How to Analyze People on Sight. Elsie Lincoln Benedict

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      Natural Selection

       Thus, because every external characteristic is the result of natural

      laws, and chiefly of natural selection, the vital traits of any creature

      can be read from his externals. Every student of biology, anatomy,

      anthropology, ethnology or psychology is familiar with these facts.

      Built to Fit

       Man's organism has developed, altered, improved and evolved "down

      through the slow revolving years" with one instinctive aim--successful

      reaction to its environment. Every part has been laboriously constructed

      to that sole end. Because of this its functions are marked as clearly

      upon it as those of a grain elevator, a steamship or a piano.

      Survival of the Fittest

       Nature has no accidents, she wastes no material and everything has a

      purpose. If you put up a good fight to live she will usually come to

      your rescue and give you enough of whatever is needed to tide you over.

      If you don't, she says you are not fit to people the earth and lets you

      go without a pang. Thus she weeds out all but the strong--and evolution

      marches on.

      Causes of Racial Characteristics

       This inherent potentiality for altering the organism to meet the

      demands of the environment is especially noticeable in races and is the

      reason for most racial differences.

      Differences in environment--climate, altitude and topography

      necessitated most of these physical differentiations which today enable

      us to know at a glance whether a man belongs to the white race, the

      yellow race, or the black race. The results of these differentiations

      and modifications will be told in the various chapters of this book.

      Types Earlier than Races

       The student of Human Analysis reads the disposition and nature of

      every individual with ease regardless of whether that individual be an

      American, a Frenchman, a Kaffir or a Chinaman, because Human Analysis

      explains those fundamental traits which run through every race, color

      and nationality, according to the externals which always go with those

      traits.

      Five Biological Types

       _Human Analysis differs from every other system of character analysis

      in that it classifies man, for the first time, into five types according

      to his biological evolution._

       It deals with man in the light of the most recent scientific

      discoveries. It estimates each individual according to his "human"

      qualities rather than his "character" or so-called "moral" qualities. In

      other words, it takes his measure as a human being and determines from

      his externals his chances for success in the world of today.

      These Rules Work

       Every rule in this book is based on scientific data, has been proved

      to be accurate by investigations and surveys of all kinds of people in

      all parts of the world.

      These rules do not work merely _part_ of the time. They work _all_ the

      time, under all conditions and apply to every individual of every race,

      every color, every country, every community and every family.

      Through this latest human science you can learn to read people as easily

      as you read books--if you will take the little time and pains to learn

      the rules which compose your working alphabet.

      Do What We Want to Do

       It is easy to know what an individual will do under most circumstances

      because every human being does what he _wants_ to do in the _way_ he

      prefers to do it _most_ of the time. If you doubt it try this test:

      bring to mind any intimate friends, or even that husband or wife, and

      note how few changes they have made in their way of doing things in

      twenty years!

      Preferences Inborn

       Every human being is born with preferences and predilections which

      manifest themselves from earliest childhood to death. These inborn

      tendencies are never obliterated and seldom controlled to any great

      extent, and then only by individuals who have learned the power of the

      mind over the body. Inasmuch as this knowledge is possessed by only a

      few, most of the people of the earth are blindly following the dictates

      of their inborn leanings.

      Follow Our Bents

       In other words, more than ninety-nine per cent of all the people you

      know are following their natural bents in reacting to all their

      experiences--from the most trivial incidents to the most far-reaching

      emergencies.

      "Took It" From Grandmother

       The individual is seldom conscious of these habitual acts of his, much

      less of where he got them. The nearest he comes is to say he "got it

      from his father" or "she takes it from grandmother." But where did

      grandmother get it?

      Man No Mystery

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