The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01
LANGUAGE OF HEaUMANFACE
EACH FEATUREA HYEROGEYPHIC,
SAYS THIS MAN.
The Universal J Language written In the
1ineaments --FasciRatins story Told
by the Countensnce Messages From
The mnermOst Self, Via the Nerves.

me mnermOst ser, VIA 'he NerFcs'
E oh feature OF the face IL a hero
glyphfo, according to q MN who has been
studying the human line 1ments for years.
separately and In combination, az indicators
OF character.
1T was when i was n student at the Uni
versity OF barcelona, = he said, that I first
began to observe and classify people ac-
cordihg to certain deli ate, 1 may say
minute. differences and similarities Of the
features and the lines which naturally
form about them.
"A fellow student, and close friend, whose
pronounced characteristics were. az unusual
as his features we're striking and out Of the
common, was my flyst text book In reading
character by the face, a primer In which the
letters were large and black and the illus
t~rations boldly defined and yet subtly sug-
gestive. =
-The habit / formed while OF the uni
versity Of studying 'tnc fee.ures chung to
me when p1y COURSE was finished. First I
simply observed and noted In a desultory
way. but finding how much there was in II,
I began investigating according to scien-
tiflc methods. -
"In prosecuting certain work I had in
hand, I travelled in all parts Of the civilized
and unciyilized world, not to see but to
know; al a student, not a globe %trotter. I
made notes which All many books as to
what I found written infthe faces Of different
peoples. In fact. my Investigations as to
the language Of the face, for there is such Q
language, I consider Of more value than
anything else I have done"
When asked just what is the value OF
/ boinO ahla IN rand a fam ha an id TINT frat
OF all it enabled one to know himself. to
realize his possibilities and limitations, as
he could In no other way.
He further pointed out that to be able to
read, as one would an open book, the char
acter of one's fellows in their faces is of
great practical value, officially as well as
In a material way, since IL enables one to
understand the why's and wherefores Of
lives. He further added that he had found
that to be able to read the language of the
face adds a peculiar zest to living. as it
opens a world Of subtle, absorbing, amusing
interest. H.,
Each face Is a volume Of surprising
interest. There are really no other books
that can compare with the human face"
he said. ~To study the shades Of differ
enoe among those having common char
aCt6Il StiO5 ls Ol lt6tu llOT6 lnt6t 6Stiuk VIAL
can be realized until this language Is under
stood.
without reference to race, creed or
previous or present condition, facial hero
glyphics are identical. That is, whether
1t il the face Of the Hottentot or the scholar,
the language is the same. OF course, the
story found in the faces of the wise and on
the unlettered is very different, but it ia
written in the same characters.
'In pursuing the study Of this language
I have found that humanity Is divided
into a few great classes and that, while
education and environment acoentuate or
make less pronounced the characteristics
which mark these CLASSES, 1t has nothing to
( do with the GLASS itself. A rose may be
the single wild variety or doubled and
enlarged by cultivation, yet it remains a
rose. When one has reached pivotal truths,
as he does in reading faces, he finds it is
tho same with human beings
When the question was asked how one
could learn to read faces he said that certain
general facts could be stated which would
enable a person, by study and observation,
to do SO. although, like any other language,
to make II really ones own, requires much
practice. g.
@To begin with the most striking feature
OF the face, the nose" the face reader con-
tinued, when the septum is prominent
II denotes a person given to analytical
observing. 1t also shows reasoning powers
and one who ia inspirational.
"preadth at the back of the septum Of
the nose marks those who have imagina-
ton. A. may be, constructive or destruo-
tive, it may make a Hugo, a Dickens, a
Guy de Maupassant, or an intriguing,
dangerous liar. Which it is depends on
what is found elsewhere in the face.
st is the knowledge gained by observa-
! ton and study that enables one to set each
statement made by the lines and features
in its legitimate relation to others and to
read u p~hysiognomy correctly.
Elevation of the eyebrows at the inner
terminal, that is. next the nose. indicates
the quality of amity. However brusaue one
may be in manner, II one has eyebrows
marked in that way, he will be i~nnately
friendly.
"When the elevation Of the inner terminal
Of the eyebrow continues along the inner
third it marks a reformer; one who Ia kind,
but not tolerant. person with such brows
will be anxious to set things right for the
general good. and also for the special benefit
Of those about him.
"The arching Of the entire brow, especially
when it rises at the outer terminal in the
shape of a Mercury wing, indicates a light
and joyous nature; one who has the merry
heart that does good, like medicine. Per-
sons having brows arohed in this way retain
buoyanoy and the characteristics of youth
to the end of life.
"The upright and vertical wrinkles be-
tween the eyes, largely due to the eleva-
ton Of the inner third Of the eyebrow,
| tell of innate kindness and truth. Folds
above the eye and lines below It tell Of an
abiding love of truth, even though the
person may not be strictly truthful.
1.-THE way in which this indication and 9TH
ers are modified by what is found elsewhere
Is Illustrated in the face of a certain author
know. He has these lines I mention about
the eyes with the broad septum Of the nose
that shows imagination. The result makes
him a writer Of realistic fiction.
Lateral lines on the forehead, reaching
from one temple to the other--these may
appear and disappear with certain motions
! of the face-indicate great persistency. A