The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-28
LINES TELL MANS NATURE
FACIAL WRINKLES ACCURATE IN
INTERPRETING CHARACTER.
Peculiar Development Of Individual
Features Reveal Mind QuaIitf~s-
Poise of Body Frequently Tells
the Story Of the Owners Habits.


nesses Of his fellow beings by observing
their character frequently outlined too
plainly upon their faces. \ detective af-
ter a short experience upon the force
needs but a glance 10 interpret the stamp
upon the face of the person under arres;
or caught under suspicious circumstances
Guilt may be concealed under a frank
appearing countenance or warded of by
fine clothes. but constant scrutiny will
finally discover a peculiar trait or ex-
preston escaping from mental control
In an unguaried moment An officer often
makes the prisoner feel al ease and con-
fideut. hoping that the latter VIII relax
his facial control and expose by natural
expressions the state of his or her mind.
Mind and countenance are very closely
related In all human beings. You know
that a baby Is going TO cry when IL ruff
fies UP It's lips and wrinkles its eyes In a
pout. The outward expression OF an In
FAINT Is the mind portrayed upon the face
in fact, 1t is more plain, for man can
often disguise his feelings for q time be-
meath a placid countenance. Continual
repetition OF these outward expressions OF
the mind will leave its lines stamped upon
the face in telltaie wrinkles, which close
observer can read with ease. We reason
by the process OF association Of ideas and
impressions, the connection by mental
telegraphy with different stations in the
OF the solution of the problem under con-
sideration.
signs Of Character.
Accordingly the character OF man is
told by studying and comparing the differ
ent lines revealed upon his face. for the
mind has placed every line, every wrinkle
there An opinion is formed by the as
sistance. too. of circumstan,Ml evidence.
Deep wrinkles between the eyes crossed
by long wrinkles on the brow reveal con-
slant elaboration and mental trouble, such
as sorrow. anxiety. hope!essness Bright
eyes set deep in the socket, with eye
lashes touching the heavy eyebrows. show
courage, recklessness and desperation II
aroused. Associate tlese characteristics
and draw your own conclusion. The PROB
ability OF crime is evidenced.
Take a more simple instance. A man
may have a clear eye. frank disposition.
with no repu'sive expression anywhere on
his face, and yet when you shake his hand
you become instantly disappointed in Your
new acquaintance There Is nothing that
tests the sincerity ard strength OF will, de-
termination and intellectual thoroughness
of man as the shake OF the hand. 1t is
the index of the mind. The weak. lifeless
pressure in a handshake sends ciamny
feeling through strong mans nervess-it
has betrayed many men. While strong.
hearty grasp Is the grip OF sincerity.
friendship and reminds one OF hall cei-
low well met
Great Moral Test.
The greatest moral test Is the observa-
ton of the eyes. Eyes are. indeed, the
mirrors o. the heart. They express dis
gust haughtiness, pride, conceit, tickle
ness-in fact, nearly all emotions. and they
are the delicate thermometers which regis
ter the temperature OF the heart and mind
N0hleness beams from the eye and yet
the hard and cruel heart OF a criminal
or the weak minded, constituencies prosti-
iute betray their character In the glitter
OF their eyes. AS you walk along the
street a single glance AT n persons eyes
will convince you TO which category they
belong An immoral or criminal PERSONS
eyes are usually shftiess. cold and I'M
sympathetic. They will not look squarely
into honest. eyes. but Will become uneasy.
They may be large or small. twinklng or
OF any color or shade-these are but stain
e3 glass windows of the saloon OK their
inigufties. Altogether. they have I'M
mistakahle hard appearance which their
experience fixes there in the eyes.
The disposition Of man is often told by
the eyes A look at your friends eyes will
tell whether he is Gi~pleased or bored. or
whether he can be Influenced easily or not.
Intelligent or ignorant. impuisive. enthu-
siastic or conservative Book agents or
csnvassers make a study of the expression
or the eyes believing them TO be the scale
OF their success or failure. Small eyes In
dictate consistency. coolness In danger and
elaboration. Large eyes as rule reveal
hlg-heartedness. fckleness impulsiveness.
and II they are long they show tho person
70 be humorous. A person with small eyes
and long parallel wrinkles extending from
the corner Of she eve toward the ear cross-
Ing the temples, Is always inclined 10 be
witty.
Low Forehead Means sympathy.
A person with lew forehead Is usually
we'll developed in the back. or emotional.
part Of the head and s sympathetic. but
deficient in mental Versatility. 4 fullness
above the eyebrows and along the temples
Is a sign Of marked Intelligence The size
~ the head need never be taken into con-
stgeratior A full. well-set chin reveals
determination and ambition. as does vide
mouth Trembling lips mean a weakness
81 opinion ard tack II decision. A large
nose shows conservstis rn and love Ter
economy, not greed and aTarice
4 prominent characteristic Of 4 man "a
often told by the carriage II his body. The
body itself may he divided into 'he intel
lec,ual part or the head: the emotional or
the torso and the physical. or legs ana
arms Ana each Of these may he sab
divided IN The same manner, a man con-
.lgaaily thinking usually ~alka With his
head bent forward, and according 20 the
second division CT the frsf man pitn
protruI!ng chin has physical aspirations.
Desire for Honesty.
The upper part q. the chest extended.
touching line drawn FerIenGi ularlY
from The Tors upward, reveals desire for
urrsxhtuess honesty ana gallsntry. The
lower part II the chess extended Is he
s,rr 4 pride. The ston1a y extended sha*s
= rrepan4erance ef physical Aspirations
over intelligence. the satisfying q a Cfav-
;rg appetite rather than he ambition %
| the r.irS 4 man with unusual propoF-
ions may have sscgtness. bat = is to
| frequently TIE result OF an adherence ~
lad habst& I; f. the ruis ratae- than ne
exception Cgtrure ard refinement are e's'-
sser-es in ;he graceful lines = the f2Ts.
= 7hn hands and feet II is not So ut3ea
ths share - she hgn4s - they may -
szs9gzsres? ~ dairy toIi RI; l. - ire mo-
tfa-ze the grace and ths elegance exp-esss8
which portray culture an4 refinement In
general oTe saoald oes@rvs the EYES, lhe
~s.tr. the hands and feet hef7Es rh@y form
a. opincu regarding 'he chaFAetsr x .