Medicine: Physiognomist

When John Doe peers at his face in the mirror, he notes that he needs a shave, has a queer blotch on his nose, or is losing his hair. If old "Dr." Holmes Whittier Merton of Manhattan should look at Mr. Doe's face, he would see more than that: 108 bumps and bulges, every little bump and bulge with a meaning all its own. It would cost Mr. Doe $25 to be looked at like that. For $25, Vocation Counselor Merton will tell Mr. Doe all about himself and what kind of job he ought to have.

"Dr." Merton (he studied at...

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