
land | viii tell you what he has been
what he is. and what he will be- H
added that this new system of divina
| ion was based on the teaching of tn,
most celebrated physiognomists. anc
| principally upon the discovery of a buc
| al aIplLabet-that is to say. upon tn,
| characteristic and telltdle signs of tn.
| human mouth.
Certain scientists to-day are studying
| this system of his, for which reason
the following rules will prove of inter
est:
Checks are first in order. for. accord
ing to buccomancy, they form part Of
the mouth. As Il rule, tieshy cheeks in.
'!icate sersuality and general mois
tuTe of temperament, whereas thin and
shrunllen cheeks are q token of melan-
choly and dryness. Chagrin produces
the holiowness, and severity and fierce
ness give birth to deep wrinkles. y
check which is naturally gracious. and
which toward the eyes is stirred by a
slight tremor. is an almost infallibIe
sign Of a heart tender, generous and in
capable OF any meanneSS.
The space between the most riI and the
extremity of the mouth is very signifi-
cant. If it is covered with any shading
or undulation, it is an infallible sign
OF folly.
Chins tell many a story. y round
chin which has dimple signifies kind
ness; a small chin. timidity; fiat chin,
GOODNESS and drynesss of temperament;
an angular chin, diplomacy, prudence
tirmness; a pointed chin, craft and
linese, and q long, large, heavy chin,
hardness, pride and violence.
Teeth too, are reveaIers of character
White teeth, which arc well arranged
and which show themselves as soon as
one opens the mouth, but neither
project themselves beyond the lips, nor
reveal themselves entirely, are always
4 token of kindness, loyalty and anna
5ility. On the other hand. whenever Il
great part of the upper gum is seen
ls soon as the mouth is opened. one
can generally predict that the owner is
cold and phIegmatic person. Jean
Jacques Rousseau says that no 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
IF 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-
character, Long teeth are a
sure sign of weakness and timidity.
Those (which
and which seem to rest on the lower lip.
betollen a lack of energy and spirit.
Everyone knows says the learned
lIerder, that the upper lip reveals the
tastes, the tendencies. the appetites.
the loves of man. according to the cN-
tent to which pride and anger curve it.
inesse sharpers it, kindness rounds it,
and debauchery cnervates and furnishes
t."
Rogers claims that a mans character
( of the same stamp as his lips-either
irm, soft, or mobile. according as they
are firm, soft, or mobile.
Large and well-proportioned lips in
licate kindness and frankness. Fleshy
Ups show leaning toward sensuality |
md Incidence. Thin lips betoken |
lvarice. An upper lip which is slightly |
is the mark of affectionate
whereas a protrudine lower |
ip is the mark of Il cold nature.
y lower lip which is hollow in the |
middle reveals Il character full of play |
illness and harmless Wit. Lips closed |
lightly, the division between which |
uns i'll a straight line ard the edges of |
Which are not seen, are Il sign of cool
less, assiduity, order. cNactitude and
leatness. y mouth gently closed and
f harmonious proportions indicates a
ir1n, reflective and iudicious character;
whereas mouth always gaping is the
ign of a fool. Moreover, Il mouth which
: twice as long as the eve is the sign of
II idiot.
Finally, Rogers tells us that we must
egard as ''sanctuary" that mouth
which is calm, which Is closed easily.
nd without any tension, which has lips
veil proportional, which has no rude
follow, and which, as regards Inca
lents, is fine and delicate. and. as re-
ards skin, is pure and mobile.
Men and women who are bold and
are recognized by their
lightly long eyebrows, by their noses
r0oping down over their mouths.
rhich are always very large, and by
heir teeth, which are long, sharp and
trOng.
The naughty woman is known by her
arched eyebrows, her slow
ait, and her yelled eyes. Pride. how
yer, is especially shown by abe mouth.
he lips Of Il proud woman are unequal
4 size, and the upper lip protrudes less
han the lower one, which contracts
very INSTANTLY. Y. World.
An AfI1iction.
Little Johnny-What is your papa's
usiness?
Little Clarence-My papa is poet.
Little .IOhnny-IIuh. That amt Il
uSlness-it's disease. n. Y. Tribune,
a Matter OF Five Dollars.
DashawaY- YOU meet Travers?
Cieverton (sadly)-No. He saw me
City Chat.