SOME CHARACTERISTIC POINTS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1199, 22 February 1895, Page 16

SOME CHARACTERISTIC POINTS.

! The Botnan nose shows the greater ' character; the Greek nose the greater taste. Half-shut eyes show great natural shrewdness, together with lack of sincerity. A long, thick chin is commonly found only in persons of low mental organisation. A small mouth, with nose and nostril also small, shows indecision and cowardice. A round, bullet head shows obstinacy, often combined with many petty meannesses.

Individuality is indicated by a prominence of the forehead just above the eyebrows. A flat head on the top indicates lack of reverence and deficiency of moral

qualities. Slow-moving eyes are always found in the heads of peraons of prudence and ability. An irregular, knotty forehead, is a sure sign of a bold, original, and investigating mind.

I A very short upper lip indicates liveliness jof disposition,,, though not always kindli-

Strong eyebrows betoken not mental, but physical power ; when shaggy, lack of culture. Parallel oblique wrinkles in the forehead are always signs of a weak, suspicious mind. ' Combativeness is indicated by a swelling of the head just above and a little behind the ear. Disproportion of any kind between the upper and under lip is always an unfavourable sign. A mouth without lips, a mere slit in the face, belongs to a cold-hearted, selfish character.

The perfect forehead ends with almost horizontal eyebrows, clear, heavy and well defined. Smooth, fine hair, of whatever colour, always shows some degree of taste and refinement.

A red complexion is bad, indicating coarseness of temperament, if not a tendency to drink. Eyes with long corners and thick lids that cover half the pupil are indicative of talent.

Delicate features are never found in the faces of men of low organisation or coarse habits.

The greater the angle made by the eye in profile with the mouth the greater the stupidity.