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 . m fancies an amazon; but asoft fillow adores a woman of masculine character. Oneeeem? to contain the positive, the other the negative; andaccording to the well-known law, two positives or twOnegatives repel each other; whereas a negative attracts andis attracted by a positive. This attraction between thepositive and negative may be observed any day in largefamilies. Where there are many to choose among, the twob
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 . m fancies an amazon; but asoft fillow adores a woman of masculine character. Oneeeem? to contain the positive, the other the negative; andaccording to the well-known law, two positives or twOnegatives repel each other; whereas a negative attracts andis attracted by a positive. This attraction between thepositive and negative may be observed any day in largefamilies. Where there are many to choose among, the twobrother?, air two sisters, or brother and sister, that drawtogether in the closest love and confidential friendship, arenever characters of like strength or similar temper, butalways contrasts. The strong natures are apt to quarrelwith e&.2h other, and so are the weak ones; but a rough MASCULINE ANP FEMINmE FACES. 439 nature and a gentle one draw close together. This lawof nature ought to be well understood, and respectfullyobeyed by persons contracting marriage. Considerationsof interest or convenience will prove a poor substitutefor the suitability that is found in Egbert—Kicg of tho Weat Sasons, first monarch of all England, SIGNS OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH. This, of all subjects, is the one which demands at our handsthe closest and most scrutinizinof investio^ation. In orderto fathom its depths by logical sequence, we must turn ourattention to natural phenomena. First, the question hasbeen asked imraemorially, What are the constituent signsof phjsical strength? And need we state here that theanswers in almost every instance have been more obscurethan accurate. In tracing this important question onscientific grounds to its base, we cull our experience fromclose observation and years of unremitting labour. Notthe labour of books in its entiretj^, but that of personalinspection, passed amid the mineral, animal, and vegetablekingdoms. Indeed, if we would study natures laws,
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