Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
FOREHEADS AND EYES
Some Ways in Which Character Is In
Dictated There.

A head justly proportional to the
rest OF the body shows steadiness and
force of character; too large, it gen
orally indicates grossness and STUPID
1ty, too small, feebleness and ineptitude
OF mind, if not of constitution. The
physiognomy of forehead is seen in
the form Of the frontal bone, its height
and proportion, regularity or irregu-
larity; this marks the disposition and
measure of our faculties, our fashion of
thinking and feeling. Pathognomy
should be studied in the covering skin,
its color, wrinkles, tension or relaxa-
ton; this gives a clue to the passions,
the actual state of the spirit within.
the use it has made Of it's natural
gifts. FOreheads, seen IN profile. are
divided into three classes projecting
above, fiat on the eyebrows; retreating
from behind developed brows. and
perpendicular. Broadly speaking,
those with prominent cyclones act
promptly, on the judgment, perhaps
passion Of the moment Yet they err
but rarely, for their gifts of intuition
and rapid deduction seldom fail TO
guide them rightly. High foreheads,
lacking some part of this quick spirit.
cause, consider and weigh the matter
before taking action. Less passionate,
less imaginative, less resourceful, they
cannot afford to make mistakes. Short
foreheads, prominent brows, belong
to the man Of action; high, well-devel-
oped temples to the man of thought
A perpendicular, fiat forehead with
wrinkles skin stretched tightly across
it, may be briefly dismissed as the
forehead Of the fool. Eye bones which
project so sharply as to cause the hair
Of the brOws to bristle outward show
immense acuteness and genius for in
trigue. Ii Hung Chang, the great
Chinese minister, and Prince Bismarck
are good examples of this class. A
forehead square on the temples and
retreating into the hair on either side
is sign of retentive memory end ex-
cellent judgment. Lord Kitchener of
Khartoum, has the typical forehead of
a leader of men. Short, compressed
wits prominent cyclones and thich,
straight brows, square and receding on
the temples. A man with this forehead
could not fail to judge character or
circumstances with quickness and ac-
curacy, to store such observations in a
tenacious memory, and to act upon his
conclusion with promptness and de-
cision.
Eyes, mirrors of the soul, may, per-
haps, be considered more beautiful and
attractive than any other feature. Dr.
viding them into two great classes,
light and dark, it has been said that
the dark indicate power, the light, del
lcacy. Black eyes, so called-for they
are really of so deep an orange that
they appear black contrasted with the
white surrounding them-are tropical
Sometimes they seem dull and slug
gish, but the forces they betoken are
only slumbering, so that any chance
spark may set them ablaze. With such
eyes the intellect will be powerful and
the passions strong. Clear blue
eyes belong to temperate regions.
Other intellectual indications being
equal, what they may lack in power
and passion they will make up in sub
tlety and versatility. Hazel eyes show
steadiness and power Of constant affec-
ton; green, cat-like orbs, though fire.
quently fascinating, are dangerous
for they are a sign Of coquetry and de-
ceit. The eyes of genius are said to be
of varying tints, like the sea, some
times blue, tinged with green or Or
ange, in certain lights or when affect
ed by emotion, deep and almost dark
These are but few of the infinite vari-
cites in tint. 1t should never be for
misleading than any other feature
Form and color may indicate much;
the glance, steady or shifting, quick or
languid, keen or soft, perhaps even
more. Widely expanded eyelids see
much without rejecting greatly: they
live in the senses, and think little be-
yond the present moment. Eyelids
half closing over the eyes denote less
facility Of impression, but clearer in
sight, more definite ideas, greater
steadiness in action; they notice less,
but think and feel intensely. Deep set
eyes with wrinkles at the outer corners
show penetration and a sense of hu-
NOR. Eyes set near together, espec-
tally when there are wrinkles across
the nose, are a sign of cunning and
meanness in small things, money mat
tiers and otherwise Set wide apart.
the character will be generous; if too
wide, careless and extravagant The
proper distance between the eyes is
the length of one eye.-Public Opinion.