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lavater’s 
They fhould alfo retrace their defigns in making 
comparative remarks upon ancient katues, or at 
leak on moulded kgures, which might be copied 
in different ways, and compared with their own 
fketches drawn from life. 
After having thus improved in the art of faking 
offXhQ folid parts and kriking differences between 
models and copies, their next amufement might be 
to fet up the buk of Locke, or New^ton, to exhibit 
a contrak to another of an idiot, while they mea- 
fured, copied, and conkdered both attentively ; and 
if then, from their feelings, they knew themfelves 
to be judges of faces, their faith in this fcience 
would be a fure omen of greater advancement. 
But they would make a kill quicker progrefs, 
fliould the idea in contemplation be realized of 
making a frontometre (an inkrument for meafur- 
ing the front, or forehead), in order to dikinguiflr, 
at one view, thofe collateral features w'hich are the 
true kgns of lively, bafe, dull, and elevated mirids. 
Nor would it be a matter of unpleafant confe- 
quence to perform exercifes, or read leffures, upon 
the fkulls of deceafed eminent perfonages, drawn 
in fliadows or profiles, and placed in a row, 
where their triangular form wmuld exhibit a llriking 
obje£t of meditation j but, as either refpe6f for the 
aflies of our ancekors, or falfe delicacy, forbids re- 
fearches beyond the grave, we advife our difciples 
to be very referved in their conduct and difcourfe, 
until 
