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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    THE CHEEKS The cheeks demand our attention, since according to their form, size and colouring, they are signs of good health or the reverse, and, consequently of the owner’s digestion, energy, amiability and his other qualities. The cheeks, it may be claimed, are the outward symbols of the lungs. If the latter are healthy and vigorous, the circulation will be good and, as a result, the cheeks will be full, firm-fleshed, and the complexion more or less rosy in hue. Should the lungs be weak and inert, the facial muscles will be thin, and the complexion pale. In extreme cases of weakness, there may be a hectic spot just below the cheek bone, on a line midway between the lower part of the nose and the opening of the ear. Good digestion is revealed by the laughing muscular ridge which lies across the face from the