The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
EYES AND THEIR STORY.
,,so ErELIDS .IND THE LANGUAGE
THEY SPEAK.
-,,c Character Peeps Oct ana whore
n seek. TO Hide 1tseir-The Preachers
rye. Lawyers Eye. ana Doctors Eye
am. Practical Hints as to Eye study.

I'M N-tSs
.,aon't care n picayuno what you cay. I say
Ia absolutely n. c." said the literary man
,.nrinr into tho easiest chair at tho window.
"Now what right have you to say that about
,,o ~ questioned his companion. the broker,
,.,,ably, "You have not mot him moro than
MO- times, and here you are asserting that no
~ GOOD. You literary fellows mako me tired
..dinp YOUR human books, as you call respect.
.hc peoplc. Hes ono Of the squarost fellows
re- met In a long time. Smuggins Is, and I like
h,m Notwithstanding what you say. What
,0sson have you for disliking him I"
nUis cyclids," answered tho literary man.
'.posh!' exclaimed tho other.
am YOU know" continued the literary man,
.,b.t YOU can road not only a persons emotions,
M, his real character by his cyelids y
ala there any paresis in your family - asked
IN. broker. and the physician who Joined tho
oouplc Just in time to catch this question
miled but said nothing.
nHoot ut me IL you want to-" retorted the
merary man. but any man who spends his
tins writing about things that are Of human
,n,srest will tell you hat II Is the eyelid and not
N, ere which denotes character. Nothing
.hout a human being Is described by writer's
With so much inaccuracy as the eye. and at the
,an,e time with so much beauty. 1t is not the
,ye At all but the eyelid which is of Importance
..an index to ones inner self. All tho little
muscles along the edges talk. They speak not
only the obvious and emphatic things. but tell
a, ali the hopes. joys, ambitions, disappoint-
ments, sorrows, perceptions. doubts, apprehen-
,,ops, and so on. They confess and reject; they
have ever expressed all things since man be-
came man. And they always will"
"what's the matter with smuagins's eye
lids T. asked the broker.
"They droop over his eyes when he looks at
You straight, which he rarely does, and that
shovs that he has something In him which he
Wishes TO hide. Mind you. I don't say he has
ever done a dishonest act, but he is capable of
T. and you'd better keep your eyes open. You
know there is really no message from the eye.
II expresses nothing. The eyelid is all the moro
interesting because 1t seems to hide and reveal
that which expresses nothing. True, the eye
moves and has direction in the service Of the
sense OF sight. and 1t receives the messages of
the world, but gives no outward expression.
Think Of q race without eyelids. Their faces
would DO almost blank"
The doctor smiled.
" The eyes do betray emotion" put in tho
broker, "but only by the waxing and contrac-
ting Of the pupils
"oh," answered the literary man, the pupils
rarely contract and. dilate under any influences
except those OF darkness and light and dis
tance-occasionally they do. however, and when
this is the case the expression doesn't amount to
anything. 1t implies emotion, I grant you. and
touches US because we have knowledge of the
perturbed spirit hat must cause it, but other
wise 1t does not define or describe or divide tho
emotion. Only the eyelid can do that. I'll ad-
nit the color of the eye IL significant
Of temperament, but as regards beauty
color amounts to almost nothing. It. the eye
Lid that Is beautiful, eloquent, magnetic, or
hideous, unresponsive, repellent. Study eyelids
and you won't get picked up in the Street so
often and you'll mako o greater success In your
brokerage business. Don't bother about the
eyes, they will take care Of themselves. Am I
not right. doctor r.
Halt right and half wrong" said the doctor.
looking up at the ceiling through rings Of smoke.
"The eyelids express q great deal moro than
people think; but after all they are only the cur
tains and servants Of the eyee. This shows.
doesn't it, that the eye il the really important
organf The lid is there to protect 1t from in.
Jury and the lashes from foreign bodies and to
Intricate 1t. The eyes, eyelids. and forehead
work in CONJUNCTION, but ! am sure there is more
Of THE expression Of character to be found in the
manifest to a doctor than to any one else"
q than The Iidr' asked the literary man. sitting
the did Sdci you eysE see ,s Amy prize 9duv t,s ht,, =. a; Ike,
or the motions Of each Others bodies., They
watch each Others eyes, and through the eyes
couldn't learn anything from the lids. my dear
od chap. The eye tells the tale of punches
That $ the reason 1t Is SO difficult to ak to &
person who will not look you in tho eye. II the
seyelid droops SO as to cover the eye 1t shows
las Las s sa1 f { Which e hfSs &c wishes t to hl 9sr'S Of
wishes to deceive you. and is without sufficient
sssss s VishI T ,nlss e. sss cover ~, i tS up; 4 t Ss. s1s d0R 4S q
You are looking we'll today, You gather thai
Re- re- the life in bis eye; Z you NEE!
low ebb the eyelid dfoops over the eye and hi
mi able to meet your glances. This Is espe
Geily true of men whose funds are low. II 4
% dark it is almost impossible to watch /
CLOSELY, and many claim that that is the reasoI
Jackson was such a hard ono to down.
to ,hs back q the iisi head " th I eslsSi The eyes. hsol
enee between looking and ~staring). and o secon'
faght seems to come to you through their eyes
bear to meet his eyes, And hsven't you gone t
AK 70 a person about an important matter an
s sss III iEsFy You ,,rg ini Is0a yU 10 got say nnf * i yS1 p 5Srss
s nolds MS eyelids steady and gtves yo9 q clear
sIraleht look you say to yourself: This. maj
knows what he is talking about But II he a.
low his eyelids to droop ana his eyes to wande
put u down that he Is trying to blgf you.
"4sl said before. the eyes, eyellds. and fore
mead work in conjunction. II you see tho uppe
part OF u mans head and eyes tho eyes are lool
iihhG straight ahead MT the ono to whom he
talking, while II the forehead 10 contracted wit
thoughtful wrinkles between the brow. 20
may be sure that he is talking about o Beriou
subject, probably business. But, even when tn
eyes are intent, II the forehead Is smooth
saows that he Is talking about q subject laekin
righteousness but pleasing. to the emotions.
,One trying to comprehend something nc
ohly, opens the eyes wide, but actually broaden
the forehead. The ears also open, the nostrtl
ailate,, and sometimes the mouth opens. tn
physiological reason for this Is that all OF tn
principal centres of the brain being connocte
with communicating hbres, as we know by o!
periment, one centre being. made acute by a
snort OF the will, all the other. centres are q
Iected. When some ono PUSHES into a room wit
apiece OF news and cries 'Listenl' not only Il
sars OF every one present dilate, but also u
eyes and muscles about the forehead.
me eye Is the first organ to show fatig!l
After a man or woman takes a long bicycle rio
or walk or spends an hour or, two exercising
one way or another a tired look Is percepttb
Hoout the pupil and the lid droops over the ey
US difficult to keep the lids up, and we feel
tendency to close them tightly so as to give u
muscles constantly In use a rest. When a