LITERATURE OF THE FACE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2044, 13 August 1885, Page 4

LITERATURE OF THE FACE.

Ob^krve how, when the shrewd palmist is reading the lines of a hand, he scans the face with almost equal interest. These learned people know how the soul dwells in the eye ; and the ability to understand its language is inborn with most folks without having to study it, though extremely sensitive prn-ons have told me that more power of discrimination rested in their hands that they could lead from every feature of the face, the fingers bo ing so full of vision that they could fed a' colour without seeing it ; so full of nerves that an impre^oti was in stantaneous and could be relu-d upon ; no full of life that when the pomr^or wa* m love they tingled with an affectionate intoxication. It it. siid tint the veiy quiet eyes that impress ami embarrass one with theii icpo«o signify self command, but also much complacency and some conceit. Restless < yes that cannot look one steadily in the face denote a deceitful, designing mind. Kycs in which the white has a yellow IMI tinge and is st leaked with reddish veins piovr much of strom; passions and hasty tempers. Very blue eyea bespeak a mind inclined to coquetry : grey ryes bespeak dignity, intelligence and excellent reasoning faculties; greenish eyes, fibehoodand a fondness for scandal. A malicious tmn-i is often indicated by greenish eyes Black eyes show a passionate, lively temperament, and oftentimes a most deceitful disposition Of the nose. A Roman nose denotes an enterprising, business like character ; a long nose is a sign of good sense ; a perfectly straight nose indicates a pure and noble soul, unless the c\e contiadicts it; a in: ntioif>ie signifies a spiiit of mischief, wit, and dash; a large nose generally indicates a large mind and good heart ; a very small nose, good natutc, but lack of eneigy. Thick lip- genet ally n-ean either great genius or great stupidity ; \ eij thin lips, cruelty, avariciousii<-*s. and if the lips are habitually compressed, falsehood. Dnnplei on the cheek arc know n as the abodes of lognery, and are s?cn on the chin of Cupid and his pi auks A lean face shows more of intelligence than a fat face, gencially speaking, and they do say, beware of a full, lound and gieasy faceit means treachery. Irascibility is accompanied by an erect postuie, opeu nostiils, moist temples, displaying superlicial veins which standout and throb under the least excitement, large, unequal, ill ranged eye-, and equal use of both hands. A genius may be expected rfom medium stature, blue, giay or brown eyis, prominent and larce forehead, with temples a little hollow, under lip slightly retning, a fixed, attentive look and habitual inclination of tio head, eitl er backward or forw ml. -Forney's Progress.