The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-26
Face Study
BY z. s. Goodhue, NJ. D.


In giving any specific hints under
g face study I want to have no misun-
j serstanding as to what I say. Ny
u observations on the analogy between
s certain facial forms and particular
traits of character. are observations
n only.
s. They bear no relation to analytical
Il study, or to "phrenology'' or physiog-
VI nomy so-ealled.
In this field we have scant data. the
exceptions make long series, but still
81 there is a tolerable certainty that our
N conclusions are correct. And. on few
points different observers are well
agreed. For instance. that large nose,
II large ears and eyes are fortunate pos
\ sessions if in agreement with other
features Of the face. Generally thick
dps indicate sensuality, small eyes
secretiveness. small ears stinginess, a
ysmall nose lack Of force and originate
fly and so on.
These features, however, must be de-
fined comparatively. and you could not
say that in our sense Mr.. AS nose is
larger than Mr.. BIS If Mr.. A is over six
feet in height and Mr.. B only FIVE feet
two.
And so on in the typical difference
between the sexes and races.
Taken in this way what I have jotted
down may have some value for the
observant person who Is interested
enough to compare or correct at his
leisure.
THE FOREHEAD.
High for men and Spedium for wo-
high or low are only relative terms,
and as measure OF intellectual power
are not infaIlible.
The hydrocephalic child usually has
very high, broad forehead, and such
foreheads belong to many idiots, i'm
beetles, or at best. dull persons.
There is some truth in the remark
of the cynic who said-"TeIl me what
sort of a life the man has lived and
/ will read his character from his
head
In many cases the head is really well
shaped with a high forehead, but owing
to low growing hair an observer is
deceived. Or the reverse with a bald
headed man.
The very high, broad, white fore
head we sometimes see, generally be-
. Nongs to the visionary, a man of small
"A Out great
given to all manner of schemes which
get him and his friends into trouble.
He acquires well. remembers easily,
but is rather conventional. and as a
rule he is argumentative and voluble
Foreheads medium in length and
breadth. I have observed usually in
we'll balanced men, active, of quick
pereeption-the doors of things in the
world
Edward Bellamy had such a fore
head, so had Emerson.
They both possessed fancy and were
contemplative, but both were eminent
~ practical Americans who saw to
their own business affairs. Browning,
Bryant, Hardy, Harte, Holmes. Howell,
Longfellow. Lowell, Stedman, Taylor,
Tennyson, Thackeray, Dickens, may
be put in this class.
A very low forehead indicates a low
grade of intellect
An uneven, knotty forehead is an
indication of an original. investigating
mind. Darwin had such a forehead.
So had Theodore Parker and Freeman
Clarke.
Heavy eyebrows are found in men
of strong physical form and rugged
health
Foreheads in which the top tier as
it were projects over the lower, show
mental weakness.
And a writer has said that two
knob" forehead is bad advertisement
for the possessor.
High foreheads with close-drawn
skin. showing no wrinkles-"the white
forehead" indicate a selfish, shallow,
conceited person.
A bad sign is a very fat forehead,
or a forehead descending abruptly at
the superior border; it stands for a
limited apprehension.
Highly arched foreheads are found
in men Of cold. unsympathetic dis
positions. and often of stupid per-
ception: often in such the eyebrows
are scanty.
The chief indication of a very broad
forehead fashioning the whole face as
TO width. Is obstinacy; pigheadedness.
Mr. Carnegie has such face, though
perhaps Mr.. Carnegie is not a good
type
Two perpendicular wrinkles running
up the forehead between the eyes are
indicative of a thoughtful person.
They are called lines Of contempla-
ton by the physiognomists.
Darwin had shaggy eyebrows; they
belong to men of force and good judg
a sign of the artistic temperament, and
considerable width between the eyes
and eyebrows show openness and
sincerity of character: outspokenness
and independence. The reverse are
found often with the opposite qualities
A forehead much shorter than the
nose indicates duIness; such persons
are poor letter writers.
Parallel ohlique lines in the forehead
indicate q weak mind.
FulneSs of the temples is generally
found in persons of a mathematical
turn of mind.
# the fulness be in the lower part,
it IS Indicative of a love for good food.
Dumas is an example.
Horizontal eyebrows, well defined
but not too heavy. are found in a per
fect forehead.
4 forehead which is long and reach
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