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muscles on the two sides of the mouth. Such 

 asymmetry produces a very unpleasing effect. 



A general condition of fatigue is expressed in the 

 face by a relaxed, toneless condition of the muscles ; 

 the face elongates or falls slightly, and the variation 

 of the mobile expression, the play of the features, 

 is lost. 



A special sign of exhaustion is seen in those who 



Fig. 25. Imbecile ; head well shapen 

 and of fair size ; he often smiled, thus 

 moving parts around eyes and mouth. 



Fig. 26. Imbecile ; same case 

 quiescent. 



have suffered habitually from recurrent headaches. 

 When specially studying the faces of patients, the 

 subjects of recurrent headaches, and analyzing them 

 daily, my attention was particularly drawn to the 

 middle zone. It is not uncommon to observe that 

 an individual " looks as if he had a headache." 

 Analyzing such faces, it soon became noticeable 

 that there was a look of depression, heaviness, full- 



