An original and illustrated physiological and physiognomical chart (1873) (14592558989)

Identifier: originalillustra00simm (find matches)
Title: An original and illustrated physiological and physiognomical chart
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Simms, Joseph, 1833-1920 Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana (Library of Congress) DLC Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
Subjects: Physiognomy
Publisher: Glasgow : Dunn & Wright, printers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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e dies disputing and the contest ends. 12. ^Yilfulness and stubbornness are your most powerful traits ofcharacter; and being utterly untractable, you will never repent. A. To Increase your Obstinacy:—Having fomied an opinion ofyour own upon every subject, never yield to those of others; be positive,and never say I think, reckon, or guess. Always use the superior tone,• I know; take no ones counsel or advice; and try to imitate Charles I.of England, whose stubbornness, undoubtedly cost him his head. B. To Counteract Obstinacy:—Always say yes, and avoid thenegative; yield to others, bearing in mind how intolerable obstinacy isin others; by every effort try to repress this mu)i?h disposition. 166 TEMPORIMECHANICALITY. TEMPORBIECHAOTCALITY. THE ABILITY TO JUDGE OF TIME MADE BY INSTRUMENTS, MECHANICALAPPLIANCES, OR DIRECT MOTIONS. Mechanical time is Tcnown to a physiognomist hy a squareness of the facejollied with a large mathematical capacity, (See signs of Gomputa-tionumericality.)
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Temporimechanicality small.Cliinese girl. TemporimecTianicality large.Duke of Wellington. 1. Rather unmindful of engagements, you fritter away tlie time. 2. Your dance betrays the graceful posturing of a poked pig; and asto keeping time to music, you will try, but be cautioned by the successthat attended the efforts of the dog that attempted to bite the moon. 3. You will fail in judging the time of day, but more signal will be thefailure in your efforts to indicate the hour of the stilly night. Your mindis utterly helpless without an alarm or timepiece. 4. Your memory of births, deaths, and dates is very faulty; you takelittle interest in definite duration; the simple fact is that you shoulddesire to be where * time shall be no longer. 5. Having no regard for the true value of time, our mightiest boon,you will often try to while away an hour or two in light reading or use-less amusement. In fact, you have a liking for the old impossible murder PRACTICALTTIYENESS. 1C7 problem, and try