The purpose to observe the face by lateral side is to get information about Camper’s angle. Camper, a thinker, carried out a comparative study of faces and their characteristics, instinct and thoughts of various races of the world and proved that being a 900 Camper’s angle is a standard position. If Camper’s angle is less than ninety degree, the person will comparatively be biologically undeveloped and uncivilised. Camper observed during his study that this angle of primitive and uncivilised races is less. He determined the average angle of various races. According to Camper, Camper’s angle of Caucasoid race is of eighty degree, Mongoloid race seventy five Negros Sixty to Seventy degree, gorilla thirty one degree and dogs of New Foundland twenty five degree.
Camper’s angle is formulated by imaginary straight lines. Keeping the face in lateral position, Camper’s angle is drawn by joining two imaginary lines as shown in figure 19. The study of Camper was morphological and physionomical in nature, but the authenticity of his results can also be proved on the basis of Anthropology.
Evolution of skull of the man has been displayed by means of computer graphics in figure 3, in which first figure is of skull of Lemur. Camper’s angle of Lemur skull is approximately between 200 – 250. Camper’s angle of Aegyptopithecus, who was developed from Lemur, is more than Lemur or approximately thirty degree. In this way, as biological and cultural evolution took place, accordingly his Camper’s angle became increased in the same ratio. Camper’s angle of Homo Sapiens is nearly eighty degree. Homo Sapiens are under the category of developed human. They existed five lac years ago on the earth and were equivalent to human race on cultural, intellectual and biological grounds.
Evolution of Camper’s angle has been shown in figure 19. The size of comparatively developed brain has also been shown along with the development of Camper’s angle in this figure and it proves that the size of brain comparatively increases with the digit of Camper’s angle. If Camper’s angle is less, the person will definitely be undeveloped and having small shape of the brain. Intellectual and cultural developments depend upon the development of brain. Therefore, Camper’s angle shows trends and phases of intellectual, cultural and social development of man. To this point of view Camper’s angle is a significant base of face reading.
The person having Camper’s angle of ninety degree, is of balance and developed mental capacity. He is ambitious, diligent, scientist, logical, disciplined, wise, emotional, able to adopt modern thoughts and new plans, physically and mentally developed and having impressive personality. Such persons are successful, practical minded, jovial, well behaved and popular in various fields of life. Their personality and work exhibit balance and well arrangement everywhere. They do work with plan and succeed in implementing the same. These persons are true to their promise, credible, virtuous. Their life and behaviour is opulent with high human characteristics and capacities.
The person having Camper’s angle less than ninety degree has found comparatively with primitive instinct in his nature and behaviour. Camper’s angle is reduced due to dominance of primitive characters. In such circumstances, the person has dearth of human characteristics and he adopts barbarian behaviour. He becomes conceited, cruel, uncivilised, amorous and immoral. His personality and behaviour come under the category of undeveloped human.
On the contrary, if Camper’s angle is more than 90 degree, it signifies the higher intellectual and delicate human qualities of the concerned person. But excessive projection and enlargement of forehead may be the cause of brain malfunction and neurological disorders. It should be taken as an extraordinary feature when Camper’s angle appears more than 100 degree.
