The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-03

human animal show such change d In the development of that one organ mIddie of his soft face. Pretty soon | the bump stretches a bit. but all | through childhood the nose has an in- ward curve. During this period Tom l my thinks 1t has but one office. Ills | auntie asked him what his nose wat for. For mamma to wipe" was the l innocent's reply. founded on experience Later 1t is a planting ground for | freckles; then it .straightens out, and | at 12 or l3 almost runs away with Tommy. It is then ahead of the body | in growth, hut 1t begins to take on some character and decides whether Il Is to be aquilIne. knobbed or "tir | tilted" &
 All the characteristics of people. ali | gradetions of society. all perculiarit!es | of race. does this expressive feature mark. A morning at the police court will reevsl marveis in nose lore. Could you possibly associate culture or misshapen objects? What tales they tell of the lower iifei Seldom indeed is truly fine Anose seen in the ."su- l merked tenth" ees.,s
 Besides this, caste differences, racial markings are also eloquent. The weak. | undeveloped organs of the Bushmen and Eskimos indicate the rank of the owners in the worlds progression. Far more loudly tha ntongues do the dat noses of the Africans And the highly l aquiline ones If tho American Indians | proclaim their natures-the first So sluggish a people. the second spirited, I free.
 The Chinese fiatten the noses of their babe because they have a ridiculous idea that the nose should be less im- l portant than the eyes. For centuries they have cultivated that ugly shape and so the Chinese nose is really no l criterion of their character. for in- tellectually they are a superior race.
 The German usually owns a fieshy. I comfortable looking. self-satislied article. The Irishman tits his to the skies. and it is as funny hit wit. l The French are a ''nosy' people. tuO, but there Is a delicacy, a. piquancy In, acriSed thereon that Is a quality of their mentality. .s.
 Broadly speaking, the Causasian nose is the superior of all others. If one follow his nose the Caucasian leads the world.
 Great Men; Big Noses.
 Nearly al Jour great men" have been remarkable for their noses lr some way. Mohammed. for instance His nose was almost a beak--it seem- cd to try 70 reach his chin. Then the immortal ovid was called by the ire weren't MT. Nosy'' or Naso. Napoleon III. suffered the same scoff. "Grosbec'' or Nosy.
 The "Great Napoleon" had an ex- quisitely chiseled nose himself. and was wont to say. "Give me a man with plenty of nose." Fortune answered hi s prayer, although hardly in the way he wished. for Wellington was thrown across his path--the owner of the most prominent nose in Europe!
 Richelieu, Wolsey. Bacon, Franklin. all had large nostriied noses, betoken- ing strong power of thought and love or serious meditation. Our Washing ton had nobility of purpose and hero- ism plainly stamped on his. Caesars s was much the same type. Gladstone owned generous. broad minded nose.
 | Once a great nose saved great life. and it was in this wise: Ludolph of Austria, he of the big nose, reused the enmity of some of hts knights, and they decieded to slaw him. One night a peasant working near their tents overheard them say, Tomorrow we'll | surprise old Big Nose and cut him to pieccs." Presently as the peasant was O. hts way to another part of camp for this happened during campaign he was met by the emperor. taking an evening walk to inspect his army | Ludolph asked him what was goins on in hls part of camp. The man in- nocently answered that there would be great fun next morning, for they were going to cut a big nose to pieces. It is needless to say that there was lac next morning" for the conspirarors.
 Frederick the Greats nose was 50 re- markable that I.avatsr offered to bel his reputation that he could tell 1t ron 10000 others bq simply feling 1t. one would think such a nose would give him a fellow feeling for other ment smelling apparatus, but 1t se amed otherwise, for he ordered the nose oi A noblemzan cut off because he resisted enrollment in the army.
 Struck or His Nose.
 Frederick wasn't. the only ruler who
 chose that method of punishment
 Charles II, had Lord Conventry de- nrived of his nose for asking imperti- nent Vouestions about some actresses
 He should have kept his nose out o
 it." Rameses II. punished those con
 vIcted of treason in this way, and Acti
 saues of Egypt treated, robbers in th'
 same manner. His unique method o reforming dishonest butchers was put
 ting a hook through their nosss4 or which to hang bad meat!
 It is not now such an irreparable lcs'
 as 1t was once to lose onets nose. tCl
 wax and plaster ones are made yer! successfully. They must certainly b.
 more becomin gthan the golden on , that Tycho Brahe of old attached C 1 his face with cement.
 Perhaps poor Cyrano de Bergerac who was so sensitive about his i'm , mense one. could be helped were l.
 living now by science, for the doctor are changing shapes and even 'nakin! . new ones by graftig in these wonderful ] days. The operatio has often beer 1 successfully performed In America.