New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . Fior. 488.—A American Indian. us. Great breadth immediately above the ears and in the 388 ETHNOLOGY, OR TYPES OF MANKIND region of Cautiousness and Secretiveness, and a lofty coronalregion are also prominent characteristics. The forehead is hroad and very promi-nent at the lower part,but retreating, and nothigh. The back-head inthe region of the affec-tions is, iu general, onlymoderately developed,but there is almost alwaysa large and sharply de


New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . Fior. 488.—A American Indian. us. Great breadth immediately above the ears and in the 388 ETHNOLOGY, OR TYPES OF MANKIND region of Cautiousness and Secretiveness, and a lofty coronalregion are also prominent characteristics. The forehead is hroad and very promi-nent at the lower part,but retreating, and nothigh. The back-head inthe region of the affec-tions is, iu general, onlymoderately developed,but there is almost alwaysa large and sharply defin-ed occipital head and the facetaken together are, in thefront view, lozenge-shap-ed, as shown in fio^. 488 ; Fig. 489. The American Eace. tllC nOSe prominent, and frequently of the form knoAvn as Jewish, or approximatingthat form; and the jaws strong and angular. The eyes aredark-brown or black, and the orbits have little or no obliquity;the mouth is straight, and the teeth nearly vertical. The hairis black and straight, and there is generally little or no beard. The.


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