New-York tribune., 1901-06-16
Noses AND INTELLECTS.
CAs THERE EVER ANY RELATION BE-
TWEEN THEM?
a. INGENIOUS THEORY CoNCEKNING THE DE
NELoFMENT OF THE PATRICIAN TYPE


strdy Of character in faces. ne can hardly avoid
forming impressions concerning other people
fro,a a casua, inspection of their countenanees
Cf course, if he will supplement the informa-
t"a mus afforded by the self-rerelation of con-
Vc~.@t.on. a better insight can be obtained. But
liEs.ocnomy alon,. is more or less suggestive
II is often misleading Its significance is not
unnlistakable. one must not trust it too far
I;ut that it furnishes hints of mental and moral
qualities is andeniable
-hc mouth. being the most mobile organ. is
the greatest teiltale. ON the other hand, the
rose Is practically ~hanseless ana it deiies in
erirctstion much more effectively. NeveFthe-
les rha different types of nose. if not distinct
irdications az their poss, ssors' mental makeup.
At lsas, excite somewhat dissimilar emotions in
tn attentive observer. Hence it is justifable
q inquire t. what extent noses are representa-
tive. ana Louis Robinson. a contributor to
"Backwood's'' who has been tempted To un-
dcr;ake such an Investigation. has been led TO
Fou.c interesting conclusions.
The preliminary step in this research was dis
appointing. When one finds al styles Of noses
in tEe poorhouse. and again in the British House
uf Lords. ne hestates about assoCiatng one
type with set of traits and another with
:nother. That is. NJ does if he is a logical man
liz Mr. Robinson who bad such expert
considering the ''ratrician" nose as n develop
Ia,rt from the common one. and 10y inquiring
nut into thu characters Of the present owners
hut into those al the previous generations which
had perfected the high bridge. refined. droopng
III ard clearly cut nostrils which are regarded
a. marks II caste
Locking at the subject as a strict evolu-
Zionist. Mr.. Robinson asks what purposes
Uatrician nose euld serve better than does the
frdinary nasal organ. and why Mature should
feel called upon to perpetuate il. :" far as
sIaeii!ns is concerned it offers no advantage
I, is proper T.. ask too whether thu possession
of a ra,rician nose would add enough To a mans
pr vomans heauty to make either II them more
attractive AS conjusal PARTNERS. In other
words. did - xual selection" play any part IN
the evolution Mr Robinson thinks not What,
hen is ther- about Well DEVELOPED nos" which
4unld Justify its prrIetuation as "A survival
q ths nttsst-e
-r.se Key 20 th. irohleru. in thu opinion - the
~Blacl, woods writer is found in the fact that
q good moss. IS absolutely essential % ~" pro
Gueiion Il tn lis'inctively human y"ics-' AMI
in support 81 this doctrine tn following quota
ti,u - made from Sir charles Belts writings
Tn. r.r.lnin.n,- 81 the nose and 80 tho lower
I,a-ts - the forehead. and th- development -
Ia cavities in th~ centre of the fac". AZ" All
F.I'trr-i ia TN voice
t'--. i.,ratiNe ,-vid.uc. D. found iu the fact
that tuaus creatures have air chambers in tho
n.rk and around H. jaws. which enable them
to rtt.r their CRIES : hiking Illustration ~
this Principle is afforded Pos the howler mon
key which D. capable - emitting terrific yell.
.'rh.s. beasts" SAYS Mr Robertson hav" thu
hyo.G larc vhi,n in ourselves and most mann
mas is a mere slender. osse"us hoW situated he-
tween ;he root 80 the tongue aud the larsnX.
d-v.lof.,a into "a hollow sounding box larger
than an -rr. and h,.,rIua "A curious resemblance
L. certain sra shells
\ similar analogy is afforded by the large.
chaml'r.d hraks ~ parrots and na'a~s. which
have loud pens trating voices and are able Z"
in,ita,, human srcech. Here. as in men and
women III. enlarged hollow part which magni-
fcs the sound is situated above the mouth.
n il IS remembered that for ages, before writ
tcn language Was much used the v"ir- ~as al
most the only peaceful mcars which man had
for Influencing his fellows il Will be recognized
that the gift II oratory was something which
Eav. him prominence and use in the community.
Of course thu mental gifts requisite for speech
making should ic accompanied 10y the physical
development needed for passionate utterance.
Even to-day tone often counts for more than in
iell,ct in exercising temporary persuasion.
lawyers pleading in court realize only too well.
The powerful flexible voice. then. was
endous agent in past civilization. and its pos
SCISSOR would necessarily lie one Of the lords Of
creation. lie would be a hero in feminine eyes
and could have his choice among women
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