New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . per jaw projects forward ofthe lower, while in vegetable eatersthe reverse is true, as seen in thesheep, the goat, the cow, etc. Incarnivorous birds, the upper man-dible is much longer than thelower, bending over, as in theeagle, the hawk, etc. It is be-lieved that in man analogousphysical peculiarities indicate dis-positions allied to those of theclass of animals to which the resem-blance may be traced. Thus an indi-vidual like that represented by fig
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . per jaw projects forward ofthe lower, while in vegetable eatersthe reverse is true, as seen in thesheep, the goat, the cow, etc. Incarnivorous birds, the upper man-dible is much longer than thelower, bending over, as in theeagle, the hawk, etc. It is be-lieved that in man analogousphysical peculiarities indicate dis-positions allied to those of theclass of animals to which the resem-blance may be traced. Thus an indi-vidual like that represented by , whose upper jaw projects slight-ly beyond the lower, will be foundto have large Destructiveness, and Fig. 205.—Head of an be particularly fond of animal food; while fig. 206 repre-sents one who prefers vegetablefood, and is adverse to the shed-ding of blood, Destructiveness be-ing small. DESTRUCTIVENESS. It has been seen that in the car-•nivora, much of the character ofthe jaws, and consequently of thelower part of the face, dependsupon the presence of the longcanine teeth; and any improp-er enlarofcment of these teeth.
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