The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-16

some Ways in Which Character Il
Exhibited by Them.
From Public Opinion

From Public Opinion.
A head justly proportoned to the rest
of the body shows steadiness and force Of
character; too large, 1t generally indicates
srossness and stupidity; too small feeble
ness and inaptitude Of mind. IL not of con-
. stltution. The physiogomy of a forehead
is seen in the form of the frontal bone. its
height and proportion, regularity or irreg-
ularlty; 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 relaxation; this gives
a clue to the passions, the actual state Of
the spirit within, the use IL has made OF
Its natural gifts. Foreheads, seen in pro-
lille, are divided into three classes; pro-
iectfng above, fiat on the eyebrows: re-
treating rom behind developed brows, and
perpendicular. Broadly speaking those
with prominent eye bones act PROMPTLY
on the judgment perhaps passion, OF the
moment. Yet they err but rarely, for
their gifts OF intuition and rapid dedue-
ton seldom fail to guide them rightly.
High foreheads lacking some part of this
quick spirit, pause, consider and weigh the
matter before taking action. Less pas
sionate. less imaginative, less resourceful,
they cannot afford to make mistakes.
Short foreheads prominent brows belong
oped temples, to the man of thought A
perpendicular, fiat forehead, with wrinkle
less skin stretched tightly across Il. may
be briefly dismissed as the forehead OF the
fool Eye bones which project so sharply
as to cause the hair of the brows 10 bristle
outward show immense acuteness and gem
ius for intrigue. Ii Hung Chang, the
great Chinese minister, and Prince Bis
marck are good examples of this class. A
forehead square on the temples and re-
treating into the hair on either side Is
sign Of rctentive memory and excellent
judgment Lord Kitchener of Khartoum
has the typical forehead OF a leader OF
men. Short. compressed, with prominent
eye bones and thick straight brows,
square and receding on the temples. A
man with this forehead could not fail To
judge character or circumstance with
quickness and accuracy, TO store such OBJ
servations in tenacious memory and
TO act upon his conclusion with prompts
ness and decision.
Eyes, mirrors of the soul. may, perhaps,
be considered more beautiful and attrac-
tive than any other feature. Dividing them
into two great classes, light and dark Il
has been said that the dark indicate
power. the light, deiicacy. Black eyes. so
called-for they are really of so deep an
orange that they appear black contrasled
with the white surrounding them-are
tropical Sometimes they seem dun and
sluggish, 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 pas
sions strong. Clear blue eyes belong TO
temperate regions. Other intellectual in
dlcations being equal, what they may lack
in power and passion they will make up
in subt.ety and versatility. Hazel eyes
show steadness and power of constant
affection; green, cat-like orbs though fire.
quently fascinating, are dangerous for
they are a sign of coquetry and deceit
The eyes Of genius are said to be of vary
ing tints. like the sea, sometimes blue
tinged with green or orange, in certain
lights or when affected by emotion. deep
and almost dark. These are but few OF
the infinite varieties In tint. It should
never be forgotten that eyes are more cap
able of misleading than any other feature
Form and color may Indicate much; the
glance, steady or soft, perhaps even more
Widely expanded eyeids see much with
Out rejecting greatly beyond the present
moment Eyelids half closing over the
eyes denote less facility of impression, but
clearer insight more definite ideas great
err readiness in action; they notice less
but think and feel intensely. Deep-set
eyes with wrinkles at the outer corners
show penetration and sense of humor
Eyes set near together. especially when
there are wrinkles across the nose, are a
sign of cunning and meanness in small
things. money matters and otherwise Ser
wide apart, the character will be generous
II too wide, careless and extravagant The
proper distance between the eyes Is the
length of one eye