Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-10-24
MAN and HIS HAT.

The observations upon the relation
between the character of the man and |
the revelations of that character by the |
way in which he wears his hat, which
Professor Gross, of Leipsic, are espe-
Gully interesting at this time, when
the leaves are falling, admonishing
man that at any moment the frost may
nip the straw which even now has be-
come, in outward appearance at least,
disreputable companion.
The German scientists researches, it
is true, were in the domain of GRIMM
al psychology, and he treated of the
manner of wearing the hat and not of
the character of the head cover, but
suggests further research, which when
to add even more to the worlds enter
tainment if not to it's stock of known
facts.
Professor Gross declares that hat
worn perpendicular to the vertical axis
of the head is a sign that man is up
NAAe~A NSeSA3
sometimes bore. Those who wear the
hat little on the right side are said to
be amiable, gentle, and humane; those
who wear it on the left are fond Of
games and sports, and usually of gamb-
ling. The hat on the back of the head
is said to be proof of recklessness and
daring and usually of debt, and the
further back it is the nearer the wearer
is to bankruptcy or Jail.
According to Prof. Gross, a hat that
is worn well down on the forehead in
dicates the egotist or man of su1ky
disposition, in which selfishness is the
dominant trait. If the hat is worn
lightly on the top of the head it means
that the character of the man is fuc-
tuating, variable and impressionable;
if the hat is large and firmly adjusted
it means keen sense of business and
energy of action; if the same hat slopes
to the rear it means that the wearer is
alive to all business opportunities and
will miss none of them.
The professor also has chapter on
boots. He has observed that a man
who wears down the heels of his boots
Or shoes equally may be safely set
down as an energetic man Of business
or trustworthy official. Heels worn
on the outer sides are said to reveal i'm
agination, poetic instinct and an ad-
venturous spirit. If they are worn
down on the inner side it shows the
wearer to be weak and undecided in
character. Moreover, the professor
upon in the case of men than of wo-
men, as the high heels of the latter
''often divert whatever physical signi-
icance they might otherwise have.''
A wi lie field for speculation is opened
when we shall begin to inquire why the
man wears hat of a certain sort and
Of uncertain age. Wider, perhaps, be-
cause at this point there is ushered in
! the correlation of the sexes which may
have, in some instances at least, i'm
portant bearing upon the question.
Given the sum Of the mans income
and the cost of the headgear of the wo-
men which must be brought therefrom,
we should be able to ascertain with
| reasonable accuracy why he should be
wearing the sort of hat he is and, per-
haps, in the opinion of the curious but
not wholly informed, he should not be.
There may be found, too, an intimate
connection between the contents of the
mans stomach, which in the interest
of science might perhaps properly be
determined by analysis, and the sort
Of hat he was wearing. In view of the
present price of eatables and drink
bles, it is very likely that there shall