The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-31

chronological development and in the
present instance there is no discrep-
ancy between the outward signs and
the internal proof
We have here as basis a very fine
quality of organization. The hair is
moderately full, the skin is delicate,
the nerves are near the surface, and
the skull is thin. He wilE be suscep-
tible in feeling, refined in taste, choice
in sentiment, discreet in ASPIRATION,
polished in manner and quick in
thought
mr.. Game stands nearly, if not quite,
six feet high. This is four or five
inches too much if we wish to har-
monte his height with the weight of
his body and the size of his BRAIN and
as result of this disparity there is
apt to be a slight excess of mental
snap or nervous energy as compared
with the vital force. 1t is on the same
principle that a gun, having a long
and narrow bore, will do more kick
ing and make q louder report than
the same amount of powder would if
the barrel were short and the bore
wide.
If the barrel and stock of d rifle are
not mated-if one is teo heavy the
other must be too light and in what
ever direction this dispropOrtion may
lie, it is more than likely there will be
a Jar" of some kind when the firing
commences, and so it is in individuals
Mr.. Game is a large man. he should
weigh much more than he does, but
his mind is so active, and it being
constantly employed, very much of the
blood that would otherwise build up
the body and thus increase his weight,
is absorbed by the brain for it's nour-
ishment and sustenance. He has any
amount of enduring power-is built on
he
motive system is well developed the
lungs are in good order, circulation is
eAcellent-Will seldom complain of feel
ing chilly, and usually has good health.
His digestion is not so as to cause any
alarm, and by avoiding those things
that experience teaches disagree with
him, need have no anxiety on this
score. Taken altogether. Mr.. Game is
sound in body and vigorous in mind
He Will wear well. appears to have
come from sturdy stock, and with or
binary hygienic care should live ten
or Is years beyond the allotted three
score years and ten There is nothing
suoerfiuous in his makeup. He is
more Wirv than brittle-Win bend
rather than break, and his tempera-
ment is one that viii always keep him
busy. He is ambitious persevering.
gentle, yet firm, affectionate, reveren-
tial, not very ina ginative, but practi-
cal, strictly honest, and w I'll endowed
with that admirable quality-moral
courage.
Firmness and conscientiousness are
two of the leading characteristics of
the man, and it is interesting to study
how these two neighbors work and
combine with other faculties of the
mind.
Firmness in one whose organization
is low, and where there is a lack of
education, will manifest itself in stub
bornness and unreasonable bulldog !
tenacity, but in cases like the one un- |
der consideration the viii is tempered
by the intellect, and though every eff |
fort to shake him from a position he |
has conscientiously taken must prove
futile where only force, sOphistry or /
abuse is employed. yet he can always |
be reached through his reason, and in- |
stead Of feeling Inundated, considers /
he has gained 4 point when yielding |
to conviction. It does not rasp his feel |
ings to admit even 10 his interiors !
that he was mistaken where subse- |
Quent developments seem to call for il |
and if an apology were necessary 1t /
is not made in a spirit of condescen-
sion, but as q matter of honor and |
Justice
He is dignifed, proud-spirited. pure
minded, considerate for the feelings of |
others, anxious to enjoy their con- |
standing in the community, jealous of
the family honor, but does not desire
any praise that is not merited, and
will wear no crown he has not won.
He is not one to fiatter. and does not
care to receive it from others He
deals only in facts, and true.
concise. straightforward statement.
of all unnecessary trimmings.
will always constitute the chief ele-
merit in true oratory from his point of
view.
He does not deal much with the
imaginative or poetic side of life, and
will w@ste very little time in building
castles in the air" He is able TO
appreciate poetry, as he can enjoy
music, but so far as he Individually is
concerned viii make no effort TO pro
duce il.
He is not likely ever to be carried
away with emotion, is clear-headed,
in earnest in whatever he
is wide awake, quick in
perception, and, like an old army gen
eral, he can sniff powder in the air,
even if he cannot hear the cannon.
In his own line he is shrewd, far
seeing, not one to be easily caught
with 'chaff," and the hook must be
very cleverly concealed before he
would nibble at the bait
He would not be likely to achieve
very great success in the commercial
world, unless in connection with a
suita BILE partner who possessed those