Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals (1852)
Redfield, James W · New York, Redfield · leaf 150
he vegetable kingdom what the turkey isto the animal, and the Turk resembles them both. The tur-ban resembles poppy-leaves, and the head containing the seedis like that of the Turk. There is a connection between Turkey opium and the drowsiness of those eyes. As sleepis more appropriate to children… … 148 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. seeing for which the eyesight is being reserved. Opium issuited to the idiosyncracy of the Turk, and hence he cansmoke it with comparative impunity; and children can bearthis drug better than adults, for the simple reason that muchsleep is natural to them. If there is a…
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