Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1895 — About the Human Nose. [ARTICLE]

About the Human Nose.

Except in regard to shape, theories about noses are varied. There are Roman noses, Greek noses, cogitative noses, hawk noses, snub noses and celestial or turn-up noses. The Roman is aquiline in shape and is said to indicate great decision, energy, firmness, absence of refinement and disregard for niceties of life. This was the nose of the Romans, the conquerors of the world, a people who, despite their association ,with the refinement of Greece, remained unpolished. Says an English writer: “The Roman nose is common to great soldiers, as it is to others who ‘have been characterized by vast energy and perseverance in overcoming great obstacles, without' regard to personal ease or the welfare of their fellowmen. The Greek nose is perfectly straight, and any deviation must be carefully noticed. If it tends to convexity it approaches the Roman and the character is improved by an accession of energy. On the other hand, when it tends to convexity it partakes of the celestial, and the character is weakened. It should be fine, well chiseled, but not sharp. The Greek nose indicates refinement of character, love for the fine arts and literature; astuteness, craft and a preference for indirect rather than direct action. Its owner is not without some energy in pursuit of that which is agreeable to his tastes, but unlike the owner of the Roman nose he cannot exert himself in opposition to his tastes., As the name and mental characteristics suggest, this was the nose of the ancient Greeks, whose triumphs in art, philosophy, poetry and acute reasoning are well known, just as are their craftiness and deceit.