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and extent of faculties, it is eafy for a naturalift to, 
judge of any animal’s degree of reafon, or inllin6l, 
from the form of the bones in his head. Accord- 
ingly hflies, who are the fiatteft living creatures, 
have faces, which prefent a more pointed angle by 
the junffion of two fuch crofs lines, 
The human face furniflies the form of an egg, 
rather wider above than below. If we divide 
this oval figure into two diameters, the largefi; will 
fplit into two equal parts the forehead, nofe, mouth, 
and chin ; the fmallefi; will likewife divide the head 
into two portions, alike at the root of the eye-browns. 
Thefe parts being again divided, will produce, in 
regular portions as before, one the root of the 
hair, and the other the tip of the nofe. 
The fourth divifion, by being divided into three 
parts, will contain the mouth and fource of the 
chin. 
The bafe of the nofe, wdth its tip, forms a tri- 
angle of equal fides, of the fize of the mouth or 
eye. 
Between both eyes there is fufficient fpace for 
a third, or a nofe. The nofe and forehead fiiould 
be feparated only by a flight and almoft impercep- 
tible bent. 
Monkeys come nearefl to the human figure : the 
ouran-outang bears the ftrongeft refemblance to man ; 
but the fuppofed likenefs will not appear well-found- 
ed i nor.can this wild creature’s pretenfions hand the 
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