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 . itness. The expression of sadness which sooften marks their faces is appalling rather than pathetic. It appears as if twosynchronous trains ofthought were con-stantly passingthrough their minds,and in the futile effortto harmonize them,they were burdened,confused, and evenagonized. The un-steadiness which isnoticeable in all theiractions is but theexternal sign of theirnervo-mental irregu-larities. I append the
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 . itness. The expression of sadness which sooften marks their faces is appalling rather than pathetic. It appears as if twosynchronous trains ofthought were con-stantly passingthrough their minds,and in the futile effortto harmonize them,they were burdened,confused, and evenagonized. The un-steadiness which isnoticeable in all theiractions is but theexternal sign of theirnervo-mental irregu-larities. I append the cuts of a fool and a person possessed of common sense never keeps hismouth open like a fool, or performs irregular and unreason-able actions like a madman. The degree in which hepossesses this quality will depend upon the harmony of hiswhole being. It is a law of nature, that we cannot dooutside of ourselves that which is not in accordance withour interior organization, and hence, as the act of judg-ing is only a balancing of the various considerationswhich are connected with a given subject, such as value,weight, form, logical force, &ic., the balancing power, or. Foolish Sam. COMMON SENSE. 349 common sense is dependent upon a balanced condition ofthe system. It is almost universally thecase, that when the mind isexclusively directed to a pai-ti-cular department of knowledgeor action, the special intellectualsense is developed at the ex-pense of the common Brindley, the greatengineer, a genius Of mother wit, and wise withoutthe schools, is a striking example of thistruth. After having con-structed the Bridgewater Canal,under difficulties which causedthe practical men of the dayto condemn the project asutterly chimerical, he is saidto have been waited on bya committee of the House ofCommons, who asked him forwhat object rivers were ardent engineer replied,with more enthusiasm than common sense,— To feednavigable canals. Some of the most remark
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