Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1893 — Study of Features. [ARTICLE]

Study of Features.

Very full checks indicate great digestive powers. A small head does not necessarily mean little wit, the old adage to the contrary notwithstanding. Long, projecting teeth are often found in persons of good disposition, but rarely of marked ability. A well arched forehead, with one slight perpendicular wrinkle, belongs tc a wise and discreet character. A forehead rounded at the upper temples indicates large imagination, mirthfulness and good-nature. The most expressive eyes are never very round or wide open, are neither too prominent nor too sunken. Positive character in a face discloses positive power; but its lack does not always signify the opposite. The upper eyolids should cover from a fifth to a third of the iris; more indicates cunning; less, imprudence. Black hair belongs to the most powerful organizations, yellow to tho most delicate, red to the most ardent Foreheads wrinkled in. the upper part, while the lower part is smooth, generally indicate dullness and stupidity. Eyes which show white under the iris are commonly associated with nobility of character and exemplary life. Indulgence in bad tempers may stamp them on the face so indelibly that they appear natural characteristics. A perfectly formed face should be divided into fhree equal parts; from the roots of the hair to the root of the nose, thence to the tip, and from the tip of the nose to the tip of the chin.