THE VITATIVE QUALITIES
The third group is known as the Vitative Qualities, which is composed of
the three respective particular Qualities: _Vitativeness_;
_Alimentativeness_; and _Bibativeness_. This group manifests in outer
form directly back of, and in front of, the middle part of the ear. (See
Fig. 4.)
VITATIVENESS. This quality manifests in a strong desire to live;
resistance to disease and death; an intense clinging to life for the
mere fact of living, rather than for the sake of anything to be
accomplished by continued existence. It goes along with Combativeness,
and is especially noticeable in the "broad-headed" people and animals.
The cat tribe, hawks, turtles, sharks, venomous snakes, and others have
this propensity well developed, while it is deficient in the
"narrow-headed" animals, such as the rabbit, certain birds, certain
fish, and many harmless snakes. Those in whom it is developed "die
hard," while those in whom it is deficient die easily. This capacity
manifests in outer form in the area situated just back of the middle
part of the ear (see group figure).
[Illustration: FIG. 4 THE VITATIVE QUALITIES]
ALIMENTIVENESS. This Quality manifests in a strong desire to gratify the
tastes for food, when large it inclines one toward gluttony, and tends
to make one "live to eat," instead of to "eat to live." Those in whom it
is largely developed eat heartily and like to see others doing the same;
while those in whom it is deficient care very little for the quality or
amount of their food and often actually resent the, to them,
"disgusting" sight of persons partaking of a hearty meal. It manifests
in outer form immediately in front of the upper part of the ear (see
group figure).
BIBATIVENESS. This Quality manifests in a strong desire to gratify the
appetite for drinks of various kinds. In its normal well-developed state
it manifests in a desire for water, milk and fluid foods, such as soups,
broths, etc., and other juicy things. Perverted it manifests in the
appetite for intoxicating liquors, tea and coffee, "soft drinks," and
the various decoctions of the modern soda-fountain. By some this
Quality is regarded as merely a phase of Alimentiveness, while others
consider it to be a separate Quality. It manifests in outer form
immediately in front of the locality of Alimentiveness, toward the eye.