Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-08-11
Character In Faces.

warning for those who know how to
interpret it. EITHER his round
smooth features or his obEque glance,
eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth and
pointed chin will reveal him in his
true colors." This sweeping state
ment may be called in question, but
Mr. Richard Dimsdale Stocker Is very
positive that it is well founded, and
in The Humanitarian he tells how the
facial indexes to character may be
read. If the face be divided by two
imaginary horizontal lines, that d.
vision including the forehead and eyes
indicates the extent Of intellectual ca
racity, that including the nose and
cheek bones indicates will power, that
including cheeks, lips, jaws and chin
indicates the feelings. So much for
the general indications. Mr.. Stocker
then proceeds to more specific intor-
nation. First, as to the forehead, the
seat of the intellect:
off the lower part of the forehead
be the fullest, so that it advances over
the eyes, it indicates that the obsery-
ing powers and practical faculties are
in the ascendency. Should the upper
section be prominent Or bulge forward,
it shows that the reasoning powers
and theoretical side Of the individual
are strongly represented, while If 1t
be filled out in the middle, the fullest
in the center, it then denotes that the
comparative faculties are in evidence
and that the person possessed oft has
the ability to classify, to arrange his
ideas, to cnticise and reason by analo-
gv and recollect what has taken place.
Viewed full face: \ wide forehead
shows a broader mind than does a
narrow one, and high forehead indi-
Gates more intuition and altogether
loftier characteristics than a low one.
"a forehead greatly developed
above, which sinks in near the eyes,
indicates an intantile, crude PERSONAL
ty."
Next as to eyebrows, the contour,
position and extent of which shows the
development Of the perceptive organs:
Straight eyebrows show orderly
habits, methodical turn Of mind
arched orpointedssones, perception OF
color, taste in the arrangements OF
tints and the ability to match shades
and hues, while such as are set far
apart from each other show the capac-
ity for Judging Of sizes and proper
tians With . Greater or less amount Of
aoo,r..,
"If the eyebrows bend down in the
middle toward the eyes, 50 that they
appeared indented as it were, they
sIi,,. ,,.+,,ro +Io+ : d;srosoJ noitb-
- r,,.,,;,.o NOV FORGET and that is
,..,..r,,I o,.o,.t % ,,;[.o at for t,t,
"1aaarl;no - ,bo ,,roo+or amount
of s,oco lstwean the RIDGE Of tbe eve
Irod. ~ - orter terminus and the
oornor oftba eve can be accurately
oto,,o;rod tho caIcnIative movers OF
nor.on
,.,vIaa Aha o,,tI;no Of tho ovobrows
:. st,,;,,lt = Indicates sincerity and
co,,l.,9-, Il louoror + should he
olI;.,,,a ond t}o bo;rs snr;no from fine
,o.t or+lonoso = sIoms oIns;va and
dacantiye tendencies"
rho ovo wa arc told shows bv lis
fnIIness and convexitv the power Of
sreecb The size Of the eve show.
tio docroo of sentiment fancy REGARD
for the onposite sex. The distance
between the ewes indicates power Of
ra,oambaring forms and outlines. The
oo,or indicates tba tomnerament. but
~ +I;s MONT wo oat no narticrIars,
No other feature is 50 pregnant with
,oe,r;ro as tbe nose The mere size
counts for little bnt its height above
tbo checks rnarrinoIv indicates men.
al con.citv and elevation Of cbarac.
ter 4 nno or snnb nose Indicate.