The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-11-06
TOLD BY THE TEETH.
Character Revealed by tho Forma-
ton Of the worries.
LaE&s Teeth Indicate Broad Tempera-
ment and Small Ones Show a Mentality
OF tho Minute Order-An In
terestsng Study.

Probably you have not, but it is quite
possible, for character may be judged
by the teeth.
In one important respect, character
reading by means of the teeth is more
reliable than that by means of the
hands, lips, nose, eyes, feet or other
parts of the body, valuable as they may
seem in some particulars. 1t has been
said that a MANS mode of inner life,
the working of his conscience, will leave
some visible trace, some material in
Auence on his general appearance, thus,
IN q measure, thwarting the original
design of nature, For example, by
properly schooling the mind from a 10
cose TO n serious temper, a nose with an
inclination to pugness may be made to
take n decided downward turn; mouth
may lie made to droop at the corners,
wrinkles may be induced at the cor
ners of the eyes, the contour and lines
of the hands may change and the feet
may take on a Different expression.
But the teeth are exceptional. No
habit of thoughtwill have any influence
Whatever in their shape and character.
As far as concerns them Mrs. Nature
has LAID her plans with a determination
That they shall not be modified,
Phrenologists have not agreed upon
any stated set Of rules for Judging
persons character from an inspection
OF his teeth. The best that they pretend
10 do is TO arrive at general estimate.
This is not as satisfactory from the
~ ~F Ia,
ninuteness as the methods Of reading
character BY means of other parts Of
lie body; but it has its advantages in
its increased reliability. BY a careful
examination of the teeth ID may be
definitely announced whether or not
person is a coward or hiph-sn:rited,
weak or strong-minded, sl0yenly or
gunctilious. This determination viii
reveal the character as it was at birth
the native character. There are thou
sands OF eases where individuals have
''iived down nature SO to speak and
have evolved an artificial character of
enc sort from a natural character of
the opposite sort. This, provided the
change has been from poorer to a
better character. is highly commend
able, and is a strong argument against
the Doctrine that has recently baen
nror2 uloated, to the effect that most
criminals. should be excused because
they were bern with criminal instincts,
and conduit help It,
And yet, after alt, when you are deal
7ng with u man You will &c better sat
isic;l to know his real, than his artificial
character, and so you may knowit onl
~ an examination of his teeth. This
examination will usually bave to b.
conducted covertly, as it is not likely
that the general run of persons whom
you meet viii lend themselves to a
m,I:ute investigation of their dental
arrangement.
You may start out with the general |
broad statement that small teeth mean
smailaess, and big teeth mean b;gness
IL makes not much difference to what
qualities you apply these terms. a
E:an with small, short teeth can hardly |
&c concerned in anything b!g-be it
charity, or crime, nobleness or deyiltry. |
MS temperament is of theminute order;
bis compass is limited. Ii engaged a. |
business, he viii work on basis OF
hundreds, when a man with large teeth |
would he dealing with thousands. Ii
be engages in crime, he would be far
more apt to steal coppers from news
boy than to explode banl, safe.
On the other hand, q man with large |
teeth is a man who goes into things
on a big scale. His mind, like the law,
-. .a., e., ir,i1r1a
eurat." If he is charitable, he is gen
Grous to fault, and viii be dividing his
last penny with a needy friend, while
the small-toothed man would hedge on
his charitable instincts as soon as he
saw that they were beginning to cause
him the slightest inconvenience. The
man with the big teeth, if criminal,
would revel in holding up trains and
in robbing them single-handed - IN
picking the pockets of the CHEZ OF po-
ice, and in administering Knockout
drops to the commissioners. Gigness
is his watchward.
But it is possible toread by means OF
the teeth finer shades of character than
merely those of bigness and littleness
We may also note insipiGity, courage,
heedlessness, ferocity, ideality and
other qualities. Ifyouwill examine the
sketches youwill observe
many types that are no donbt familiar.
You will find it of interest to COM
pare some of these teeth with those of
and to speculate as TO whether
a similarity in this respect means asim-
ilarity of character Canine and feline
teeth are remarkable for their point
cdness, being larger at the base than
at the tip. This characteristic may be
in some human teeth, and
there are those who say that it denotes
the possession of canine or feline in
stincts.
Teeth which are separated by a gap