New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . ent) fnany of the facialsigns of character are as yet tin-developed y lohile in the very oldmany of them are partially orwholly effaced. It does not follow from theforegoing statement that we areto consider the faces of youngchildren and very old personscharacterless, but simply that itFig. 103.—Old Age. -g neccssary to make allowances for the conditions mentioned. For instance, we are not to predicate absolute, inherent, and permanent weakness and lac
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . ent) fnany of the facialsigns of character are as yet tin-developed y lohile in the very oldmany of them are partially orwholly effaced. It does not follow from theforegoing statement that we areto consider the faces of youngchildren and very old personscharacterless, but simply that itFig. 103.—Old Age. -g neccssary to make allowances for the conditions mentioned. For instance, we are not to predicate absolute, inherent, and permanent weakness and lack of ardor and affection from the small, concave nose and the little retreating chin proper to childhood. The faculties which the nasal and inferior maxillary bones indicate have not yet been called into action, and it is not till the age of puberty that they naturally assume their permanent form. In the mean time, the shape of the head (in judging of which also the fact of natural un- development must be taken into account), the temperamental conditions, and the hereditary predisposition furnish a clew to the latent poorer of the dor-.
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