few "Drs. Gall and Spiirzhehn' s Vhysiognomonical ^yilem. 5^ 



?t is very difficult to make two diflferent motions at the same 

 time. No one can restrain the external manifestations of his 

 internal feeling-^ ; a general concorclaHce with the fccling like- 

 wise takes pkiceiii thcvoi<'C5 hands, &c and voluntary taotion. — - 

 Examples "of deceit : wlicn a person assvu'es another of his friend- 

 ship with a voice and tone not in concord^ th6 voice indicates 

 the feelings ; approbation is insinuatiui;>, self-love indifferent. — 

 The different maiiifestatktns are also modifrt-d by the xlifferent si- 

 tuation of tl>e ori;;wis ; adltesivcness oV attach.nicnt inclines the 

 head and to olw side, as a mother \o her child ; self-love holds 

 the head up ar.d backwards, in residing is ciH>ct, with difficulty 

 >K)Ws tlie head, and then it is oidv a nod ; the hiuuble man bows 

 lowlv, vour very humble servant ; approbation or vanity turns and 

 smiles on both sides looking for attention ; iirnmCss stands up 

 steadv 5 veneration turns the eve>! cind hands upwards and for- 

 wardf>, tlvis cainrot be explained by the tradition of Gotl being 

 above us, for he is everv where ; neither by our position, for every 

 twelve hours we arc antipodes to ourselves, but Ijv tlic .';pnpathetic 

 influence of the -.xct and the oigan at the top of the bead ; it is the 

 faculty which gives the internal impulse. ^In the reiiecting facul- 

 ties whenever we are puzzled to recollect a name or circumstance, 

 we innuediatelv rub our eyes, within which is the organ of nicmory> 

 and never the toj) of tire head ; wlicn a nsan canmot comprehend 

 a thing he strikes his forehead exclaimiiu;-, " how stupid I am !" 

 Tpovellers put their iinger ou the organ of space. Wheu an ar- 

 tist looks at a facade he first considers the order and symmetry^ 

 then the construction, and immediately turns his head from side 

 to side, as this orgaw is on ^loth sides. Sterae is represented wi til 

 his linger on tli<e organ of wit. The essential character is similar 

 in all countries, antl is only modified by nationality. Characters 

 however are not to be ))ronounced from the action of one faculty 

 at one moment. Mimickry or jxitiiognomy may be permanent or 

 tr.in'^itory. Pathog«omv is natural language, pantomime is arti- 

 ficial ; thus washing the hands to indicate innocence or freedom 

 from guilt is pantomimic, it is -a thing previously agreed on and is 

 artificial ; whereas pathognomy is natural and involuntary. Artists 

 attend to grace and neglect truth. The study of physiognomy is 

 difficult, as there are many signs and those compound to be im- 

 dcr'^t()od : tlif^y are less munerous than the terniS in botany and the 

 species of plants. Neither is it so difficult when reduct^d to rule 

 ns now attempted. Physiognomy is accusefl of cruelty to indivi- 

 rluals of 'adverse configurations ; but natural truth can never be 

 injunouii or unjust. He who knows niHii best is inore indulgent. 

 than he \viio knows him least. The d«af and dumb have the same 

 affiHitions as others, and imdcrstand their characters as well. Ex- 

 pniss anger or pride, aud the deaf or dumb will instajitly feel iinA 



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