The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-12-05
STUDY IN P~HYsIoaNoMY.
lambert Was One Of Those Who Knew
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Lambert belonged to that class of
amen who know it all. 1t was his wife's
fault. She never disputed his state
ments and always accepted what he said
as gospel. So, from being a pretty
shrewd yet agreeable fellow at the be-
ginning, he became a dogmatist whose
autterances were frequently as wild as
they were tiresome. Still, there were a
few things in which those who knew
him admitted his superiority.
One of these was the scienc of phren-
ology and physiognomy. Some philoso-
pliers divide these studies and make two
sciences of them, but Lambert main
tanned that they were merely branches
of the same thing. BE that as it may,
he took great pride in his ability to
size men up as he put it, by studying
their features and noting the shape of
their heads. HI even claimed that he
could tell a man's occupation by looking
at his face.
One day Lambert and Barton were
riding down town in an open trolley car.
Upon the front seat and directly facing
them sat two men engaged in an ami
mated conversation. 1t was very warm,
and one of them had his hat off.
Now" said Lambert, "let us study
those faces. Where ave you ever seen
n better head than that man has-I
mean the one with his hat off. Look at
that contour. That man could COM
mand armies. You will observe that
his nose is large and very high at the
bridge, while the n~ostrils are wide.
Ills chin projects well, and his jaw
IS square. What 1 mean by being
square is that the line runs down almost
straight in front of the ear, and then
forms almost an acute angle. Such a
nose and such a chin are bound to give
force to a mans character. Their OWN
.er would not be satisfied to occupy a
subordinate position in life.
His forehead is high, too, and quite
broad. and the back of his head also is
we'll developed, so that he has the in
fellectual qualities which, combined
with his energy and determination,
must place him at the front. You will
notice, moreover, that he is doing all
the talking. He is a leader-a director.
His companion is merely a listener-a
follower.
"Now let us study the other for a mo-
.nent. His features. you see, are COM
monplace. There is nothing remarka-
Eble about them in any way. His chin
is inclined to recede, and a man with a
'chin of that kind never gets up very
high.
IF he happens to have extraordinary
intellectual faculties he may attain to a
fair measure of success as a college pro-
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he can never become a force in society,
and as things go in these days it would
&be folly for him to engage in business.
The man who succeeds in business to-
day must have the qualities of a Caesar
or a Napoleon. He must have force al
well as intellect.
"Now for a hazard as to their occupa-
>tions. 1 should say that the one who
has his hat off is the general manager
of some railroad, or, at least, the SUI
Derintendent of some industrial i~nstitu-
Ttion, where a man who can command
other men is needed.
His companion is harder to place. He
may be a college professor, OF he may
be in charge of some library, or it is
possible that he merely presides over
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If I could see the top of his head l might
place him more definitely"
A few minutes later the man who had
his hat off left the car, and Lambert
said:
Just for curiosity, let's go and ask
who he was"
They moved up to the front seat, and
the man who could read peoples faces
said:
Excuse me, sir, but I have a curios'
>Ity TO know who the man was that you
Wee talking to-"
That said the wner of the receding
chin, "is Tamworth, the barber. He is
the most t~esOme fellow l ever saw
and. just because he shaves me, hi
thinks that he has a right to bore me tc
death every time he happens to get O
~chance. Good day, sir; here is where
get off"
Lambert said nothing, but Barton
summoned the conductor and asked:
ado you know who that was that jus
left the caro-"
''That? Why, that was Mr.. Blank
president of the Sixth national bank
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