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EYES AND THEIR MEANING

Wide-open eyes are said to be indicative of rashness. r Side-glancing eyes are always to be distrusted. The downcast eye has m all ages been typical of modesty. The- proper distance between the eyes is the width »>f one eye. People of melancholy temperament rarely have clear Hue eyes. Eyes with long, sharp corners indicate great discernment and penetration. . The white of the eye showing beneath the iris is indisative of nobility of character. When the upper Kd covers half or more of the pupil '.he indication is of cool deliberation ',■'. Grey eyes turning green hi anger or excitement are indicative of a choleric temperament. An eye the upper lid of which passes horizontally across* the pupil indicates mental ability. Unsteady eyes, rapidly jerking from side to side, are frequently indicative of an unsettled mind. Byes that are wide apart are said by physiognomists to indicate great intelligence and a tenacious memory. Eyes placed close together m the head are said . to indicate pettiness of disposition, jealousy, and a turn for fault-finding. Wide-open, staring eyes m weak countenances indicate., jealousy, bigotry, intolerance, and pertinacity without any firmness. When the under arch of tbe upper eyelid is a perfect semicircle, it; is indicative of goodness, but also of timidity, sometimes approaching cowardice, i

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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 168, 21 July 1908, Page 2

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EYES AND THEIR MEANING Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 168, 21 July 1908, Page 2

EYES AND THEIR MEANING Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 168, 21 July 1908, Page 2