How to read heads and faces / by James Coates.

Coates, James, 1843-1933.

Date:: [1937?]

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Licence: In copyright

Credit: How to read heads and faces / by James Coates. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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at its lowest point. Owners of such ears are said to have very little in the way of deep feeling. They do not worry much about the troubles of others, arguing that what will be, will be. Fig. 81 shows an ear that does not lie flat against the head, but curls over away from it. The owner belongs to a family that has suffered deprivations through several recent generations. Fig. 82 is another type of ear which does not lie flat against the head ; but in this case there is no curl at the upper edge. It is a straight ear set at an angle. Most people who have such ears are noted for their humorous natures. Fig. 83 shows the normal level of the ear in relation to the eye. As will be seen, the top edge of the ear should come about the same height as the horizontal axis of the eye. To be set much above or below this is a fairly accurate sign that the intelligence is inferior. There used to be an impression that people with low-set ears were born to be hanged. We are not in a position to support or refute the allegation.