Physiognomy. A practical and scientific treatise (1881)
Stanton, Mary Olmstead · San Francisco, Printed for the author: San Francisco news company · leaf 52
adif a fine development of the Thoracic system is desired. THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM. Great size is not, assome imagine, alwaysan indication of greatstrength; it may be,and often is, an evi-dence of weakness. Aperson with a large,bony frame, without adue proportion of mus-cle, is found to be verylazy; he… … JAMES McFADDEN, A NOTED BURGLAR. 46 PEACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PHYSIOGNOMY. are not sufficiently powerful to carry around the large quan-tity of soft, fatty tissue which this system exhibits. Theresult in either case is weakness. Beginners in the study ofthe science of Physioguomy find it somewhat…
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