The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-09
FoREHEADS AND EYES.
Some Ways in Which Character Is
Exhibited by Them.
From Public opinion.

FROM tuDnC opinion.
a head justly prcportioned to the
rest of the body shows steadiness ana
force of chara acter; too large, it gem
orally indicates grossncss and stupid
ity; too SMALL feebleness and inapti-
tude of mind, if not cr constitution.
The physiognomy of forehead Is seen
in the form of the frontal bone, its
height and proportion, regularity or
irregularty; this marks the disposition
and measure Of our faculties, our fash
ion of thinking and feeling. Patho@-
r1my should be studied in the covering
skin, its color, wrinkles, tension or re-
laXation this gives q clue to the pas
sions, the actual state of the spirit
within, the use il has made of its nat
ural gifts. FOrehelds seen in profile,
are divided into three classes; project
ing above, fiat on tn" eyebrows: re-
treating from 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 deduction 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 passionate
less imaginative, less resourccful they
cannot afford to make mistakes. Short
foreheads, prominent hrows, belong
to the man of action. High wel-de-
vcloped temples, to the man Of thought.
a perpendicular, fiat forehead, with
wrinklcloss 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 brpws to Dristle outward
show immense acuteness and genius
for intrigue, Ii Hung Chang, tha
great Chinese minister, and Prince
Bismarck arc good examples of this
class. A forehead square on the tenn
rles and retreating into the hair on
either side is a sign of retrntive MEM
ory and excellent Judgment. Lord
Kitchener of KhartOum, has the typ
iCal forehead of a leader of mcn short,
compressed, with prominent eve 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 quick
ness and accuracy, to store such o"ser-
vations in a tenacious memory, and to
act upon his conclusicn with prompt
ness and decision.
Eyes, mirrors Of the soul, may, per-
haps be considered more beautiful ana
attractive than any other feature. Di-
viding them into two great classes,
light and dark, it has been said that
the dark indicate power the light, deli
cacy. Black eyes, so Callad-for they
are really Of so deep an orange that
they appear black cOntrasted with the
white surrOu ding them-are tropical
Sometimes they seem duh and sluggish,
but the forces they bctoken are only
siumbering, 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 intel
lectual indications being equal, what
they may lack i'm power and passion
they will make up in subtlety and ver-
satilty. Hazel eyes show stcadiness
and power of constant affection; green
cat-like orbs, though frequently fas-
Cinating, are dangerous, for they are
a sign Of coquetry and deceit The eyes
Of genius are said to be of varying
tints, like the sea, sometimes blue.
tinged with green or orange, in cer-
tain lights or when affected by emo
ton, deep and almost dark, These are
but few Of the inf1ite varieties in tint.
1t should never be forgotten that eyes
are more capable of misleading than
any other feature. Form and color
may indicate much; the glance steady
or soft, perhaps even more. Widely
expanded eye-lds see much without
rejecting greatly beyond the present
moment. Eyelids half closing over the
eyes denote less facility Of impression,