WHAT WRINKLES MEAN IN THE STUDY OF CHARACTER.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 706, 23 September 1914, Page 3

WHAT WRINKLES MEAN IN THE STUDY OF CHARACTER.

How comes a specialist to declare he can tell all about people simply by studying their wrinkles, which, after all, may not be an unreasonable theory? For instance, he says, life in crowded cities stamps its mark on the plastic faces of the people, and the struggle for pleasures and for wealth marks the victim with unmistakable signs. With the aid of a mirror . one . can prove or .disprove the statements made by the wrinkle expert, who lays down these general laws : "The horizontal furrows upon the forehead are produced by mental anxiety, the wcirry and fret of life, and they indicate a tendency to nervous anxiety and are wholly opposed to the serenity of unruffled brows. Short horizontal lines just above the roof of the nose indicate benevolence; when found just below the roof of the nose they show one th*at is accustomed to exercise authority, especially when it takes the form of forbidding. "A single vertical wrinkle between the eyebrows shows strict honesty in money matters. A disposition to require justice in others is indicated by two wrinkles each side of the first, while wrinkles outward from these show conscientiousness. These lines are often marked in those who are deeply absorbed in business, in thinkers, writers, and inventors, while straight, lowered brows indicate strong concentration of purpose, long and hard thinking, and absoption in affairs. : "The lines, raying'outward from the eyes show capacity for enjoyment, as well as the two deep furrows-from the mouth by the upper lip. They are the penalty we pay for mirth, and form the future channel of the tear. Either perpendicular or curved wrinkles below the--angle of the mouth indicate a love of truth and hatred of cant and •hypocrisy. When these lines are very, marked it beg"ets grumbling at men and things in general. "All who are afflicted with wrinkles of this nature usually take a serious view of life, and do not look upon it as a noliday, but as a season of work and struggle involving much respon* sibility. We notice these lines in a' mother's face when she is mourning l the loss of a cnild, and in the faces of those afflicted with some great sorrow. Trouble, poor health, and worry will also leave their imprint and blur the mind's outlook upon life. _ "Low, projecting eyebrows indicate discernment; when accompanied by_ eyelids which more nearly close the eye they denote less facility of expres,f'c'n, but a clearer insight, more definite ideas, and greater pecmanence ani steadiness of action."