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 . The Stridiiii; Gait •Bob Dreffhorn. THE WALK AS INDICATIVE OF CHARACTER. 371 is generally seen in persons above the middle height, j^etit is frequently met with in those of diminutive is, however, mostly this difference; the long-paced,tall individual carries the trunk of the body much moreerect than the undersized person, and pendulates the armsmore freely and better in keeping with the whole figu
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 . The Stridiiii; Gait •Bob Dreffhorn. THE WALK AS INDICATIVE OF CHARACTER. 371 is generally seen in persons above the middle height, j^etit is frequently met with in those of diminutive is, however, mostly this difference; the long-paced,tall individual carries the trunk of the body much moreerect than the undersized person, and pendulates the armsmore freely and better in keeping with the whole figure;while the diminutive strider generally manifests uneasinessand difficulty in managing the arms; sometimes they arecontrolled by hooking the thumbs in the vest pockets ordecking them in the arm-holes; but no matter how theyare carried, they seem to be either in the way, or hard tomanage. It somtimes happens, however, that the under-sized strider has abnormally short arms, and then theyappear like the short wings of the auk, or the forelegsof the kangaroo, and serve the purpose well in being usedas strong levers in raising the body in gymnastic exercises,ascending the shroud
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