34 English and American Physique. [January, 
made between the environment of the muscle-worker and 
brain-worker. At the close of the leCture, he was told that 
if that passage— written by an American— were true, they 
did not wish to emigrate to America, as many of them had 
thought of doing. 
The laws of nature are not reversed by crossing the 
Atlantic, or by changing the form of government. Forgetting 
that the purely practical man can never be a first-class man, 
Americans are wont to call themselves the practical nation, 
with an implied criticism on all nations that encourage 
thought; but all our practicality is English: Yankee in- 
genuity is simply an importation, and the almighty dollar is 
sired by the divine guinea. The question, Will it pay ? 
was asked in England before this country was born — the 
problems of abstract right and truth and justice being turned 
over to German specialists. 
The beliefs, disbeliefs, and unbeliefs of men, the true, the 
false, and the doubtful, England turns to use ; she allows 
no waste threads, but weaves everything into the pattern of 
the state ; to her, sciences, delusions, religions, are all one ; 
she melts them together and moulds them into cathedrals, 
railroads, bishops, nobilities, civil liberty, livings, benefices, 
universities, dignity, solidity, comfort ; she travels every- 
where and forages in all nations for materials to strengthen 
and adorn the empire ; the blunders of other people become 
her possession ; pioneering, experimenting where great risks 
to philosophy are involved, she leaves to others, and profits 
by the results. In this feature .we, in a certain way, have 
followed her example. 
With these general resemblances there are phenomenal 
differences of physique and character that are of special 
interest to students of the nervous system. 
American v. English Female Beauty. 
While the beauty of the English girl may endure longer 
than that of her American sister, yet American beauty has 
this sovereign advantage — that it best bears close observa- 
tion. The English beauty appears best at a distance, and 
grows homely as we approach her : the typical American 
beauty appears more attractive near at hand ; in her case, near- 
ness brings enchantment. The Americanface bearsthemicro- 
scope mainly by reason of its delicacy, fineness, and mobility of 
expression — qualities that are only appreciated on nearness 
of inspection. The ruddiness or freshness, the health-sug- 
gesting and health-sustaining face of the English girl seem 
