New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . ivedthrough it; but here, as elsewhere, the law of quantity or sizeis greatly modified by bothquality and configuration. Thesusceptibility of the ear to im-pressions seems also to dependm some measure upon its thin-ness, smce Ave find that animalswith very acute hearing havethe ear not only large but thin,as in the deer, the gazelle, themouse, the rat, the cat, the ^s of Hakk. hare^ etc. Ears which are flattened and lie close to the head are
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . ivedthrough it; but here, as elsewhere, the law of quantity or sizeis greatly modified by bothquality and configuration. Thesusceptibility of the ear to im-pressions seems also to dependm some measure upon its thin-ness, smce Ave find that animalswith very acute hearing havethe ear not only large but thin,as in the deer, the gazelle, themouse, the rat, the cat, the ^s of Hakk. hare^ etc. Ears which are flattened and lie close to the head are morebeautiful and higher in their indications than those that pro-ject, since the latter more nearly resemble those of quadru-peds, and are adapted to receive sounds principally frombefore; while, unlike those of quadrupeds, they are incapableof turning in any other direction. In man, a large ear goes w^ith large features, large hands,large feet, and large heart, and may be said to correspondwith the democratic element of character; while a small earcorresponds v^ith small hands and feet, and is in keeping withthe aristocratic THE EAR —TUNE. 269 So far as observed, we have found the ears of the leadingreformers and benefactors—such as Father Mathew, PeterCooper, Josiah Mason, Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Isaac T. Hopper,Thomas Garrett, Horace Greeley, Abraham Lincoln, etc.—tobe large rather than small, and in striking contrast with thoseof such men as Girard, Astor, the Rothschilds, and other meremoney-getters, who do little or nothing for charity or for theimprovement of society,. An ear which is long between its upper margin and its lobe,is best adapted to judge of the elevation, depression, andintensity of sound; ^vhile an ear of considerable breadth, onthe contrary, will be able to appreciate more diffused and lessdecided sounds. It is a remarkable physiological fact thatthese forms of ear generally accompany corresponding formsof the organs of the voice; and as su
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