The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-14

STRAIGHTFORWARD character Here the cor
rcspon0ence between the expression ana
the mind is easy of explanation. W hen
the orbits are capaclous and widely sepa-
rated, the floor OF the anterior portion oL
che skull is roomy. and there - plenty OK
space Tor the folds OF gray matter when
cover lhe frontal looes. conversely peop.s
Win el res seq close together are NOT usu-
ely thought to be of a liberal or ingenious
disposition"
The nose has evoluted out OF any lrDpor-
tant part In mans structure. In the lower
animals the olfactorv nerve PLAYS an inn
poItant part M the struggle for existence
Not so In civilized man OF the savage or
even the anlnfQpolds MOreOVer,tne shape
OF the nose has nothing to do with the
ki.fsgenness OF the sense L represents
ing relieved from the pressure OF environ
ment, Us free 20 follow its own ideals.
tor, apart from front and social prejudice,
70 me race what kind or a nose man has
or whether he has one at an. In
Hpltc OK me important place gwen 20 the
nose as an Index of character. there Is but
litte TO De learned from ID In estimating
the causes of an innate bond between the
ming ana the features. Most Of the cores
pondence which have been remarked APP
Rear 70 De OF a radical order, but why a
I0mau nose first became associated with
g Warhke and domneering disposition, or
now a long and thin nose became linked
with business shire wdncss Is more than /
can say. II We omit the changes which
take place Ia nose during the lifetime
popularity Of value 90 the physognomst
which is at the same time cOsmOpOlitan''
IN proof Of this Or. Robinson cts the
WaFlke Japs, through whose entire island
one might travel without finding a We'll
lngtonian nasal organ. and their neigh
Dors, the Chinese, shrewd bargainers all.
yet more barren OF the long, thin denoter
Of teeth. OF the personal characteris-
tics OF the individual shown In the nose
which is one Of the most plastic OF the
organs Of expression, the most marked
is "a broad nose with n turned-up tip. This
nose and the characteristics it stands for
are are distinetiyely Of peurile type and
the lower jaw.
There can be no question" he writes.
that character IS more revealed in the
mouth and lower jaw than in any part OF
the race. For although we can Judge neith-
en- OF man. Intelligence nor Of his mOrali-
ty with any degree Of gertrude il we
omit the forehead. eyes and nose, we can
usually gauge his value as a social item
more by the set Of his lips and the shape
OF his jaw than by any other sign. Let
MN be ever so great genius. or ever so
holy a saint. If his mouth be weak and his
chin retreating, his mental and moral
qualities VIII lack that motive force which
ls neediul TO render them of great use
either 10 himself or to society.
'But Whyf We eat with our jaws, and
we wag them when we talk; yet neither
eating or wagging (of the ordinary sor)
VIII make as great or powerful"
MS question he savers by tho fact
power. We set or teeth and brace our
Jaw muscles IN the exercise OF the will.
This Is because In our prehistoric and arr
Doreal forefathers the teeth were the
weapons Of war, and came into play in
every crisis demanding great energy, OBJ
stlnacy, and courage"
To become q great and powerful an
thropoid," he says, 1T is absolutely and
brutally necessary TO have a large ana
strong Jaw. TO give firm attachment to the
teeth and good leverage 10 the muscles
That for an immense epoch our prehu-
man ancestors achieved success IN life.
Here, as In 50 many other instances, the
habits of past age have left an indeli-
Die impress on the nervous system. Nor
Is the link merely one OF habit, for we find
that man, or n family inheriting a
tenacious, energetic, and combatlve dis
position, inherits also a style OF jaw al
lowing abundance OF room for the canine
teeth. with an angle enabling the great
biting muscles to act with the fullest me-
chanlcal advantage"
Dr. Robinson emphasizes in his article
the fact that he does not advance his ar
guments as incontrovertible facts, but
merely as theory worth loking into. He
puts IL this way:
1T is one thing 70 say, The facts, as
FAR as we know them, seem to point TO
such a conclusion but Il Is quite another
to declare, This Is my theory, and the
true and only explanation of the phe-
nomenap"
OF these two positions DR.. Robinson
maintains the former.