Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . Then the cunning and artifice of the catare owlish, and are exhibited in sublime humbuggery — infortune-telling, sorcery, magic, and the like; in other words,the cat is turned into an owl. The ogling and staring whichare so characteristic of the owl, are no less conspicuous inthose who resemble him. The trait exhibits itself in a loveof raree-shows, and inclines its possessors to the profession ofshowmen. They take it for granted that what they themselvesare most fond of, there must be a demand for; and thus theykill two birds
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . Then the cunning and artifice of the catare owlish, and are exhibited in sublime humbuggery — infortune-telling, sorcery, magic, and the like; in other words,the cat is turned into an owl. The ogling and staring whichare so characteristic of the owl, are no less conspicuous inthose who resemble him. The trait exhibits itself in a loveof raree-shows, and inclines its possessors to the profession ofshowmen. They take it for granted that what they themselvesare most fond of, there must be a demand for; and thus theykill two birds with one stone — stare all the time at won-derful sights, which they are exceedingly fond of doing, and 33 COMPAR \II\ i: PHYSIOGNOMY. make money by exhibiting to others. The men who providethings they consider the greatest curiosities of all, andmfidenl of being so regarded by the community. They have ii idea of people being so stupid as not to appreciate them. Their self-complacency, therefore, grows to something w: \ decided in the expression of the
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