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Title: Character analysis, text booklet and self instructor
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Blumenthal, Joseph, 1897-1990
Subjects: Characters and characteristics Physiognomy
Publisher: (Minneapolis : Printed by the "Mississippi Valley lumberman")
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ng him by his tone of voice. Equally so the shrill womanish enunciation of the sexuallyweak or exhausted person leaves no doubt as to lack of virility intheir tone of voice. The laugh and smile of such is not any more inviting than theirvoice. The voice, laugh and smile, if correctly understood mustbe taken in relation with the head and face, as the various muscularcontractions in the face during laughter depict or simply mirrorwhat is going on in the recesses of the brain. In other words, themotive for the laugh or smile can be detected by the outward ex-pression of the one given to laughing or smiling. The degree ofhilarity as well as its quality must also be compared with theoccasion that arouses it. Differences in the individual are such that what might arousea mere smile in one will often cause an uproarious laugh in another. The smile of an infant is apt to arouse a pleasurable emotionin the most querulous or pessimistic, because of its purity andinoffensiveness. 31 TEMPERAMENTS
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«SflN&UINE EXCESS^ VITAL to be ignored in any business. A long nose may be consideredas an addition to or prolongation of a good intellect, while a shortbroad nose is generally associated with greater muscularity andmechanical tendencies. A straight, medium sized, well shaped noseif associated with clerical or artistic aptitude will generally befound satisfactory. The high-bridged, Roman type of nose is aptto become an obstacle if not associated with a well balanced intel-lect. Such people are inclined to be bossy, argumentative andoften overbearing. If their conduct is regulated by intelligence,they make capable leaders of men in any direction their abilitiesmay take. In such case this type of nose is generally an advantage. The small uptilted nose denotes inquisitiveness and conceit.They often profess to know what they do not know and their con-ceit renders them self-sufficient. A broad, flat nose on a level withthe eyes at its root indicates the most primitive brute nature.Sha

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