The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-19

NEW YORK, Feb. "a mans char
/, acter is as plain as the nose on his
face. This is true, because the nose
tells just what his character is. If his
character changes, so does his nose.
In fact, Dr. H. S. Drayton, famous as
student of human nature, says that
just as the face is the index of the
| brain, SO is the nose the index of the
real Individual. 1t is natures method
of telling what sort of a person you
are.
The knowledge that a human nose is
never the same two years in succession
Is fact that is realized by few AL
most every one has the idea that the
| relative proportion of the nose to the
! other features is maintained from the
| beginning TO the end of the span of
| life. And now we find that this is not
so at all. Work changes the hand in
! appearance, and life changes the nose
| We may do what we Like to conceal
| cur real likes and dislikes, the ways of
| getting money and methods of living
| but the general course pursued will be
| shown by the nose. 1t is as relentless
| as the hand of fate, and there is no
| escape from it.
| who cared to study physiognomy would
see for himself that the nose is the only
reliable index of what humanity really
| IS, which the face furnishes, and he
| said this was so because it was a
| Physiological fact. Nature has her own
| way of telling an individuals life story.
| or perhaps it would be better to say
| writing it. The nerves and the muscles
| are her means of Indication They are
| what make those fine lines on one per-
! sons face, the curious expression about
/ the mouth of another, the deep creases
! running down from beside the nose to
! and beyond the corner of the mouth
! All of these are facts that cannot be
! explained away, and each has its indi-
cation. In measure they make your
lace your fortune, but if you are after
| the truth complete, perfect, look at the
| nose.
In looking at the face for signs of
character" said DR.. Drayton. bear
this fact in mind: The nerves utilize
the muscles and through the action of
the muscles the life Of the individual
IS imprinted in various ways on the
! features. While the general facial for
nation furnishes a key to natural
characteristics, it is in the develop
ment Of the features, in the appear
ance of the face itself as a whole. that
is found the basis for the impression
of like or dislike, admiration or dis
trust. which we receive on taking q
| d
You take the man with high cheek
bones, with what you might call bony
formation of the face, meaning prom
| inence of bone. 1t is safe to say thai
that man was intended by nature tt
lead. He is very likely to form his
own opinions and not look to others tc
aid him in framing them. The chances
are that he is a forceful, energetic anG
thoughtful man. When you see a mar
with what are called StronpIv ma rIx or
features. you can also be pretty sure
that he does his own thinking. But il
you want an index of his real charac
ter look at mis- nose
II think the form of nose with which
most Of us are familiar, though 6
great many persons don't realize they
are, is the business nose. It Is apt t.
be short, rather fiat and broad. L
evidences firmness of character, decis.
ion, and executive ability, although
the latter cannot always be counted
as certain. And I say that, no matter
what sort of nose man begins life
with, if he becomes business man
his nose will develop along that line
J. For instance he might have begur
with nose inclined to turn up at the
end and rather thin withal, perhap.
with tendency to length. As his
years advance, the nose will broader
at the tip, the retrousse appearance
Will disappear, In other words. he will
have the business nose.
There is no nose that better illus
trates the transformation caused BY
business than what Is called the Ro.
man nose. The nose Of the Hebrew
Is very good example of this. Orig
1nally inclined to hook and to be rattle,
long, 1t strafghtens out as the year.
go on and whoever cares to study ouy
business men Of today will see PLENTY