New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . d *by this mode of measurement,it is evident that it can not be accepted in the extended appli-cation claimed for it by Camper; but taken in connection withother indications, it is not without its value. The falling back of the facial line, it will be seen (iig. 141),depends either upon the projection of the jaws, the recession of the forehead, or upon both com-bined, and the character of the an-gle is determined by these condi-tions—the first of which
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . d *by this mode of measurement,it is evident that it can not be accepted in the extended appli-cation claimed for it by Camper; but taken in connection withother indications, it is not without its value. The falling back of the facial line, it will be seen (iig. 141),depends either upon the projection of the jaws, the recession of the forehead, or upon both com-bined, and the character of the an-gle is determined by these condi-tions—the first of which (in excess)betokens animality, and the last(negatively) a low grade of intelli-gence. Other things being eqnal^\ then, the smaller this anole, thelower the degree of intelligence;Fg- 141- and the greater this angle, up to ninety or perhaps one hundred degrees, the higher the gradeof intelligence. By throwing the line forward so as to forman opening of more than one hundred degrees, and accommo-dating the head to it, we create deformity, producing a pro-jecting forehead, found only in the abnormal or diseased con-ditic^ns of the 126 GENERAL FORMS Bearing in mind, then, its limitations and modifications, itis well in all cases, when making a physiognomical examina-tion, to observe the facial angle. Fig. 142 will help to convey
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