The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-25
A DISSERTATION ON NOSES.
Hev. ". H. q. Temple Gives m In
teSssttnS and Instructive Lect-
wre ON the Nasal ORGAN.

A dissertation on vNoses'' BY Rev. w
III. q. Temple was Listened TO last night by
an Interested audience at the Plymouth
Congregational church. The lecture dealt
w.sh noses physically. psychosogically.
historically, automatically. mythology
.caiiy and pharmaeeusica.ly." being. N
fact. a most astonishing collection of facts
in regard 10 the nasal organ. and one
which must have taken much tine and
care 10 prepare After impress.ng the i'm
portanee OF the nose as mark OF beauty,
the lecturer said:
Viewed n front. the nose should be
somewhat broader at its roo;-that IS
where II starts from the hrow--than be-
low. The end Of II should be neither hard
nor fiesny. but well defined. neither point
ed nor Yet very broad, for all extremely
formed features are bad. Viewed in pro-
file. the distance from the line of the
wing OF the nose TO lis tip should be only
one-thlrd OF It's entire length. Those
noses which stand out very much from
the face as they near their terminal po. mt
while they are low in the bridge and be-
tween the eyes. are out OF proportion.
Persons carrying such indexes are apt TO
be vtyacious. but wanting in dignity and
character. They are impress.onab.e and
inconstans. A young man with such
nose will be all fire and no fact young
woman thus endowed. all coquetry and no
contract. The sides of the nose at it's
root between the eyes should close well
with the line OF the eye bone. and should
be at least half an inch in width AS re-
CARDS the whole face. the distance be-
tween the eyes should be the exact length
OF one OF them. Noses which arch up
suddenly from Their starting point be-
tween the eyes show capab.lity of COM
mand. energy and force of character The
Iron Duke. as Wellington was called, was
It'd f&x sf.f
case the arch was so excessive that the
nose looked like hook on the face, and
un.ess balanced by other prominent feat
ures would tend TO show d disposition 10
control others rather than himself.
Those whose nasal outline represents
a coneave rather than an arching tend
ency, whose noses are small in proportion
TO the rest of their features may be per-
sons of good. solid understanding. They
VIII probably be rather appreciative of
than producers of works of literature and
art. They will enjoy beautiful picture,
but no; Know how 10 paint one. Straight
noses give indications between these two
extremes. They may belong to persons OF
the creative or simply OF the appreciative
order of mind. The form of the head and
brow, especially the line OF the eyebrows.
viii determine TO which class they be-
long. Arched noses with broad backs de-
famous Roman nose OF history. They are
types OF that character which for so
many years was dominant In Europe The
Grecian nosesS which distinguished the
most conspicuous of the ancient statues
with its noble yet softly gracious line of
beauty. is quite a. indicative OF the per-
crption OF beauty in art and literature and
OF the subsility OF mind which perfaired
TO the classic Greeks, The creative force
In the antique straight nose is given by
Its proportion 10 the rest of the face. for
II Is always larger In proportion 10 the
brow, cheeks and chin than the strongly
arched. d-bridsed Roman nose, thus
holding ali It's heroic elements and adding
a genial and gentle dslicacy OF perception
denied the former. But small. straight
nose loses through lack of size more than
II might otherwise gain from grace 81
form. and is apt. unless counterhaiancea
by any marked facial characteristics TO
show a low order of intelligence High
noses that are not broad backed are often
seen in men Of letters but a high thin
hacked nose Is sign % penetration and
aeuseness rather than force of mind
Broad. ffe-hy backed noses indicate. II
round and fun a the tips. with lntelie-..
ioal erows. a GENIAL temperament An
absolute snub OF the most pronounced
form shows ccarse54ess OF nature. bat that
sort OF delicate turn-up nose IS signsii-
cant % that feminine cleverness whlf-h
generally captivates even those who suf-
Ter victims OF It's wiles
And then the nostriis. what volumes
cs meaning in them. Flexible, auivering
acstrtls show poetic tenn permanent Flexi-
DE and Very open. passion. Round nos
trii<. animal propensi.ies. Closed nossrsl=.
raslanc holy. Long wrinkles from the nose
toward the mouth. pensivsnsss while
many such wrinkles visible on the slight
esf motion she~ cunning ana sareas4n
80 Mr.. Temple proceeded with his anAly-
sis lie went from characteristics of the
reese "a as functions and goihiss. slaaltny
hrusor0usiy with the 'xnore" The
'sneeza and the "Sau9le." When he
closed the audience left feeling thar its
ncS~ MIS- ~ vastly more importance thar