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New physiognomy (1867)

Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York, Fowler and Wells · leaf 455

An illustration from New physiognomy, 1867, leaf 455
is consequently less.The nose is straight or aquiline, the face angular, the featuresoften sharp, and the hair uniformly long, soft, and curling. * It has been claimed that the complexion and hair of the Jew vary ac-cording to climate, being blonde and light in the- northern countries anddark in… … * * * * rpjie cut ^g ^gg^ illustrates a remarkable head,which may serve as a type of the genuine Egyptian confor-mation. The long oval cranium, the receding [we should call it comparatively prominent] fore-head, the gently aquiline nose, andthe retracted chin, together withthe marked distance…

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