Identifier: humannatureormen00will (find matches)
Title: Human nature, or, Men and women exposed : treating of every characteristic, both good and bad, of the various types of man and woman as they exist, and as manifested in every-day life, giving "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth"
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Willis, A. E. (Alfred E.)
Subjects: Physiognomy Character
Publisher: Palmyra, Pa. : Diamond Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ad-vantage by so doing. An evil insinuation is one of the deepest dyes that stains thesoul. It means a hint, a suggestion of something immoral; artfullyintroducing and instilling into the mind thoughts and ideas thatare wicked; hinting imputations of an injurious nature withoutmaking any direct charge; a creeping and stealing upon the affec-tions and confidence for base purposes. It was by insinuation andflattery that the Devil ruined our first parents; and there are a goodmany human devils in the world at the present day, perpetuatingSatans hellish work, and seeking to corrupt innocence by instillinginto the minds of youth, through words, looks and actions, ideascalculated to kindle in their hearts the fire of passion and lust. I do not wish to be understood as saying that all brunettes aresuch characters as I have been describing; but simply that thesebad traits are more likely to be found in such persons. Brunettesftfe naturally very reserved in their character. By reserve. I mean
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BLONDE.The Round Form of Face. BLONDES AND BRUNETTES. 55 backwardness, coyness, bashfulness, cautiousness and modesty. Asa ru\e, a brunette will shrink from the idea of having a picture takenin a low-necked dress, unless she is artistically educated and broughtup to dress in that manner; but a blonde is not so particular, andhas no scruples about the matter, unless she has a very poor figure,or is uncultivated in taste and intellect. Brunettes are likewise reserved in character and manner. Theyseem to hold themselves back, and retain much of the inner anddeeper part of their nature unrevealed to the world or their ac-quaintances. There is much to study in them, and it is hard to findout what their real, hidden character is. And yet, in some respects,they are the most frank, open, free and outspoken persons in exist-ence. There is very little of what phrenologists call secretivenessin their make-up; hence they are not reserved in expressing theirideas, but speak out plainly and to the

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