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paralyzed side after a time drops under the action 

 of gravity, and it is easy to compare the two sides 

 of the face. In such a case I have demonstrated by 

 measurement that the paralyzed side may be three- 

 quarters of an inch longer than the other side when 

 in action. The actual length of the face can then 

 be increased if the muscles are paralyzed ; so also if 

 they be relaxed from want of nerve-force coming 



Fig. 27. Complete Paralysis of the Right Side of the Face. Face drawn to the 

 left side. 



to the muscles. A face that is long, owing to nerve - 

 muscular conditions, may be a direct expression of 

 the brain condition ; a relaxed condition of the facial 

 muscles, allowing the face to fall and lengthen, is 

 the outcome of feeble nerve-currents coming down 

 from its nerve-centres. A long face may, then, indi- 

 cate weakened brain force, and this often accompanies 

 the mental condition following from a sudden disap- 



