The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-07
PHYsIOGNoMY.

How to Read Signs of Character in the
 Face-Do Not Rely Upon Feature
 Alone-The Indices of Honesty-Be-
 ware of the Shifting Eye--The Nose
 as Guide to Character-What Thick
 Eyelids Denote-Large Mouths for
 Lovers and Why.
 Criminals often try to assume an ex- pression of innocence, and sometimes so far succeed as to deceive the aver age person. The very fact that they do this is proof that they know that people study the lines and curves of the face and the expression of the eyes, mouth, nose and chin and soon discover great deal of what we would like to kncW.
 "The best way to read character is to observe all the indications that may be found in different parts of the organi- zation. For instance, it IS not well to rely entirely upon one feature of either the head, the face, the hand or the
 body alone; and if we see that facul. ty is shown by the head, the face and the body at the same time. we can see more certain that it is not neutralized by something else in the character. As an illustration of this, take the senti- ment of conscientiousness. If we look for a deficiency of this quality in the head, we expect the cranium to slope off laterally at the top, on line with the ear, something like gable house roof but if we are not permitted to place our hands on the head we may be much more certain of our opinion as to deficiency if we find that the eyes are slanting, if the lower face comes | down to point, and also if the hand tapers and the shoulders are sloping Any feature that has this sloping pecu- liarity will give us a hint in the same direction.
 By the way, perhaps nothing in physiognomy is more important than the indiees of honesty and truthfulness. l We all, at some time or other, feel a deep interest in the question of some ones trustworthiness and reliability. l It may be business partner a cashier, or, what is still more interesting, a sweetheart. There are many signs of integrity that have value to the scien- tific character reader which could | hardly be estimated with safety by an | inexperienced person. For instance, a bleached or pale complexion, colorless eye, and very blond hair are rather un- l favorable signs of moral stability, but | it would be very unfair to jump to the | conclusion that all persons of golden
 hair and pale blue eyes are dishonest.
 Perhaps the first facial sign of con-
 scientiousness which people either con- | sciously or unconsciously observe is in i the position and expression of the eye. l The first thing to notice is the angle at
 which the eyeball is placed. In per- l fectly honest character the eye opening | should form as nearly as possible a
 right angle with the face. Then ii
 there is a tendency to squareness rath- CT than roundness in the form of the l upper forehead and the lower jaw ot
 the same time, the evidence will be still
 more complete k is important to con-
 slider this straightness of position from the fact that it is much more perma- nent than the expression. If the gaze | is direct, and both eyes seem to look | exactly at the same point without any shifting or dancing of the eyeball, WE
 may be pretty certain of truthfulnes:
 and candor. But eyes may sometimes | have the openaess of candor and al