New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . ericanIndian, where it gives greatbreadth to the face below theline of the eye. Firemen, and boys that love to run with fire-engines, illustrate its legitimate action. Celebrated surgeonsand distinguished warriors also have this faculty and its signvery large. See portraits of Washington, Wellington, Napo-leon, Jackson, Scott, Grant, Sherman, Sir Astley Cooper,Abernethy, John Hunter, Dr. Mott, etc. The acts of sowing grain,mowing, reaping, and shakingd
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . ericanIndian, where it gives greatbreadth to the face below theline of the eye. Firemen, and boys that love to run with fire-engines, illustrate its legitimate action. Celebrated surgeonsand distinguished warriors also have this faculty and its signvery large. See portraits of Washington, Wellington, Napo-leon, Jackson, Scott, Grant, Sherman, Sir Astley Cooper,Abernethy, John Hunter, Dr. Mott, etc. The acts of sowing grain,mowing, reaping, and shakingdown the fruit from the trees,are manifestations of the facul-ty of Hurling in the sphere ofagricultural industry. MEDICINE. Fig. ?55.—Db. Blank. Some men—and some wo- men, too—seem to have an instinctive talent for treating dis-ease; in otlier words, there are natural doctors, who oftensucceed, with but little knowledge and no ])rofessional educa-tion, in cases where learning and skill have been utterly sign which indicates this instinctive adaptation to thepractice of the healing art is the elevation of the arch of tho. 256 THE CHEEKS. cheek-bone {zygomatic arch) posteriorly from the outer angleof the eye (fig. 352, i). It is called the faculty o^ Medicine. A large development of this faculty gives an inclination tostudy medicine, and contributes largely to success in the prac-tice of the physician—in fact, it is essential to the highest de-gree of skill and eminence in the profession; and its sign maybe observed large in its most distinguished members. TheNorth American Indians are noted for their high cheek-bones,and have great natural talent for surgery. Those whohave the sign of this faculty small, get ill easily, and getwell very soon of themselves, while the reverse is true ofthose who have it large. The former should be trusted tothe care of nature, while the latter require to receive carefulnursing, or medical treatment of some sort. WAVE-MOTION. In
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