Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-07
READING THE U
An Art That Has Como onoe
More Into Popularity.
Il Includes . Study OF h othor Facial
Features-Is Supposed to Aid Ono
In tho Estimate of Human
ChArActeristies-

We KNOW not the NOIh, Oub Jul
theirs knew it. Buccomancy is the art
Of revealing the past, present and fu-
ture of q person by an inspection OF his
Or her mouth.
William Rogers, who flourished about
$50, and who wns q prosperous dem
fist. discovered the art and expressed his
views thereon in a work, which may be
found at the Academy of Sciences.
'Show me n mans mouth" said Rogers.
land l will tell you what he has been,
what he is, and what he will be-" He
added that this new system OF divina-
ton was based on the teaching of the
most celebrated physiognomists, and
principally upon the discovery of q QUO
cal Alphabetical is to say, upon the
characteristic and telltole signs of the
human mouth
Certain scientists to-day ore studying
this system of his, for which reason
the following rules will prove Of inter
est:
Checks are first in order, for, accord
ing to buccomancy, they form part OF
the mouth. AS q rule, fleshy checks in
dictate s~ensuality and n general mois-
turc of temperament, whereas thin and
shrunken cheeks are n token of melan-
choly and dryness. Chagrin produces
the hollowness, and severity and fierce
ness give birth to deep wrinkles. y
cheek which is naturally gracious, and
which toward the eyes is stirred by n
slight trcmor, is an almost infalliblc
sign of n heart tender, generous and in
CAPABLE OF any
'tl,n Gr1na hatNCann tho nnSfFfl md Yha
extremity of the mouth is very signii-
cant. II il is covered with any shading
or undulation, it is an infallible sign
of folly.
Chins tell many q story. y round
chin which has u dimplc signifies kind
ness . small chin, timidity; Il fiat chin,
GOODNESS and dryncss of temperament;
an angular chin, diplomacy, prudence,
IirmneSs; q pointed chin, craft and
~!incse, and = long, large, heavy chin,
hardness, pride and violence.
Teeth too, are rcvealers of character.
White teeth, which are well arranged
and which show Themselves Us soon e.
one opens the mouth, but neither
project themselves beyond the lips, nor
reveal themselves entirely, are always
u NohSlI Vi : III lIlllh-
bility. On the other hand, whenever a
great part of the upper gum is seen
as soon rs the mouth IL opened, one
can generally predict that the owner is
n cold and phlegmatic person. Jean
Jacques Rousseau says thut mo worth
less woman ever has beautiful tecth,'
and Il Spanish proverb assures us that
"a good tooth Is better than a dia.
mond."
Small n short teeth are the token
OF extraordinary force and frequently
of great penctration Of character.
When they are Small and turn inward.
they denote an innocent love for ~finesse,
nut nj the same time n hard and re-
."nScful character. Long teeth are a
sure sign of weakness and timidity.
ti"s" which are very prominent
.:ad which seem to rest on the lower lin,
bctokcn II lack OF energy and spirit.
Everyone Knows" says the learned
lIcrdcr, Tint tho upper lip reveals the
tastes, the tendencies, the appctites,
the loves Of n man, according to the cx-
tent to which pride and anger curve II,
tinessc shnrpenA it. kindness rounds it,
and debauchery encrvntcs and furnishes
it,"
Rogers claims that a mans character
is of the same stamp ns his Iips-either
firm, soft, or mobile, according az they
arc firm, soft, or mobile.
Large and wcll-proportioncd lips in
dictate kindness and frankncss. Flcshy
lips show n leaning toward %sensunlity
and Incidence. Thin lips betoken
nvaricc. An upper lip which is slightly
~protruding is the mark of affectionatc
kindness, whereas Il protruding lower
lip is the mark of n cold nature.
a lower lip which in hollow in the
middle reveals q character full Of play
fuineas and harmless wit. Lips closed
tightly, the division between which
runs in a straight line ard the edges OF
which are not seen, are Il sign OF cool
ness, aSsiduity, order, cXactitudc and
ncatncss. a mouth gently closed and
OF harmonious proportions indicates n
firm. reflective and judicious character;
whereas n mouth always gaping is the
sign of n fool. Moreover, II mouth which
is twice rs long as the eye is the sign Of
an idiot.
Finally, Rogers tells us that we must
regard rs n Sanctuary" that mouth
which is calm, which is closed easily,
and without my tension, which has lips
well proportioncd, which has no rude
hollow, and which, as regards Inca
mcnts, Is fine and delicate, md, ns re-
gnrds skin, is pure and mobile.
Men and women who nrc bold and
courageous arc recognized by their
slightly long eyebrows, by their nosea
dropping down over their mouths,
which arc nlwnyA very large, and by
their teeth, which are long, sharp and
strong.
The naughty woman is known by her
extremely arched eyebrows, her slow
gait. and her yelled eyes. Pride, how.
ever, Is especially shown by tho mouth.
The lips OF n proud woman are unequal
in size, and the upper lip protrudes less
than the lower one, which contrncts
every instant.--N. Y. World.