The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

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Nj that the head and face pos
l v l. scss a certain significance il
revealing personality. but fcW
are prepared to 20 a logical step further
and to admit that such means of revcll.
ton may Ice SO recognized and tahuat..
as to bee of definite statistical value W.
such a contention is both rcasouaul,
and susceptible of proof. according
Gerald Elton Fosbrokc in his book
Character Reading Through Analysi.
of the Features" published Icy q. l.
Putnam's Sons
If an imaginary line, says the author
be drawn from the inner opening ct H.,
ear on ne side Of the head to the sam,
point on the other side this line VIII
pass through the point at which the
spinal column connects with the brain
Therefore the size of tho intellectual
brain is Judged 10y the location of the
ear upon the head and by the perpcn-
dicultr and horizontal distances from
the ear upward and forward.
Now imagine a straight horizontal
line drawn from the outer corner of the
eye toward the back of the head II
the ear Is correctly located this lin"
will pass directly through the point at
which the helix of the ear joins tho
head. two-thirds of the head being be-
fore the ear measuring fyom the inner
orifice Of the ear to the outer prom,-
hence of the BROW and one-third he
hind the ear (measurlng straight bacl,
from the opening in the carr. This
shows the wen balanced head.
The brain in front Of the ear shows
mentality, intellectually ana developed
as well as natural mental power; the
brain directly behind the ear denotes
physical N!gor ana strength of animal
nature.
The heads of most women and of
some men have from threc-quartors 20
four-iifths hefor" the ear, with the ear
a half To three-quarters of an inch be-
low the correct horizontal lin" from cv"
backward. This indicates the cNtrcm"
of mental qualities, with but little phys
ical strength to support tendencies tow
ard mental effort consequently. win
no background 4 rhNSical strength ana
with l!ttle or n" r"'upera'Ne power a
person oi TINS TYP" VIII t'Nd I" mental
overWork ana I" possible nervous pros
tratloh.
mans ear VIII 'tt"n b" found {"
De cohS'defahlN ahpN" TN" correct Inc
and in the centre OF tn" mead mcaSurin%
from the front to back. When the ear
IS so situated unless thcre are strong
facial indications To the contrary, the
nature must he coarse ana sensual IN"
animal oNerruling IN" mental Such a
man has little aim in life other than the
qualification and satisfaction OF phySi-
cal cravings.
In most women the mental nature is
stronger than the physical The phNsi-
cal strength and natur" OF men Is mu'n
more strongly marked than Is that al
women Therefore IN studying a
womans head basis OF Judgment mus
be relied upon somewhat different IT m
that which Is assumed in u" study OF a
mans head The two heads must be
stuuleu i'u'i 'uua''S anu mus n"' w
cohipaieu W." ~ "'"', "',''9a '''''
on',''"'''""' ''"'c '' ''' ~ 80
ihiiiu'
Ihe eye IS rlSh'lE named tn' renee
ton OF the intellect 1he mead may
ana does snow the quantity OF pra'h
power, nut the eye SHOWS lhe puahty Oh
mat power IL Is the mirror OF the
understanding
When all other signs fail. when each
muscle of the face is under control,
ana no telitale tWltch or r'nn"r "i
feature can ne n"t'd To ana tl' observer
IN gathering th' passing 'h"uSnt ''
emotion the truth OF iaIS''E OF h'"It
or purp"se-th'h inc eye tuIiS lS 'a'o
IN language uh'h'Stahap'e' Inc traIh'o
observer receives 'ne IMPRESSION az
thouHh thc message Is put hi"ihch''rliE
-ehecteu III TINS iheh'aI REGISTER
Control may be consciously exercised
over every feature Of the face and over
every ACTON OF lhe pody' put the eye