ible of
great mobility. A slight movement quickly changes its significance; in
passing from one agent to another, it is modified by many ellipses.
Criterion of the Head Attitudes.
GENUS. SPECIES.
1 3 2
1-II 3-II 2-II
II Ecc. Conc. Norm. Conc. Conc. Conc.
_Stratagem or _Reflection_. _Veneration_.
cunning_.
1-III 3-III 2-III
III Ecc. Norm. Norm. Norm. Conc. Norm.
_Sensualism_. _Passive state_. _Affection_.
1-I 3-I 2-I
I Ecc. Ecc. Norm. Ecc. Conc. Ecc.
_Pride_. _Vehemence_. _Confidence_.
These attitudes, being wholly characteristic, cannot be transmitted.
They characterize the special role of the agent set in motion, while
inflection is universal.
The head alone expresses trouble, dejection.
Dejection is in the head, as firmness is in the reins and exaltation in
the shoulders.
All the movements of the head are communicated to all the active organs.
The head is always in opposition to the arms. The head must be turned
away from the leg which is advanced.
Men of small brain habitually carry their heads high. The head is
lowered in proportion to the quantity of intelligence.
Examine the criterion for the fixed attitudes of the head.
_Of the Eyes._
The eye, in common with all the other agents, has nine primary
expressions, three genera and nine species.
The eye contains three agents: The optic or visual, the palpebral or
pupil, and the eyebrow agent. Each of these has its peculiar sense, and
we shall show how they are united.
The optic agent has three direct or convergent glances. The eyes
converge toward the object they examine, at such a point that if the
object were there they would squint. A skilled observer can determine
the distance of the object, upon seeing the two eyes.
There is a revolving or divergent glance. If both eyes project in
parallel lines, they see double. A drunken man sees double because the
eyes do not converge.
Between these two glances there is the ecstatic or parallel vision; but
the object is not so far away that its distance may not be determined.
The con
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