CHAP. 58.—THE CHEEKS.

Below the eyes are the cheeks, a feature which is found in man only. From the ancients they received the name of "genæ," and by the laws of the Twelve Tables, women were forbidden to tear them.[1] The cheeks are the seat of bashfulness; it is on them more particularly that blushes are to be seen.

1. With their nails when mourning for the dead.