San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-05
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| Lambert Was One eff Those Who Knew
It All.
Lambert belonged TO that class of
men 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 dogmatist whose
utterances 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 science 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. He even claimed that he
could tell mans 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. Itwas very warm,
and one of them had his hat off.
"Now," said Lambert, 'let US study
those faces. Where have you ever seen
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 nostrils are wide.
His 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
nose and such chin are bound to give
force to 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
well developed, SO that he has the in
tellectual 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 leader-a director.
His companion is merely a listener-a
follower.
"Now let US study the other for mo-
ment. His features, you see, are COM
monplace. There is nothing remarka-
BILE 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
fair measure of success as a college pro-
fessor or some such thing as that, but
he can never become 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 Caesar
or a Napoleon. He must have force as
well as intellect.
"Now for a hazard as to their occupa-
lions. 1 should say that the one who
has his hat off is the general manager
of some railroad, or, at least, the SUI
perintendent of some industrial institu- |
ton, where a man who can command |
other men is needed.
Ellis companion is harder to place. He |
may be college professor, or he may |
be in charge of some library, or it is
possible that he merely presides over
the silk counter in some dry goods store. |
If I could see the top of his head I 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 have a curios-
ity to know who the man was that you
were talking to-
THAT" said the owner of the receding
chin, sis Tamworth, the barber. He is
the most tiresome fellow 1 ever saw,
and, just because he shaves me, he
thinks that he has right to bore me to
death every time he happens to get
chance. Good day, sir; here is where I
get of"
Lambert said nothing, but Barton
summoned the conductor and asked:
"Do you know who that was that just
left the carp"
THAT? Why, that was Mr.. Blank,
president of the Sixth national bank"
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