The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-09-14
TO DISCERN CHARACTER.
Or 'as seae 'siis Read ts- sgan ns
Meets b.. Hts Forehead
and Eyes.

The beat Of phyxiognomiSts reiy
mainly upon The foreheads and eyes
OF those they meet to iusermine their
character, and thcy are rarei, at fault.
Al least that ia the verdict Of the most
famous seer Of Chicago. whose charac.
ter readings have become notable all
over the country. 4 head justly proper
Toned 20 the rest Of the body shows
| stsahlntss and fnfcr II character: too
large II generally Indicates grossness
and stupidity; too small. fcrbleness
and laaptiiude Of mind. IL not 81 consti-
tuition. The physiognpmy Of fore.
head Is seen la the form Of frontal
bone. it's height aud proportion. rcgu-
lar''y or lrregulHrity. This marks the
| disposition and measure of Uur facul-
ties, our fashion Of thinking and feel
ing. fathugnnmy should be studied
In the covering skin, lis color. wriuklts,
tension or relaxation. This gives n
clcw 10 the passions, the actual state Of
iAc spirit within, the use 1t has made
of its naian.i gifts. forrheatls. seen
IN profile, are divided into three rlassrA:
Projecting above, fiat uH the eyebrows;
rutTeaiinR from behind developed eye-
brows, aud perpendicular. Broadly
speaking. those with prominent eye
bones &C, promptly, on the Judgment
perhaps passion OF the moment.
Vet they err hui rarely. for their giits
Of intuition and rapid deduction seldom
fail 10 guide them rightly. High fare-
heads, lacking somc part Of this quick
spirit, pause, consider aud weigh the
matter before taking action. I.,'sz p#s-
sionatc, less imaginative, less resource.
full they cannot afford to make mis-
takes, shurt furcheads, prominent
brows, belong 10 the man u action:
high, wcil-dvNcibprd temples. 10 the
man OF thought. A perpendicular. fat
forehead, with wrinklclcss skin
stretched tightly across H., may be-
briefly dismissed as the forehead of the
fool. cyclones which project so sharp
~ rs 10 cause the hair Of the hrows
60 brist,c outward show immense acute
ness and genius for intrigue. II Hung
Chang, the great Chinese minister. aud
Prince bismarck are good example, Of
this class. \ forehead square ON the
temples and rCtrcating into the hair
on either side Is a sign of rgiruiiyr
memory and excellent Judgment. Lord
Kitchener. ~ kharinum. has the typ
zeal forehead Of u leader Of mrn. Short,
compressed, with prominent eychoucs
and thick, straight hruws, square and
rrcrding on the temples. \ man with
this forehead could not fail to Judge
character or circumstance with quick.
ness aud accuracy. a. store such oh.
scryations ia a tenacious memory and
10 act upon his conclusion With prompt.
mas and decision
Eyes, mirror Of the soul. may pyr.
hap> be- considered more brautifu
than any other fcaturrs. Dividing
them mtp two great classes. light aud |
dark, il has been suiu that the dam |
indicate power, the light dciicars
BLACK eyes. sp-rIllrd FOR they are real. |
iN ~ su deep au orange that they appear |
black contrastrd with the whit, sur |
rounding thtm are tropical. Some. |
times they stem duh aud sluggish but |
the fDrcrs they bcIokrn are anly ,lum. |
herring, 30 shat amy chance spark may |
set them ablazr. With such EYES the |
intellect viii br powerful and the pas
sipns strong. Clear blue eyes brlung go |
the temperate regions. other intel.
lectual indications bring equal. what
they MAY lack in power and passion
they will make up IN subiicty aud YER
S1tiliiy. Hazel eyes show stcadincss
and power Of constant affection; green.
cailikr orbs. though frequently faSciu
ating. are dangerous. for they are
sign OF coquetr, and deceit. The eyes
of guuiEs are said IL b. 81 ryiug tints
like the sea, sometimes blue. tiugrd
with green or orange in certain lights,
ar, when affected by emotion. deep and
almost dark. These are but few Of
the inliuitr variriics IN tint. 1t should
never he forgotten that eyes are more
capable OF misleading than any other
feature. Form and color may indicate
much; the glance. steady or shifting,
quick or languid, keen or satg, perhaps
even more. Widely expanded cypIids
see much without rejecting greatly
they live In the senses and think lit.
tie beyond the present moment. Eye
Iihs half closing over the eyes denote
esS facility OF impression, but clearer
insight. more definite ideas, greater
,tradinrss in action; thay notice less.
but think aud feel intensely. Drep.sct
iycs with wrinkles at the outer corner,
show penetration aud a sense of hnmur.
Eyes set near iuge Their, especially when
here are wrinkles across the nose, are
. sign Of cunning and msanness in
mail things, money matters and other.
Nise. SET wide apart, the character
sill be generous; II too wide, careless
md exlravaFant. The proper distance
between the eyes Is the length OF one