Nature's revelations of character; or, physiognomy illustratedA description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance . 176 THE FACULTIES, THEIR SIGNS AND PRINCIPLES. signs, it is simply the superabundance of lon^ and oftindulged habit. SONIDIFFUSITIVENESS.—CAPACITY TO SING. THE CAPACITY OF PRODUCING OR MAKING A SOUND ORMUSICAL TONE WITH THE MOUTH—VOCIFERATIVENESS. A full throat, large tliorax, open nostrils, and protrudinglips, ivith good length from the point of the nose to thepoint of the chin, and full cheeks, are faithful si
Nature's revelations of character; or, physiognomy illustratedA description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance . 176 THE FACULTIES, THEIR SIGNS AND PRINCIPLES. signs, it is simply the superabundance of lon^ and oftindulged habit. SONIDIFFUSITIVENESS.—CAPACITY TO SING. THE CAPACITY OF PRODUCING OR MAKING A SOUND ORMUSICAL TONE WITH THE MOUTH—VOCIFERATIVENESS. A full throat, large tliorax, open nostrils, and protrudinglips, ivith good length from the point of the nose to thepoint of the chin, and full cheeks, are faithful signs of thepoiuer to give forth tone, if the ear be round and promi-nent, so that it can first receive the Sonidiffusitiveness Small—An Irishpeasant, who could not sound a,note correctly. Sonidiffusitiveness Large—ParepaKosa, a celebrated singer. The mouth being the only point of egress throughoutthe system from which it is possible to give forth soundsof a musical character, it naturally follows that in themouth and its concomitants only have we any hope ofbeing able to judge, from external appearances at all events,of the capacity of any individual for music. It is utterly THE FACULTIES, THEIR SIGNS AND PRINCIPLES. 177 useless to go elsewhere to look for the outward musicaleigns; and if desired to estimate the capacity of a water-pipe for the delivery of a certain quantity of water, wemight as reasonably, for that purpose, measure minutelythe size and dimensions of the nearest fence post, as to
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