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Show vu Nasography reveals the character habits and inclinations ot people, by a simple inspection of noces. According Accord-ing to the system, the nose should be as long as possible, as this Is a sign of merit, power and genius. Examples Exam-ples Napoleon and Caesar, both of whom had large noses. A straight nose denotes a just, serious, and an energetic mind; tho Roman nose a propensity for adventure, and a wide nose with open nostrils is a mark of great sensuality. A, cleft nose shows benevolence it was the nose of St. Vincent de Paul. The curved fleshy nose is a mark of domination and cruelty. Catherine de Medici and Elizabeth of England had noses of this kind. The cured thin nose, on the contrary, is a mark of a brilliant mind, but vain and disposed dis-posed to be ironical; it Is the nose of a dreamer, a poet, or a critic. If the line of the nose is re-entrant that is, if the nose is turned up it denotes that its owner has a weak mind, sometimes some-times coarse, and generally playful, pleasant and frolicsome. A pale nose denotes egotism, envy, heartlessness; the quick, passionate, sangume man has a strongly-colored nose of uniform shade. , 00 |