New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." (1889)
Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York : Fowler & Wells · leaf 218
ice indi-cates the faculty of Concealment or Secretiveness (fig. 299,a, J). This is in accordance with the physiological action of this faculty, which tends toshut the mouth and expandthe nostrils. This sis^n is lararein the Kegro, the Chinese, theNorth American Indian, andin most savage and… … rig. 299. Inquisitiveness in others, and is not inclined to answer ques-tions prompted by mere curiosity. Persons who have it largemanifest its natural language in various Avays—buttoning upthe coat to the chin, wearing a high, tight cravat, or, if a wo-man, a dress fitting high up on the neck.…
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