FACIAL GROWTH – A beard invariably indicates sloth, vanity or furtiveness. Sloth can be determined by the presence of discoloration by food stains, vanity by excessive luxuriance and furtiveness by a reluctance of the wearer to make eye contact. One should also note the appearance of the beard wearer's lips. Excessive redness indicates carnal or sadistic tendencies.

While the growth of a beard might, on occasion, by necessitated by incapacity, the experienced investigator will always regard a moustache with caution: there's nothing to prevent a man who can shave his chin from shaving his upper lip. The presence of a moustache indicates the same personality defects as the beard along with sexual deviancy and narcissistic personality disorder. This does not apply to the three countries in which the moustache is still considered fashionable, i.e. Uzbekistan, Armenia and Iraq. See also LOMBROSO, CESARE

 

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