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Preface
A

Defense

1
,

PART

I."

CHEIROGNOMY.

CHAPTER

I.

II.
III.

Of

Shapes

the

Elementary,

The

Square

IV.

The

Spatulate

V.

The

Philosophic

VI.

The

Conic

The

Psychic

The

Mixed

The

Thumb

VII.
VIII.

IX.

X.

The

Joints

XI.

The

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Palm,

XIII.

The

Nails

Fingers

and

25

Type

27

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or

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with

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with

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its

Fingers.
Fingers.

Fingers.
Fingers.

Fingers.

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32

Hand

34

Hand

37

Hand

40

Hand

43
45

The

Supple-

The

Firm-jointed

The

Second

of

jointed

Thumb.
Thumb.

Phalange.

Fingers

the

51
53

The

XII.

Hands

of

The

and

Length

Large

of

and

the

in

Fingers

Small

Relation

to

One

Another.

56

Hands

58

Long

Nails

in

Relation

to

Health.

Short

Nails

in

Relation

to

Health.

as

shown

Disposition

by

the

Nails.

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CHAPTER

PAGE

XIVo

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Hair

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The

Mounts,

XVI.

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on

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the

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of Luna.

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IV.

The

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VI.

The

Line

VII.

The

Line

VIII.

IX.

The

Relation

Insanity

toward

Jlounts

of the

One

Another.

66

The

Elementary

Square Hand,

The

Philosophic.

Hand.

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The

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95

Head
shown

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XL

The

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X.

98
102

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XIV.

The

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XVI.

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Marriage

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the

109

Hepatica

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Saturn,

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and

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Three

Bracelets

112
114

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CHAPTER

PAGK

XVII.. Children
The

XVIII.

119

Star

121
The

Star

The

Star

on

the

Mount

of

on

the

Mount

of Saturn.

Jupiter.

The

Star

on

the

Mount

of the

The

Star

on

the

Mount

of

The

Star

on

the

Mount

of Mars.

The

Star

on

the

Mount

of Luna.

The

Star

on

the

Mount

of Venus.

The

Star

on

the

Fingers.

Sun.

Mercury.

XIX.

The

Cross

125

XX.

The

Square

127

XXI.

The

Island,

XXII.

The

Grille,

Hands

XXIII.

Circle,

the

covered

The

Skin.

The

Color

XXVI.

the

of the

and

I. A

Lpper

Angle.
Angle.

The

Lower

Propensities

IV.

Various

Modus

139
142

144

Hands

of

that

show

Suicidal

147

Tendency

149

Murder

for
of

152

Insanity
and

The

Development

The

Natural

Religious Madness.
of the

Crank.

Madman.

155

Operandi

Photography

Illustrations
Appendix

TYPES.

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136

Seven

Melancholy

V.

op

131
134

Palm

Suicide

on

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Solomon...

Accidents

and

of

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of

Angle.
Quadrangle.

System

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Middle

PART

11. The

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XXV.

129
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Force

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LIST

ILLUSTRATIONS.

PLATE

FACING

The

Elementary

The

Square,

III.

The

Spatulate,

IV.

The

Knotty,

The

Conic,

VI.

The

Psychic,

VII.

The

Mixed

I.
II.

V.

VIII.
IX.

X.

XI.

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27

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or

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Hand

Philosophic

or

34

Hand

37

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or

32

Hand

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or

28

Active

or

Hand

40

Hand

43

Thumbs
The

PAGE

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Joints

Fingers

the

op

The

Pointed.

The

Philosophic.

51

58

Nails

Figs.

and

Figs.

and

Figs.
Figs.

2,

Throat

5,

Bronchial

Affections.
Affections.
of

4, 6,

and

7, DeUcacy

8, 9,

and

10, Consumptive

Lungs.
Tendencies.

59

Nails
,

XII.

The

Mounts

XIII.

The

Map

XIV.

Signs

Showing

Tendency

toward

Heart-disease.

Showing

Tendency

toward

Paralysis.

of

of

found

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72

Hand

the

in

63

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the

the

74

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Lines.

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Fig.

3.

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4.

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Lines.

Lines.

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5.

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becomes

thus

free

to

in

times

portion

of

"Schools

the

Hebrews,

who

language

the

what

be

can

of the

Jews

by Adam

from

Jews

Joshua
instead
that

were

that
there.

the

famous
land

of

awful

saw

results

to

Seth, and

of the

counsels

Jews

in

were

their

mystery

According

to Moses

to

of

on

and

and

were

in

to

still

the

than

be

cling

authorities, the

at

wondered
to

the

nations

the
when

at

teachings

description

of

the

Adam,
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way.

Joshua,

by

Biblical
the

that

cabala

to

to

utilized

time

often

Again,

ancient

Moses

and

strongest

mysterious

some

Examining

Egypt

the

by God

sometimes

was

all

prophets
in

Sinai, from

Mount

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separate

the

find

indications

people.

communicated

was

Talmud.

it cannot

they would
many

the

bondage

magic,

it

every

We

they practised.

magic,

by the latter

Seventy Elders,

the

chosen

Jews

the

Among

almost

and

purpose,

had

fourteen

encouraged.

prophets

allied to

tradition
lost

In

was

have

man

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words.

corruptions that

more

or

say

Egyptians, Chaldeans,
the

Judas

opportunities

fulfilled"?

the

virgin

Poor

that Judas

other

some

be

such

to

the

In

when

whom

priesthood, denouncing

the

and

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not

sermon.

from

of fate.

betray.

fate, from

leading

entire

time

would

high repute by God's

to

book

It is useless

for

the

Bible, and

certain

of

is

spirit of prophecy

Hindus,

mystical,

is the

mysterious

these

the

in

abominations

for

child

from

reported

Judas

established

opposition

to

earth

all who

to

verbatim

Bible

ordained

priesthood.

again by God

renewed

find

the

the

to

the

spirit of prophecy,

the

which

his fate would

find

held

from

given

wonders

visit with

words

Scriptures might

we

we

among

more

the

Prophets"

as

direct

are

above

of nations.

shirked

were

class

in

acted

was

the

encouraged

distinct

destiny

had

Bible

divinations

that

eled
trav-

of the

warning

to

its foundation

God

victim,

Gospels do

the

of

the

little later when

place "that

the

army,

I have
...

and

was

who

March, 1894,

that

selected

; if he

his

take

It

of Revelation

find

we

and

agent

of

end

arise to alter the

would

his

consistent;

the

to

conceive,

would

3d

is not

first of Genesis

I refused.

greatest sights
before.

I quote

of the

paper

opening

and

them, but

earth."

church

The

the

seen

comment.

no

for

like that

Satan

represented

sinners

and

anything

saw

never

it,and

intercede

to

me

learned
ment
state-

Egyptians

after

leaving

imbibed

while

Hebrews

de-

spoiling tlie Egyptians

their

rites

with

tinged
and

else

while

Egypt

Job.

In

from

that

the

very

them

we

that

in

Thomassin,

English

at

its

at

was

that

which

to

and

these

when

height,

and

opposition
the

to

century,

palmistry,
the

caused

Among

that

the
their

lines

of

works."

Valesius, Schultens,
remarkable

more

in

lived

of

of

know

might

know

might

of

sorcery,

wording

when

antagonistic

more

translation

cause

verse

meaning

commentators.

Franciscus

The

Jews

of it runs,

men

aspect

men

have

not

all

sixteenth

this is all the

views.

probably

all

the

by

translation

that

of the

were

and

could

their

the

is very

view

this

men

that

the

There

diiferent

very

cheiromantic

the

Debrio,

propagate

time

of

support

thing
every-

important

most

One

theologians

God,

men,

middle

the

of

aronse

thirty-seventh chapter

have

of

learned

the

of the

to

hands

among

markings

palmistry

mentioned.

are

arts

but

hand;

seventh

the

advocated

many

"the

are

remembers

age

in

about

verse,

the

English version.

the

by

prophec}"

witchcraft, and

hands

among

it appears

seals

or

that

this is the

great discussions

Lyrannus,

it

This

those

in

it

to

founded, is

are

of

study

sorcery,

in which

study of the

of

find

it encourages

; that

as

therefore

church, it is interesting to notice

the

affirm

We

church

in the

the

of God.

Bible

original Hebrew

find

Among

who

support

given

hand

of

in the

this

placed signs

some

denounced

are

teachings

phrases

its time

them

from

taking

modern

the

things

three

opposition

was

in

their works."

one

the

to

the

and

of

to

common

"the

of

robbing them

magical worship."

creeds

which

church,

of

is used

God

fate

authorities

in

that

the

mysticism

important
many

the

and

departure,

language

their

of

which

contrary

view

many

"

the

of the

the wrath

are

ceremonials

it teaches

that

In

and

Bible, upon

the

that

their

of

eve

signifiesin cabalistic

ornaments,

external

the

on

Defense.

the

Bible

and

witchcraft

of

this

verse

into

as

stands.

now

other

Among
mentioned
"

"

bear

relation

to

this

point might be

of

days

is in her

right hand, riches

and

honor

are

in her

left."

iii.16.)

What

"And
But

to

seem

Length

(Prov.

that

verses

evil is in
receive

of all the

mine

his mark
many

hand

in his

allusions

"

(1 Sam.

forehead,
to the

xxvi.
or

18.)

in his

subject, the

hand."
verse

(Rev. xiv, 9.)

in Job

is

certainly

10

knowledge

particular things, but

on

It

thought.

therefore

whereas

anatomy,

the

infringe

not

won't

very

grave

populace

treat

who

the

acquaintances

has

to

of

mysteries perfectly

when

subject

are

idea

they should

that

having

all his

do

to

study

read
himself
the

such

asked

Dr.

what

has
the

the
to

to

never

connection

the

treatment

as

half

am

the

had

time,

that

they

are

respect the

not

telepathy,

as

"

that
with

Newton,

in

day

every

too

and

the

the

and

He

hot

tell the
so

often

turns

even

the

or

He

has

knows

of

really
be

to

not

even

confined

children, or
there

that

during fever,

inclination

has

illnesses

future

out

He

hand.

the

accurately

so

humbug,

subject.

age.

life

can

all

be

opportunity,

of

dry

analyze

past
you

So-and-so

brain

fancies

which

qualificationbut

my

it must

fever, pneumonia,

and

much

nature,

Almost

believe

specialists on
of

fads

the

of

to

says

the

how

matters

moved."

events

! Dr.

believe

inclined

Alas

medical

hands,

occurs

; he

the

hand

and

his

hundreds

are

said that

who

tells

not

man,

I do

other

any

Voltaire

his

think."

; but

judges of such

was

me

thore

to

man

men

without

conversation

told

medicine

cian,
physisubject,

does

up

strange

and

away

sumption
con-

ordinary

such

to

So-and-so

of

power

educated

how

know

between

of

the

on,
It

So-and-so

works

things

so

in

goes

mysteries of life

appointed

name.

hypochondriacal

about

the

study

to

that

because

ordinary medical,

the

to

of

body

and

will

leads

the

perhaps,

sees,

Dr.

even

the

beyond

be

have

that

who

man

regard

following

lines

know

not

to

not

Well, sir,you

I have

but

the

these

from

unknown

as

to their

science, did

"

that

clairvoyance, and
M.D.

work,

my

considers

in

man

patient

idea, because

the

all this

which

; the

doctor

t alents

his

in

way

physician,

the

1 he

Now

on.

five minutes'

devoted

laws

respect doctors

mesmerism,
of

be

invisible

to

his

to

life,and

of

little about

medicine

of

devotes
so

man.

goes

never

one

it not

may

medical

pooh-pooh

it.

so

and

line

n""rrower

kno^v^

may

of

physician who
patients ;

nothing

to

ailments

thing impossible,

in

more

fever

; he

hypnotism

such

Now,

next

common

latter ; the

ordinary

probably

pronounces

physician

know

may

the

treat

the

to

men

point, namely, the unreasonable

in

experiment

the

upon

cures

to

surgeon
treat

it confines

that

happens

specialistwon't

nerve

Defense.

and

are

that

is

all.
In

reference

to

this I quote

few

remarks

from

the

address

of

the

pres-

of

ident

said

he

which
"

New

the

How

while

Not

with

for

medical

it for

study

that, in
of

the

In

words
and

once

the

nails

is

London

without

doubt
"

indeed

and

the

Paris.

work

on

come

to

if

prejudices ;
palmistry
the

and

conclusion

the

study worthy

hand,

calling forth

old-time

reliable

some

the

by

and

their

same

idea; to-day they

branch

embraces

It is the

manner

only forget

was

the

cried

note

attention

inquiring mind."
this

to

the

publish

belonging

paper

for

prescribing

of

denied.

pooh-poohed

would

Hispanus, it

of

profession

same

marvelous

take

to

eases
dis-

most

observe

to

courage

physician

every

it

in both

could

they

"

of

relation

Student, a

in

men

persuaded

themselves

elevated

an

medical

profession

only be

could

they

from

of

cause

opportunity

the

To-day

have

indicated

the

seductive

existence

they

years

are

greatest attention
If the

whose

had

almost

ago

study of the shape of

the

present

laws

very

diseases

that

years

natural

"

impossible.

was

the

cheiromancy:

admit
at

hypnotism
studies

it,and

the

medicines

twenty

have

many

sternly combating

than

more

that

Society, at its meeting, June, 1893, in

miytliingof the

How

of unnecessary

variety

out

physicians know

by hearsay

except

Medical

11

many

themselves
a

Jersey State

Defense.

to

the

which

letter

following

in

appeared
Scotland,

University of Edinburgh,

the

dated

29, 1890.

January

CHEIROMANCY.
Sir

Some

the

suddenly
I went
I knew

to

five

the

hands,

as

that

he

was

that

life-line

the

saw

stubborn

[A
certain

aware

that

if

things, even
few

suggestions

physiological

1. The

hand

is

broken

in

they
on

and

do

the

2. Tendencies, such
\y

as

rest

possible

psychical

high stage

lines

to

of

on

Would

known

the

anger,

and

the

large
in

then

carried

in

development

eloquence,

and

quackery
of

patient'shand.

patient, I

the

usually

you

processes

any

at

far gone

relation

processes

look

replaced by

is considered
not

to

cross.

died
offer

in
a

few

cells of the
;

the
few

gray

but, after

to

man

patient,
I

days.

matter

all,facts

are

basis.

markings

affection,are

reached

suggestions

on

the

of the

palm

brain.]

peculiar

of

names

it had

questioned

He
to

me

humbug

scientific

linear

the

I examined

fate-line,before

in the

on

than

misfortune.

meant

allow

his hand,

examined

more

phthisis.

and

Royal Infirmary, when

in the
on

fact, I hardly knew

hands,

old, and

years

wards

the lines

lines

both

and

forbids.

space

palmistry

pausing
in those

breaks

of these

of the

one

examine

still less ; in

length, stopped

possible relation

well

am

without

twenty-three

multiply instances,but
the

and

I would

believed

palmistry, and

of its natural

found

to

and

that

me

bed,

nearest

walking through

was

to

principal lines,and

quarter

could

ago

occurred

the

little of

the

and

years

idea

as

shown

reasonable

by

being.

movements.

hand

to

12

3. These

movements

Creases

4.

5. There
a
or

what

and

of

main

will be

line
8. The

caused

Unavoidable

it may

merely
the

on

you

the

found

linea.

or

tendencies.

to

so

by experience

it,interferes

in
to

live.

creases

or

tendency

motions, and

so

bear

to

mental

bent,

the

its

resultant

it to that

resembling

crease

with

uniformity,

lines,contain chieflymotor

in vibrations

determining

and

tendencies,

part

the

longevity

junction

its

by

cross

combined

or

of

with

the

be.

may

reasoning

obviously applies

Certain

affected

but

avoidable

to

hand

activity of the

by

of

creases

reasonably expect

train

in

different
the

to

events, and

accidents

that

"

shapes.

in the

see

According

what

you

hand

right

to

make
the

vibrate

is,accidents

excited

processes

that

being

transmitted

cheiromants,

yourself

resultant

the

acquired

of

in

as

fears,

vague

these

cells

adjoin them,

We

but

marked

and

left hand

acquire.

or

incredible

are,

hence,

vibrations

The

vibrations

these

them,

matter

gray

to

in reasonmg

engaged

right hand,

conical

made

reasoning.

of

cells

vibrations

constitutionally;

of cells in the

tracts

by coming

actual

no

protoplasmic

cause

are,

creases

and

capacity, longevity, and

break

or

of the

causing

case

accidents.

perception,
awaken

cannot

small

movements,

hand,

every

transmitting

filaments

there

the

of

probably

seem,

intuitive

to

carelessness.

by

9.

train

same

on

branch

finer

and

other

affected,and
as

lines

or

affection,mental

uniformity

the

constitutional

branch,

or

relation

fate."

coarser

also

and

of

and

produce large

so

definite

longevity line,a

with

regulating
probably

acquired

line that

"

the

interferes

7. Nerves

fibers; but

fine, and

creases

tendencies

call

line crossing

therefore

effect

the

to

cheiromants

G. A

and

coarse

well-marked

four

are

relation

definite

are

tines, therefore, bear

and

Defense.

is what
fore,
there-

may,

constitutional

and

tendencies.

regards futurity, I

As

higher

functions

condition

of

of these

the

think

it not

will

cells,enables

that

demonstrate

futurity,but

of

perception

Charcot's

tliat Professor

impossible

system

nervous

of

tracts

no

researches

cells,or
it.

of

memory

Speranus.

(Signed)
It

will

thus

convince

to

and

if

the

even

little,
why

In

medical
This

shape,
the

great

requires
"

that

skeptical

most

not

it

deal, if

work, hcematoma
consists

either

by

that

in

Sciences, proving
proper

proved,

study
accurate

of

the

of

but

sufficient

little

is

there

which

of

is found

in Paris

the

prediction

anything impossible

in

tests

ears

study

of
in

something
of

amount

Now
be

made

prediction being

has

the

of

study

the

subject

the

lines

be

devoted

be

"

by
far

assuming

or

the

by

been

more

peculiar

thickening of

before

study

who

closely studied, with

more

predicted

nized.
recog-

lunatics,generally those

argument

my

long time

ear

tumor,
of

for

been

given

were

could

alone.
can

blood

in the

madness
ear

ear

lately it has

August, 1893,
that

the

portion

upper

formation

but

madness;

result

in

the

portion,

upper

inherit

tliat

seen

it?

to

the

be

the

on

pathological

the

years

is,that
of

the

accurately

Aeademie
in

advance

if,as

ear,
made

des

has

by
been

is there

then

by

study

of tliehand, which

has been

wonderful

the most

with

connection

and
more

time

Many

kept many

point let

mechanism,

the most

intimate

has told

from

man

that

me

that it

admittingthe

in which

manner

medical

read

but the old-

was

thing.

I draw

men

to

ease,
dis-

has

the way

his client.

palmisttreats

he

same

comparison between

of nails

the nails alone

paralysis,
consumption,heart

acknowledge,and
a

way

possiblefrom

doctor

also draw

me

of the unfair

account

as

doctor

this

parison
com-

rule treat

palmist.
first

In the

place,the

scientific instruments
how

; but

the

he dared

patientand the

on

that it is

well-known

than

prejudiceswhich

treats his

and

nerves

that the different formations

now

subjectwill suffer from

on.

this

admit

men

diseases,and

the hand

from

At

the

the

so

be,both in

to

in the entire system, and to have

organ

indicate different

predictthat

pronounced

13

the brain ?

all medical

Almost

Defense.

doctor

with

the

doctor

recognizedscience

modern

most

tell the

can

many

patientfirst tells

the

has

improvements

patientwhat

all about

to go

he is

himself

and

to

by

; he has

assist his

searches
re-

suffering
from,unless
; and

his symptoms

diagnosis? Many of
that during the great epidemic of La Grippe in
my readers will remember
to the experiences
London, 1890,letters appeared in the leadingpapers relating
of a man
who
"of the most
visited seven
noted physiciansof the

even

day

then,how

often

these

; that

sufferingfrom
for him

without
his

after

seven,

arrive at

correct

thoroughly examining him, each said

different disease, and

all

he

was

different drugs
prescribedentirely

to take.

Now,
out

the doctor

can

in the

case

of

the client,
without
palmist,

tellinghis occupation,or whether

hands, and the palmisthas

married

to tell him

givinghis or her name,

or
single,simply holds

present
past events in his life,

surroundings,health,past and present; and having,by accuracy only,gained

materials that
his confidence,
he proceedsto read the future from the same
he has told the past. Now, if the palmist,without
one
particleof the help
that the

doctor

that

however,the
the

he

gets,should make
is

doctor

patienthas been

charlatan, and
makes
"

one

palmistry a

blunder,it is never

called away

siders
immediately condelusion and a snare.
If,

mistake,the

by Providence

client

known, but
to another

the result is that

sphere."

14

I leave

readers

my
the

Among

draw

to

and

hands
of

have

be

individuality,but
with

accordance
with

even

the

generations,
whatever

the

will

lines

and

that

of

position

the

who

the

another

the

markings

will

But

also

again,

bear

of

hand

in
in

shown,

that

families

for

temperament
found

one

very

will

case

noted

that

in the

their

different

from

the

also

in

watches

resemble

may

the

of

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resemblance,

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hand

the

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child

one

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show

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in

run

lines,

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been

also

theory, be found

markings
on

has

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peculiarity will

this

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the

popular fallacy that

very

opposite, however, is the

marked

layer

(Plate XXVI.).
of

skin, and

shown

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of

men

from

be

father,

found

to

that

the

particular parent

superiority of
hand

entire
and

Sir Charles

all the

is

man

is the

hand
have

owing

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Bell

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writes

in 1874

man,

that

it

"

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such

ought

corresponding,in its

lines

with

if the

hand

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deeply

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marks

attention.

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active

all call attention

:

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; but

our

body.

the

day,

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Sir Charles

worthy

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direct

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will

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to

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entire

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agreed
of

of the

exposes

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members

organ

system."

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of his mindy

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made

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in all ages

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of

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of

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birth

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on

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other

or

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time

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with

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particularly noticeable

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resembles.
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those

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speaking

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positions
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says

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speak

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ndges
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As regards the nerves, medical

more
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ise, that

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processes

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the

of touch."

of the

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important part

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that the hand

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give rise

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elastic cuticle

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con-

corresponding depressions on

ridges have

they again give lodgment

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to

inspection we

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fingers. On

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touch.

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so

the

and

is Sir Charles

the hand

on

penitence,

our

time."

skin, the nerves,

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to sustain

broad

exterior

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sense.

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of the

extremities

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in order

made

are

pomts

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assents,

our

number

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through

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nerve.

says

mark
the

to

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skin, he

exercise

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they

the

it is the

that

attention

our

highest authority

of

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give

now

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touch

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will

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express

show

system,

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also

and

the

been

palm

shown

tains
con-

contains
that the

highly developed by generations of

active,is in

every

sense

the

immediate

16
of the brain.

servant

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is in

apparent singlenerve

Defense.

medical work
interesting

two
reality

the action of the brain to the part,and

conveys

in

cords

nerve

"

states

that every

sheath ; the

one

other conveys

the

one

the action

of the part to the brain."

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this,it

in the hand.

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with

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important meaning.
substances

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and

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corpusclesin

demonstrated

tipsof

"

his

that these

in the

consider

important to

Meissner,in

(Leipzig,
1853),showed

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is

Physiology of

the hand

; that these

have

of the

counted," says he,"in

of

hundred

the

full-grownman,

in
papillae

were
investigations

noises

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in

Paris,who was
givinghim a greater
on

vibrations

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the state

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will

now

concerned,may
of

men

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human

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in the
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attention to

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be the most

from
nervous

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to

the

mind

fluid,
by vibrations
by those who
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says :

system and

of

have
there

of

states

has

"

been

sex, age, and

the

to illness and

far

exists

between

a
electricity
sympathy

or

perament,
tem-

death."

palmistryis

as

to the ideas

with the
"

^^^^

of

communication

of

nerves

perceptions

by motions of the
subtle essence
resembling

accounted

serious

the

to
by listening

or

find that this

devoted

strated
demon-

was

compensated by

in connection

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to

experimented

man

had

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found

essence

of the nerves,

or
electricity
galvanism." We

"

case

what, perhaps,as

.-

point Abercrombie

senses

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importantpointof ail,
namely, as

learning as regardsa fluid or

this

four

these vibrations distinct

nature

hearing,it was

the brain.

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also

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detect

corpuscles"he could determine

of health,and even
their nearness

turn

about

by experiments as

up

during life.

forth

hearing could

acute

sense

and
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followed

that they gave

crepitations

people with

line."

square

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and

and

hundred

"

extinct.

finger
surface of the fore-

the firstphalange of the volar

one

the end of

forth certain

important nerve

have

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corpusclescontained

and during the life of the body gave

fiber,
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or
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fingers,

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for

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theory has

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culated
freelycir-

thought to ^.he subject. Miiller

the phenomena of the nervous
connection

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present unknown^

.18

study of

careful

there
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of the

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has

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on

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take

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of

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first

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their lives to

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to

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regards physiognomy,

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hands

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read

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us

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26

are

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27

animal

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at

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student

give
of

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the

subdivisions
seven

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may

be

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THE

^^

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resembles

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instead

of

broad

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hand

wrist
the

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soft

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spirit.

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hand

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belongs

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people,
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with

characteristic
individuals
makes
the

thus

known

fairly
all

is

explorers
rules

become
in

strike

of

famous
life
out

its

these
for

of

it

but

almost

themselves,

no

It

and

is

invention.
hands

find
assert
32

to

seek

matter

right

to

stick

and

also

they
possess

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striking

most

characterizes
this

in

the
such

to

rule,

that

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the

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independence.

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also

but

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spirit

themselves,
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restless

confined

life.

them

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the

and

doubtless

causes

mechanics

and

and

of

later, but

attribute

fingers.

independence

slopes

enthusiasm.

but

means

of

hand

and

discoverers,

walk

every

discoverers,

spatulate

by

est
great-

firm, indicates

starts,

energy,

the

itself.

denotes

action,

development.

their

it

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little

of

palm

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and

peculiar

is

of

purpose

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well-developed

engineering

hard

explorers,

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unusually

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place,

love

singular
a

fits

finger

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wrist,

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shape

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energy

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long,

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for

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works

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when

hand,

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in

the

and

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also

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on

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tip of

III.).

the

when,

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found

possessing

them

position
form

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full

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mechanics,

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;

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type,

(Plate

fingers

discuss

person

great

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engineers

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to

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has

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the

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in

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at

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back

the

SPATULATE

chemists

that

spatula

having

the

at

is

hand

spatulate

IV.

depart

to

that

spirit

from

and

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what

grade

always
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in

marked

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in-

Plate

III."

THE

SPATULATE.

OR

ACTIVE

HAND.

The

dividuality

of

brain

other

to

women

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rut

made

and

women

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true,

thought
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consider

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is the
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for

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inventive

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life

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men

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way

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fellow-men.

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just

new

with

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in

are

day.

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development
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will

flowers

if

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all

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But

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at

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and

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world

as

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"

of

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men

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development

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comes

for

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earth

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they

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before

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two

angular

greater

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give

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gospel

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evolution

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to

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preacher

or

by

not

have

they

engineers,

centuries
the

about

set

and

the

precedent

independence

ideas.

pleased

by

of

33

doctor,

actress,

because

of

people's

are

singer,

rules

simply

sense

with

it

are,

all

discoverers

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our

of

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their

Hand.

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that

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fingers

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talents
of

things

botanist,

people

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created.

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if
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demigod

God

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purpose

life,
type.

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of

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took

six

would
in

the

V.

CHAPTER

The

is

easilyrecognized

concerned, it is

not

they play

with

than
other
like

of

types
to

attain

to

knowledge

of mankind

all

If

things.

paint, they
color

of

Theirs

is the

matter;

of

materialism

the

Oriental

mystics
found

They
in the

for

this

they

have

but

way

is of

knowledge

as

over

power

; if

of the
the

seen

thinkers, careful

over

the

among

and

character

more

the

the

domain

they

even

found

England,

of

34

/)

They

dreaded

the

; if

the

and

spirit.

borderland

grub-worm
largely
and

Yogis,

among
other

striking examples

Catholic

in

they

clash

of
the

of

and

are

Tennyson.

Church, rarely

Baptists, Presbyterians, and

and

in the

as

mystery

people

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more

does

so

dramatic

Manning,
the

harp

all kinds

love

the

Brahmans,

still in
silent

are

the

Cardinal

Jesuits

rarely

little matters,

The

in the

is all.

power,

beyond

where
are

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Newman,

that

people

discard

hands

numbers.

gives

of

thought,

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Cardinal

of

largely

In

of

follow.

in great

English Church,

Independents.

aesthetic ; theirs

peculiar

ambition

vaporish drapings

particularly in India.

them

hands

and

rarely, if

of

tone

through

the heads

poets, they

are

cloudland
not

nations,

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of wealth

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as

go

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man.

over

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will

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and

chord

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and

visionary similes

dare

also

its

people,

end;

give

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theirs

in the
are

this

mystic

peace

of

with

hand

oped
bony fingers,devel-

rule, students,

gratified

they preach, they preach

are

life

other

as

of

gleans wisdom,

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only theirs

from

privations

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it

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"

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coin.

humanity,

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of

with

success

as

have;

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are,

they

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angular,
far

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type
type

it,and

upon

clink

the

such

mankind

subjects. They study

of life ;

favorable'

People with

gold.

ever,

and

generally long

it is

philosophic

sophia, wisdom.

and

long nails (Plate IV.).

joints,and
is

jpMlos^love,

Greek

the

from

"

explains itself,the word

of this type

name

HAND.

PHILOSOPHIC

THE

use

secretive; they
of

little words

are

deep

they

are

The

with

proud

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but

injury,

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of

development

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is in

they

earliest childhood
and
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followed

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in the

country

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up
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keep

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readily understand

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to

of
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country,

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in

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opposition

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ward
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only

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written

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relation-

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to

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modern

pamphlet

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with

time

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endeavored

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on

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for

reputation of being interesting,then

with

hand

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hands

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out

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gentleman

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they

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to

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others

less fanatical

or

starve

of

to follow

done

lady

and

I fear

palmistry.

the

Yogi

definition

my

has

more

35

patience

serve

examples

the

kindred,

in

are

from

the

with

keeping

wonderful

most

with

opportunities

so

egotistical,which

different

being

patient

are

and

opportunities,

of

pride

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or

type

l^ornp

in

mind

thonyhtfnl people

Again, such

reverse.

shape

of

be

of hand

development

which

that
while

the

the

gives

determines

developed

the

smooth,
love

of

'vs^hether that

Cheiro's

36

being
and

as

fits

of

conic

they

consider

almost

these

that

make

from

the

men

practical

will

which

-martyrdom

self

gives

the

the

with

women

di'ones

in

the

of

the

of

which

of

type

humanity.

inspiration

the

of

which,
of

pursuit

It

about

finger

with

type,

conic.

the

their

the

square

the

of

mysticism
in

brings

philosophic
hive

the

end

to

tone

hands,

characteristic

vast

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or

these

patience

the

Hand.

solemn

thought

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have

is

the

religious

the

mankind.

for

characteristics

opposite
and

combined

the

of

or

associated.

become

truth,

chemicals

for

specially

them

rule,

for

be

and

square

they
of

analysis

of

power

Language

hands

with

is

that

the

peculiar
so

what

love

blending
ideas

different

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X-^ "tiPe

CHAPTER
THE

The

CONIC

VI.
HAND.

conic

TO.

is medium-sized,
the palm slightly
hand,properlyspeaking,
and the fingers
full at the base,
at the
and conic,
or slightly
tapering,
pointed,
V.). It is often confounded with the next type,
tipor nail phalange(Plate
the psychic,
which is the long,narrow
hand,with extremelylong,tapering
fingers.
The main characteristics of the conic hand
are
impulse and instinct.
People with the conic hand are often,m fact,designated"the children
in connection with this type,but it is
of impulse." There is a great variety
soft hand,with pointedfingers,
and rather long
more
usuallyfound as a full,
nails. Such a formation denotes an artistic,
impulsivenature,but one in
which
love of luxury and indolence predominate. The great fault with
this type is,
that though theymay be clever and quickin
peoplepossessing
thought and ideas,
yet they are so utterlydevoid of patienceand tire so
if ever, carry out theirintentions. Such peopleappear
that theyrarely,
easily,
to their greatestadvantagein company,
or before strangers. They are
good
drift
of
the
b
ut
a
conversationalists,
they grasp
subjectquickly, they are
in knowledge,as also in other things; theyhave not
or less superficial
more
the power of the student,
throughwant of application
; they do not reason,
which makes them
theyjudgeby impulseand instinct. It is that quality
in friendship
and affection; one can easily
offend them over little
changeable
in contact
things.They are also very much influenced by the peoplethey come
in affaires
de
with,and by their surroundings.They are impressionable
cmur
tempered,
quick; theycarry their likes and dislikesto extremes
; they are usually
but temper with them is but a thingof the moment.
ever,
They,howwhen out of temper, speaktheir mind plainly,
and are too impetuousto
studywords or expressions.They are alwaysgenerous and sympathetic,
37

then*

selfish where

given

what

relates

to

more

influenced

easily influenced
other

sympathetic
of

rapture,
When

of the

will

descend
conic

to

all the

company

and

has

chosen

the

the

They

is hard

of

to

smger

than

by study

stir the

will

carry

of

emotions
of

remembered

his

the

the

of others

disposition of

who
those

to

the

conic

the

is

give

to

the
the

the

type

of

hand

the

individual

logic
but

will
his

relates

; it is the

good qualities

firmness

and

for

sparkle

to

foundation

the

actors,,

emotional
more

or

they

upon

study.

do

them.

It

by

the

will
quence
elo-

must, therefore, be

natural
upon

mor"

nature,

multitudes

words.

as

in

hand

conic

reason,

emotional

move

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individuality

own

own

artistic

success.

the

how

of will.

an

purely

to

trifle.

any

thought,

her

any

greatest heights

people depend

her

more

respond quickly

that

or

hands

are

sorrow,

making

follow

artistic

than

brilliancy and

why

by

of

or

reason

such

know

orator

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public life,such

than

not

the

of such

owners

encouraged

toward

who

that

of

out

all the

energy

that

actress, from

by

denotes

if

lead

audience

not

tongue"
that

; and

the

artistic,but

the

so,

of hand

all the

moment

will

; the

at

consists

impulse

despair, over

far

go

it is for

all

her

away
song

and

the

but

but

rise to the

and

and

with
first,

forgotten

of

church,

artistic.

are

elastic,it

will

and

be

things well,

The

and

not

money

falls
often

carrying

that

of

nature,

those

represent

the

very

if the

and

by greater

in

the

strangers,

it must

do

and

accentuated

quickness

inspirational feeling
will

it to the

this class

depths

determination

before

But

charity

they

that

lowest

actresses, singers, orators,

career.

for

deservedly

say

emotional,

are

is artistic

and

energy

been

charity which

the

to
to

possessing

hand

hard

hand

have

than
correct

more

women

first-mentioned,but

life the

called,and

artistic,than

and

the

conic

The

comes,

been

influences; they
or

beggar

for

by color, music, eloquence, tears, joy,

Men

type.

giving

temperament

the

by

charity, but,

sympathies

their

in

not

is all.

that

really be

It would

ideas.
are

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has

interesting type

This

and

beggar

of that.

think

well, they give, and

"

such

to the

credit

get credit

To

for

money

rouse

may

that

get

never

give

we

fingers never
there

anything which

or

give

to

discrimination, consequently

of

power

practical types.

more

savmg

the

not

hands

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lot of the

easily influenced

are

anybody

to

moment.

have

they

alas ! here
is

they

matters;

money

concerned, it is true, but

is

personal comfort

own

Hand.

of the

Language

Cheird's

38

temperament

which

the

talent

The

rises

and

singer,

greater

Study

the

strongest:

to

her

that

great

as

than

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perament
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is

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successful.

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to

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give

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painter

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fingers

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square

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on

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in

hand

the

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where

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sits

type

exactness

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originality.

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only

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confound

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consequently,

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man

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fingers

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fame.

by

artistic

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instance,

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ladder

above

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correctness

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that

patience

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rises

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student,

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half

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she

but

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by

endurance

works

by

and

and

fingers

square

rising

of

capable

formation

of

are

dazzled

more

39

with

woman

application,

power

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dream,

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her

development

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pointed

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the

by

often

by

means

instance,

may

with

woman

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or

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dued
sub-

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colors.

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and

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in

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across

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hands

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canvas,

soothe

in

poem

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dying
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all

calm,

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calmness

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the

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all

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mysterious.

be

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CHAPTER

The
known

The

word

very

the

it is

and

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hand

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of

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fineness

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appertains

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mind

nineteenth-century

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by

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they

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41

some,

is reflected

people

innately devotional, they

are

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way

; it feels what

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truth.

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bubbling,babbling,frothy humanity.

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behind

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refrain from

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destroying them

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; therefore

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fortune.

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Language of the Hand.

Cheird's

42

whiter.

The

it may

of God

river

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How
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to the

Plate

VII."

THE

MIXED

HAND.

CHAPTER

yill.

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THE

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cited

for

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as

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mixed

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HAND.

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gave

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the

mixed

MIXED

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philosophic,

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spatulate,

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in

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write
; but

add

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is

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as

43

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that

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culty
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of

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talents.

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and

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purpose.

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play
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44

stable

as

belongs

palm
for

instance,

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conic

to

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and

to

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mixed

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palmistry.

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THUMBS.

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IX.

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on

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of

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alone

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46

Language of the Hand.

Trinity; the ordinarypriesthas

old ritual of the

made

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I do

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to

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be affected

long time
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before there

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child

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in London

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force of character ; he will also be

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decision.

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:

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48

and

obstinacy

time

immemorial

force

brute

strength of intellectual

denotes

thumb

formed

of the Hand.

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; the

small, weak

will ; the

short, thick

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thumb,

of will

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of

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love,

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than

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the

consider

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peculiarity, for

the

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large

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to

property
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among

of climatic

theory

peculiarity of

(Plate VIII.) is the distinctive

joint is

for

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to

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; the

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THUMB.

person,

life's natural

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49

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dication

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WITH

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JOINTS.

POINTED,

WITH

Plate

SMOOTH

iX.

JOINTS.

DEVELOPED

JOINTS,

CHAPTER

THE

The

development

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be

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in

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knotty
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in

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the

the

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business

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52

when

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are.

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the

case

follow
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be, all

may

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children

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fact

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XL

THE

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53

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54

his

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of balance in the hand
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55

thumb, and indicates

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manner

anything

of this class;on

of the third.

XII.

CHAPTER

THE

hard,

THTN,

troubled

thick

very

When

the

not

and

luxury,
A

SMALL

HANDS.

and

timidity,

even

other

or

If

on

portion

of

it inclines

domestic
of

worrying,

nervous,

When

the

business,

money,

When

the

proved

disposition.

proportion

it

dicates
fingers, it in-

the

to

intellect.

of

flabby,

be

to

denotes

love

indolence,

than

if the

of

that

sign
as

has

hollow

rule,

such

inclines

lot

of

mentioned

been

not

people

the

to

to

more

one

another.

to

life, it promises
of

rest

fall,

the

that

namely,

of

unfortunate

an

peculiarity

than

line

and

disappointment

the

hand

denotes

the

line

of

fate,

it tells

of

disappointment

ill-health,

trouble

it is

in

added

an

trouble.

hollow

under

comes

and

under

of

sensuality.

noticed

hand

and

in

quickness

and

soft

subject,

the

and

delicacy

and

and

disappointments

the

to

affairs,

energy,

been

well

as

works

elastic,

but

more

have

sensuality

soft, shows

toward

has

palm

and
and

thick,

tendency

have

mortals.

mind,

very

hollow

usually

full

is firm

palm
of

When

sign

AND

indicates

palm

palm,

evenness

line

dry

LARGE

nature.

in

AND

PALM,

worldly

the

line

of

in

misfortune

it indicates

affairs.

heart

in

the

closest

affections.
I

do

hold

not

longer

than

never,

properly
this

The

erroneous

the

to

be

with

palm

and

show

to

speaking,
the

that

statement

other

the

exceeded
with

case

in

works

every

the
case

the

on

subject,

intellectual
in

square,

the

by

56

the

must

the

be

and

fingers

palm

fingers.

spatulate,

fingers

misleading.

The

nature.

length

that

How

of

the

hand

can

we

philosophic

longer

than

must

the

be
is
pect
ex-

types?
palm

is

CHAPTER

XIII.

THE

Paeticularly
nails

the

Often
have

healih

side
In

in

suffered

seconds

few

the

the

first

nails,

the

manicure

degree

Nails

care

are

at

nails

they

ease

every

morning.

divided

into

four

broken

distinct

classes

or

,"

will

in

the

of

study.
their

type

polished
have

may

broad

long,

this

or

his

what

treat

affect

mechanic

short,

very

by

in

great

nails

first

work

by

instance,

have

will

alter

not

the

shown

as

with

nails

of

ject,
sub-

men

forgets,

moment

traits.

does

are

For
may

the

disposition,

the

unchanged.

gentleman

them

of

the

whether

remains

type

and

the

of

Medical

the

examination

an

hereditary

then

question,

for

of

study

the

affect

to

guides.

this

or

but

important

place,

slightest
the

care,

the

from

likely

sure

up

know,

not

died

or

disclose

of

does

diseases

remarkably

lately taken

have

patient

be

to

the

and

health,

found

Paris

and

interest.

parents

be

will

London

both

regards

as

NAILS.

by
long
he

though

ones,

short,

broad,

and

narrow.

LONG

Long

Very

type.

trouble,
the

nails

top

Plate

this

back

is

the

are

liable

more

across

aggravated

if

the
the

strength

to

nails

if the

and

finger

physical

great

accentuated

more

even

such

persons

more

toward

is

tendency

nailed

long

and

indicate

never

NAILS.

suffer
much

are

finger

nail

is

from

short,

chest

and

curved,

both

Plate

X.).

(Fig. 7,
fluted

the

as

ribbed

or

broad

lung
from
This

(Fig. 10,

X.).
This

type

tis, asthma,
Long
circulation

of

and

nails,

nail, when
bronchial
very

proceeding

shorter,

indicates

affections

wide
from

at

the

(Plate
and

top

ill-health

or

58

throat

trouble,

such

as

laryngy-

X.).
bluish
nervous

in

appearance,

prostration.

denote
This

bad
is very

THROAT

DELICACY

OF

BRONCHIAL.

BRONCHIAL.

AFFECTIONS.

LUNGS.

CONSUMPTIVE

Plate

X."

NAILS.

TENDENCIES

2.

I.

SHOVHNG

BAD

CIRCULATION

AND

TENDENCY

TOWARDS

7.

SHOWING

HEART

9.

TENDENCY

Plate

TOWARDS

XL"

NAILS.

PARALYSIS.

DISEASE.

la

The

the

often

with

case

and

twenty-one

hands

the

of

and

forty-two

Nails.

between

women

toward

small

heart

Short

disease

indicate

Short

nails,very

flat.

as

Plate

of

base, with

there

is

little

or

no

tendency

are

moons,

heart,and, generally speaking, heart

sure

disease.

circulation.

good

sunken,

into

it were,

as

inclined

flat and

to

is the

latter

the

case

out

curve

paralysis, particularly

If the

the

flesh

the

at

base,

if

they

white

are

is

disease

at the

lift up

or

edges,
brittle

and

advanced

more

are

as

(Fig. 9,

XI.).
Short-nailed

and

which

(Plate XI.).

nails,very

forerunners

in

families

the

at

flat and

diseases

nerve

flat

of the

moons

Short

well

and

action

Large

show

NAILS.

in whole

run

and

fourteen

of

ages

(Plate XI.).

nails,thin

signs of weak

the

nails

the

forty-seven.

SHORT

Short,

59

people

diseases

from

have

affecting

greater tendency

the

and

trunk

suffer

to

than

limbs

lower

heart

from

trouble

with

those

long

nails.

Long-nailed
system

in the

"

Natural

thorough
Thin

very

the

the

on

nails

are

nails

and

flecked

with

of

half

upper

highly strung

spots the whole

long,

if

high

delicate
and

much

health

of

the

ment
tempera-

nervous

system

nervous

and

curved,

requires

of

want

threaten

Nails

energy.

spinal trouble, and

great strength.

very

AS

SHOWN

BY

disposition,long-nailed individuals
than

those

with

short

nails.

are

They

THE

NAILS.

less
are

critical and

also

calmer

more

in

sionable
impresand

temper

gentle.
Long

their

sigus

are

DISPOSITION

more

the

head..

nails,if small, denote

promise

In

in

trouble

to

overhauling.

narrow

never

liable

more

lungs, chest, and

spots

5 when

are

persons

owners

nails show
take

more

resignation

things easily. Such

and

calmness

nails indicate

in every

way.

As

rule

great ideality; they also

Cheird's

60

show

artistic

an

all

and

fine

facts

relating

things
contact

keener

as

Hand.

rule,

fond

are

however,

facts

in

the

of

ing,
paint-

poetry,
rather

are

face,

inclined

particularly

of

and

humor

in

sharp

and

keener

in

they

and

of

the

and

temper,

are

with

if

will

which

opposition

individuals

make

their

judgment

hold

till

out

ridiculous

or

less

they

those

are,

visionary

long-nailed

skeptical

of

critics

well,

fond

they

have

as

last

very

into

come

best

the

of

even

the

to

they

the

the

than

more

critical,

in

facts,

Short-nailed

and

extremely

are

everything

reason,

argument

an

contrary,

analyze

logic,

to

the

on

they

sharper
in

sense

they

things

are

they

do

understand.

When

the

broader

are

tendency

than

to

they
and

worry

are

long,

indicate

they

meddle

and

indicate

the

to

pugnacious

interfere

with

other

business.

people's
Nails

nails

also

disposition,

illness

the

persons,

looking

long-nailed.

the

and

debate,

not

from

self;

incline

quicker,

are

quick

shrink

to

they
of

qualities

Long-nailed

individuals,

Short-nailed

of

owners,

of

distasteful.

are

they

their

arts.

and

visionary,

be

to

and

nature,

the

Language

short

do

not

through

the

by

any

pay

nervous

habit

attention

strain.

of

biting

to

the

spots

on

the

worrying

nervous,

nails,

except

as

perament.
tem-

sign

of

Cheiro's

62

-if

hair,
as

than

rule

It is

amount.

the

having

the

the

quicker

force

to

of

action

coarser

the

the

as

larger,

greater

tity
quan-

the

greatest

dark

people,

the

but

the

consequently

are

either

than

quality

or

have

natures

pigment

in

coarser

being

electricity, they

to

rouse

is

shows

these

much

as

electricity, not

these

hair

ends,

and

the

so

force

of

naturally

black, brown,

in

any

when

it

such

high

is

consider,

the

keen

theory

of

in

way

this

sight

of

the

give
ashamed

deal

us

to

air, all

the
do

color

of

fact

that

I
in

even

in

to

seek

the

it, even

found

Book

and

as

in

in
the

reaction
in

strain, and

few

quently
conse-

temperament
the

never,

to

the

work

knowledge
things.

of

nothing
is

power,

under

has,

country
and

liance
bril-

nerve-stimulating
press

forward
This

amusement.

those
is

fact,

live

or

to

in

think,

the

brightness

women

and

attention

Nature

the

knowledge,

my

for

the

peculiar
and

men

in

of

than,

much,

so

climate

The

hair

accounts

through

both

little

outer

same

tubes;
white

white

theory

go

its

of

such

with

winter,

it to

commend

the

its color.

cause

has

these

en

into

from

end

on

becomes

from

at

It is the

stands

often

hair

This

their

to

often

or

forced

white

white.

the

Americans.

hair

knowledge,

hair

people

competition,
the

becomes

through

be

with

dissipation,

or

longer

no

grow

rushing

world.
no

combine

of

spirit

before.

the

do

as

atmosphere,

quality of the
with

the

to

recover

to

excess

is

pigment

commence

resume

are

that

pressure,

of

in

country

great

hair

the

remembered

and

system

people

more

other

the

can

will

rarely

America

fluid

the

the

"

by

large quantities, is nearly

tube

or

grief

or

immediately,

rarely

they

hair

electric

in

sets

very

In

shock

nervous

Very

entire

enfeebled
such

itself;

system

consequently

sudden

the

hours.

and

in

generated

the

till the

on,

of

case

being
by

tubes,

becomes

gets old, or

system

tirely consumed

be

and

supply

and

have

they

which

of

and

Now,

therefore

and

wider,

escapes,

that

blond.

or

hair

red

that

blond.

When

not

that

greater

will find

we

black, brown,

not

excitable

more"

hair,

is,consequently,

electricity

of

or

either

itself

tube

the

examine

will

we

of the Hand.

Language

so

let

been
who

small
us

put forward
do
that

not

lose

it may

therefore

not

Plate

XII."

THE

MOUNTS

OF

THE

HAND.

CHAPTER

THE

In
hand

work

my

cheirognomy.

to

thicker

and
known

labor

the

which

characteristics,
and

control

cheiromants
I

here

must

there

which

hand,
I

it

use

giving
have

martial

such

names

the

student

call

to

were

of

so

long

so

these

that

on,

by

mounts

(Plate
of

man

Mount

XII.).
or

blood-vessels

of

Venus

When

in

the

mount

hand,

the

I wish

such

names

their

mere

mention

MOUNT

cov\prsone

it ia

fpaimar

the

of

quicker

qualities

muf

and

the

so

ployment
em-

than

more

tbv'

the

Mars,

as

them,

of

way

if

forth.

found

of

but

Consequently,

These

matters

VENUS.

large

to

that

two;

study

minds

our

first, second,

\levelopment

this

as

recalls

simplify

OF

deny

the

describe.

to

in

with

abnormally

not

This

woman.

is the

etc., simply

etc.,

relation

in

itself.

in

by

use

Mars,

"

with

which

the

Venus,

between

one

laws

moment

one

are

constitutional

sense

any

for

not

complete

Saturn,

as

of

conjunction

way

qualities

numbers,

.THE

The

it in

will, therefore,

terms

the

the

do

what

regards

Mount
in

great

every

Mars,

idea

an

and

in

be

to

Venus,

as

associated

of

I hold

very

consider

to

the

rougher

hereditary
As

names

Palmistry.
a

the

that,

state

with

show

the

devoted

decrease

or

turn,

races.

these

use

and

necessary

nature,

not

their

as

hand

the

work

I must

point,

with

XII.)

this

of

depress

by

of

such

"

study

been

do

connection

think

not

Astrological

as

be

may

that

in

caused

names,

this

not

again,

(Plate

section

coating

it does

intermingling

old-time

hand

of

of

MEANINGS.

the

the

in

effect

doubtless

the

the

state

is known

what

do

of

the

which,

are

of

them

skin, yet

and

THEIE

consideration

have

of

AND

mounts

of

the

will

mounts,

the

treat

in

develo{)ment

as

govern

Again,

manual

although

class

always

therefore

itself, and

POSITION

THEIE

MOUNTS,

XV.

the

at

the

favorable

largest

ai^ch.

of

base

sign
and

Hence,

on

most

if the

the

thumb

the

hand

important
Mount

of

Cheiro's

64

be

Mount

of Venus
The

developed,it indicates strong

well

Venus

Language of the

Hand.

and

robust

health.

small

health

betrayspoor

and,consequently,less passion.
of Venus, abnormally large,
indicates a violent passion for

Mount

the

oppositesex.
This

denotes

mount

please,love

desire to

music, and

affection,
sympathy

and

attraction of the

the

developed

attempted,and desire

it shows

of

study

OF

is found

color,and

melody in

other.

JUPITEK.

at

the base

of the firstfinger(Plate

in

ambition,pride,enthusiasm

MOUNT

at the base

OF

anything

of the

SATUKN.

second

finger(PlateXII.),and denotes

solitude,
quietness,prudence, earnestness

of somber

of

for power.

THE

love

to the

sex

is the raised formation

This mount

This

one

others,benevolence,

beauty,love

MOUNT

THE

XII.). When

of

worship

toward

things,and

in

work, proneness

appreciationof music

of

sacred

to

the

classical

or

order.
THE

This mount
Mount

of

is found

MOUNT

at the base

artistic callir

all

worL^

-yrace

love

of mind

THE

Xn.).

mount

of this

It denotes

SUN

well

na.-ae

of
and

not

or

one

follows

OF

is found

subject,if unfavorable,to

purely

thought.

MERCUKY.

at t\

base

of the fourth

qualitiesof life
"

love of

finger(Plate

change, travel,

and expression.If the rest of

excitement,wit,quicknessof tli("ught
is favorable,
to
the qualities
will redound
indieatu'^ by^j^|^^ount
of the

siastic
enthu-

an

native
painting,poetry,literature,and aU imagi-

MOUNT

all the mercurial

and is also called the

finger,

developed it indicates

whether
thingsbeautiful,

It denotes

'.

THE

of the third

Apollo (PlateXII.). "When

appreciationof

The

OF

his mi

the hand
the

good

The

Mounts,

Position

their

THE

There
but

Jupiter,
XII.).

two

are

the

The

Luna

lies

of

this

of

life, lying

resistance

fighting

Mars

and

directly

indicates

It
for

of

Mount

the

Luna

great

of

Mount

martial

of

spirit,

Mount

of

Venus

but

(Plate

when

the

and

Mercury

self-control,

courage,

MOUNT

the

on

the

refinement,

romantic,

the

large,

Mount

of

resignation,

and

wrong.

lies

opposite

the

beneath

the

to

next

Mount

passive

against

first

disposition.

the

denotes

the

courage,

THE

The

name

65

Meanings.

MAES.

OP

of

between

It

XII.)..

(Plate

MOUNT

active

first, gives

second

strength

line

quarrelsome,

very

the

inside

This,

shows

mounts

their

and

OF

side

Mount

of

of

and

the

Venus

love

imagination,

ideality,

LUNA.

hand

beneath

(Plate

XII.).

of

fondness

the

beautiful
for

Mount

scenery,

and

poetry

of

taste

imaginative

literature.

THE

When
blended

its

and
the

of

of

Sun
the

if

solemn

in

will
lean

individual.

blend
to

Mercury,

TOWARD

another,

one

ONE

ANOTHER.

the

qualities

of

each

are

unison.
lean
its

"

toward

with

MOUNTS

toward

Saturn

things
incline

THE

lean

developed

Saturn

ideas

OF

mounts

example,

love

If

the
and

For

LEANING

the
the
art

will

of

Mount

artistic

and

sadness,

prudence,

it

Jupiter,

toward

taste

influence

the
of

Sun,
the

the

gives
its

solemn

business

and
or

if

some

of

tendency.

religious

Saturn's

subject,

latter

the

the

scientific

thoughts
Mount
nature

of

CHAPTER

THE

different

That
is

nations

"

here

quote

The

if certain
different

laws

The
the

entire

of

pureness

individuality

and

the

with

civilized

among

inhabitants

We

latitudes,

of

Iceland,

types
be

for

as,

which

I would

world."

fore,
There-

marriage,
that

also

they
different

etc.,

it does

produce

istics.
character-

naturally

must
not

the

destroy

doubted.

it is

this

and

if

rarely

type

instance,

Lapland,

the

different

HAND.

hand,
find

races

of

but

ELEMENTARY

elementary

nations.

cold

extremely

the

different

by

moment

shapes

illustrative

as

intermixing

for

cannot

in

of

statement

dewdrop

types

different

characteristic

are

familiar

bodies

THE

Starting

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glance through this book.

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lines

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physician

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71

Hand.

for

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influences

regard

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of

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climate.
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accordance

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THE

There

The

(Plate XIII.).

Line

of

Life,

The

Line

of

Head,

The

Line

of

The

of

Girdle

Line

of

the

The

The

of

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The

of

wrist

to

lesser

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lines

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of Venus.
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of

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of

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head,

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of

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of

rises

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which

hand

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rises

on

as

the

follows

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of Mars

lies within

and

(Plate XIII.).

which

lies

parallel to

the

line

extends

like

Intuition, which

of health

semicircle

(Plate XIIL).
from

Mercury

(Plate XII.).
of

Marriage,

(Plate XIIL),
The

the

crosses

which

Health,

the

to

follows

lesser

seven

fingers.

the

Line

seven

as

and

hand,

hand.

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on

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72

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XIII."

THE

MAP

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be

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promised that she

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life,

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this

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as

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above

rarely if

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or

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it

with

fork

gives greater power

the

line is thus

be, as

prevented.

the line of life than

any

at the end
to that

it were,

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is

is found
life,

fine line

with

running by its

strengthened; consequently any

by this mark, and the

bridged over
more

of

or

found

often

in connection

with

other.
of any

line,except

line ; as, for

mentality,but makes

the line of head

{a^a,Plate XVI.),namely,

sign that the main

in the main

as

more

or

that

instance,on
less of

of life

(Plate XVI.),

the line of head

double

nature.

creases
it in-

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76

the

all

of

end

the

talent

of

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of

the

line

{c-c^

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head,

it

head

in

of

fixity

line

any

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are

joining

like

formation

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running

entire

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part,
and

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dissipation

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and

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for

its

accentuate

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heart,

grains
therefore

branches

ascending
and

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on

lines

subject

affections

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lines

XVII.)

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line

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sign

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and

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side
denote

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main

weakness,

XIV.).
network

it

betrays

or

mental

multitude

worry,

of
a

little

highly

nature.

mountains,

recommend

if

line

the

on

XVII.).

running

with

directions,

troubled

the

falling

if

intellect.

{c-c, Plate
of

XIV.)

affection

of

of

hair-lines

is covered

in

weak

power

it, sometimes

hand

failure

the

those

is

weakness

its

denote

fate

of

changeability

and

ideas,

denote

point.

weakens

line, sometimes
chained

of

line

warmth

particular

formation

wavy

Capillary

lines

forms

XIV.)

denote

marriage

and

weakness

denotes

of

the
of

formation

Breaks

the

it is

XYI.)

opposite.

that

at

want

it

weakness

Plate

(a-a,

descending

success

XVI.),

chained

heart

which

of

it denotes

line

any

vigor

the

made
A

("-", Plate

tassel

line

any

of

indicate

point

On

from

commencement

descending,

the

in

where

life,

branches

all

but
the

this

at

to

of

rising

considering

when

ends

Hand.

the

of

qualities.

nerve

At

line

the

Branches

strength,

line

destruction

and

weakness
at

the

however,

When,

Language

their

so

do
close

these

little

consideration.

points

make

this

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SIGNS

FOUND

IN

THE

HAND.

Clieird's

78

advice,

My
and

what

see

upon

It

is

subject
alike.

very

careful

to

hardly

that

follow

has

The

the

the

is,
had

examination

when

in

his

the

lines

marked

method

conducted

details

of

work

in

and

this

way.

your

be,

again,

amination
ex-

depend

shown

than

can

past

both

life,

so

change
general
hands

with

person

brought

more

change

The

by
the

be

lines

some

perceptible.

subject's

ideas,

the

people

hands;

is

life

to

as

Some

barely

eventful

will

have

people

both

is

them,

by

reason

what

versa.

on

examine

hand.

right

difference

interesting,

more

interesting

more

changes

that

are

in

side;

the

forecasting

vice

alike

by

find

is;

left-handed

and

hand,
lines

difference

the

that

note

left

two

side

it

in

and,

in

Hand.

hands

what

see

lines

to

the

on

that

slightly

rule

of

interesting

very

completely
so

or

been,

the

of

both

place

change

that

development

marked

clearly

has

nature

this

for

the

is:

therefore,
the

Language

and

to

the

both

the

even

light

by

MODIFICATIONS

OF

PRINCIPAL

THE

Plate

XVI.

LINES.

CHAPTER

know

we

OF

LINE

THE

What

V.

as

little

glimpse,

by

the

immeasured

vista,

existence,

haven

amid

space

is but

life

waiting-place,

LIFE.

of

sea,

distance,

that

life

be.

tc

Cheiro.

As

I remarked

world's
to

recognized

the
line

tne

lines

of

health

to

this

do

there

by

lurks

have

can

affects

the

the

must

that

be

will, therefore,
between

known
be

touching
soul

the

two,

by
as

in

the

has

the

on

life,

all

of

disease

its

stages

brain

already
79

if

on

the
been

but

active
or

of
hand

weak

the

demonstrated.

the

we

do
also

must

we

in

and

they
of

as

"

point

through

presence

body

brain,

advance

fore,
there-

and

acknowledge

we

person

its

nerves,
in

little

Who,

by

germ

power

ability

every

fatal.

tion
rela-

one's

of

body

the

if the

the

to

than

presence

and

passive

germ

brain

registered
the

the

of

affects

life,

in

not

death;

prove

this

that

turn

spirit

or

slightest
to

its

in

day

some

the

of

istics
character-

object

reasonable
in

also

Thus,

why

or

so

line

abnormal

disease

that

the

the

came

etc.,

eyes,

for

of

there

as

possesses.

lightly

more

deny

nose,

that

subject

period

man,

position
hand

predict

will

that

temperament,

is admitted

to

mysteries
the

the

all,is

that

which

without

unexplained

acknowledge

It

tendency

omnipotent

that

the

reasonable

to

after

was

for

natural

this

ability

presumption

Again,

all-knowing,
"

his

nerve-fluid,

hand!

the

face

regards

as

in

subject,

only

consider

study.

the

the

on

so

nothing,

or

germ

mankind

mark

if

who
in

careful

of

it is
and

People

that

study

other

every

palmist

this

recognized

coursts

show

will

thought

be

expected;
1

the

to

given

be

to

are

of

greatest

to

abnormal

portion

position

came

a,nd

head,

take

to

the
natural

there

hand

earlier

an

when

history

be

on

in

the

attack,

the

tem
sysand

nection
nerve-con-

Thus,

by

the

Cheiro^s

80

development
that

to say

such

certain disease

of what

examination
The

important
The

is

will

we

such

proceed

now

and
to

an

the line of life.

as

embraces

death, and

and

Mount

the

the Mount

of Venus.

events

foreshadowed

and

deep, without

long, narrow,

be

Such

kind.

formation

(Fig. 10, Plate

sign of

sure

its

recovers

in the

illness ; but

bad

of

On

it is

the

by

other

irregularities,

promises long life,good

XIV.)

health,and
and

evenness

when

hands

on

soft hand.

also is

regained.

right,it threatens

it

some

death.
generallysignifies

branch

one

of little pieces

up

so
particularly

joined in the

in both

confirmed

made

or

continuity,health

and

left hand
if broken

decidedly

more

of Venus

pclmist able

illness with

cause

mind,

is the

verified.

broken

dangerous

mark

vitality.

the line

This

illness

of any

chain,it is

When

known

and

hand

the line is linked

When

in

arguments

become

life should

crosses

health,and

When

the

are

line of

breaks, or

lines

will

certain time

that

or

(Plate XIII.) is the line which, risingunder

down

time, also

marked

like

has

line of life

Jupiter,goes

at

these

Bearing

result.

of this line

nou-development

or

Language of the Hand.

turns

back

on

the Mount

(c-c,Plate XVII.).

When

the line starts

the side of the

hand,

the base

from

it denotes

that

of the Mount

of

Jupiter,instead

the earliest the life has

from

been

of
of

one

ambition.
When
iu

the line is chained

Jupiter,bad health

early life is foreshadowed.

When
and

reason

the line is

Plate

affects

self,and

that

of the

subject is extremely

the
more

less cautious

or

in

head, life is guided by

sensitive

about

enterprisesfor

thing
every-

self

{d-d^.

XVI.).

When

there is

subject is

energy

with

closelyconnected

but
intelligence,

which

the

under

at the commencement

and

When,

very

medium

and

hasty, and

not

between

space

free to

carry

out

his

the line of life and

plans

that

ideas; it

and

also

of

head,

denotes

go-ahead spirit{d-d,Plate XVII.).

however, the

confidence

When

more

space

is very

dash; it indicates
guided by

the lines of

wide, it is

that the

sign

of too

much

self-

subject is foolhardy,impulsive,,

reason.

life,
head, and

heart

are

all joine^ together at the

com-

The

{a-a^ Plate

mencement

the

subject, through

catastrophe.

indicates
and
a

on

other

line

shoots

the

to

flabby, soft hand, with

for

be logically and
the

denotes

and

reason

for

sloping

of

the

concerned, indicates
in

and

those

the

arising

will

out

for

of

sloping line

this statement

head

crossing

indolent

in this

as

the

to

the

change, but,

and

lazy

too

statement,

line

travel,

is found

the

will

be

will

be

on

restless

gratified
can

seen,

Mount

hand

it

of

Luna

soft

being

and

satisfy this craving by

to

showing

case

for

denotes

craving

one

XVIII.),

mark

again

the

case

This

the

such

it

head,

in this

craving

be

of

kind.

(/;-",Plate

When

and

hand,

life,a great desire

restless

line

the

of

center

of Luna

desire.

but

some

nature

Mount

that

easily reasoned

flabby, the subject

travel,

of

excitement,

restless

is

the

about

at

hand

intemperance

or

that

blindly into danger and

rushes

personal dangers

of the

base

satisfaction

nature, craving

in

sign, denoting

unfortunate

very

people.

firm, well-made

81

temperament

as

life divides

of

across

the ultimate

in vice

far

as

temperament,

perception, both

of

the

branch

mark,

with

dealings
When

defect

This

subject's want
from

XVIII.), it is
in

of Life.

Line

weak

the

nature,

is apparent.
^

When

little hair-lines

life,they

tell of weakness

They

very

are

breaking
All
and

often

lines that

found

at

rise from

from

dropping

loss

of

the

end

date

vitalityat the
of

line

the

the

dissipation

the

line of lite

clinging

or

when

marks

are

they

itself,thus

of vital power

the

to

of increased

appear.
the

denoting

{h-h, Plate

of

line

XVI.).

gains,

power,

successes.

If such

line ascend

XVIII.),

it will

the

of

line
of

sense

Saturn
wealth

If

denotes
If

denote

life.

and

the

Such

follow

in

rise
a

or

relates

by

side

of

Plate
(cZ-c?,

line

leave

leave

the

in business

or

resulting

step higher

Jupiter (c-c, Plate

the

at

successful

to

the

line of

of

line,

the

in

the

contrary, rise

fate, it denotes

from

it leaves

ambition

ihQ

on

date

the

subject's own

increase
energy

to

of
and

XVIII.).

the

line

according
line
or

the

Mount

the

more

If

else.

anything
the

into

run

position

mark

worldly things, but

distinction
it

toward
a

than

power
and

determination

success

and

of the life and

up

found

are

of

of life and
to

the

life

class

and

science, again

cross

in

to the

ascend

Mount

Sun, it

of the

of hand.
to

Mercury,

accordance

with

it
the

promises
class

great

of hand

Cheiro's

82

whether

"

reached

conic

the

on

For

instance, such

science

or

of

Hand.

the

of

it would

action

impulsive

the

by

in business

success

; and

discovery

or

conic.

spatulate, or

squai'O,

indicate

would

Language

the

on

foretell

such

the

on

square

spatulate, in invention
in

success

nature,

line

as

in

and

matters,

money

sudden

speculation

enterprise.

or

When

life in

his
be

life divides

lines, it is

the

between

of

line

the

from

great change

some

indication

an

difcerent

country

toward
that

the

end

the

subject will

of his

that

from

birth,or

of birth

place

wide

the

to

the

at

is shown

space

probably

most

least

that

will

there

of death

place

end

{a-a, Plate

XIX.).
island

An
island

lasts

of the

line

little line
A

of

the

life,otherwise

confounded

line
with

that

rise

that

all even,

influences

the

the

of

the

over

and

and

line

Mars, which

life

of

rises

of Venus.

{f-f,Plate
the

they

the

of

terminate

mark

of

of

line

of

itself,nor

rule

simplest

show

others

life

line

of

and

(^-/7,Plate

is,therefore, an

XIX.).

within

This

the

dant
atten-

with

those

mind

in

bear

the opposite
caused

obstacles

Where

important

is.

favorable

risingin

XVIL).

be

not

must

life indicate

that all those

worries

Mars,

to

when

preservation.
and

parallel to

Mount

but

XVIP),

interference

sudden

{d, Plate

of Mars

found

tion
preserva-

accident

the

on

The

life-line

indicates

from

and

the

subject's birth.

island, from

an

life,is

following the

lines

the

while

commencement

Mars, I shall speak later.

sjjringing from

catting

how

line

Plain

(Plate XIII.)

the

Mount

and

on

line

well-formed

opposition
end

found

thoee

upon

direction

lines

the

health

the

XIX.)

broken,

rises from

called
of

is

of

at

with

it surrounds

when

life-line

attendant

great

line, the

the

the

island

{c, Plate

square

loss

or

connected

running through

whenever

square,

Of
line

cutting

health

bad

illness

an

mystery

through

from

means

clearly formed

some

life-line

the

but

XIX.),

running

death,

when

death

of life

of life denotes

from

(5,Plate

line

The

line

the

on

by
these

point

in

this

study.
When

they

interference

of relatives

When

they

XVI.), they
and

the

cut

where

people

they

cut

of

life

generally

"

the

cross

denote

line

life-line
who

the

will

fate-line

only (g-g,
in the
and
oppose

the

Plate

home

life.

attack

the

us

point

in
of

the

XVII,), they denote

line

business

of
or

fate

(c-f, Plate

worldly

junction gives

the

ests,
inter-

date.

Cheiro's

84

to

at different intervals.

persecute her

is illustrative

of

the

fiery,passionate,animal
the

If,however,

who

man

strongly influence
If the
farther
the

that

When

at that

the

attendant

will be

"

the

will
of

out

the

these

of the person

injury at

line of heart
The

hand, that

woman's

that

and

more

her

life

she

will

that
lose

more

altogether (i-i,

thing
some-

"

point

life will

it touch

and

generally

runs

instrumentality of

through the

influences

from

the

be.

the

change

to

the

over

another

hate, and

the

that this

the fate,the head,

life,

line

But,

of

with

systems connected

before

as

or

the

is reasonable

to

life-line.

point

refer

remarked,

this

to

with

removed

farther

the

could

one

Hindus

are

palmistry.

relation

again

life,the

cross-lines,which

lines and

alone, then, it

will

cease

separation

joins a cross-line

predict marriages by considering the

We

renews

his influence

XIX.).

these

for all

but
life-line,

again.

altogether,total

lines

ray-lines lie

on

By this system

of

that

companionship.

attendant

those

volume

foundation

it
itself,

one

disgrace,and

the side of the

it will be renewed

fades

of such

whatever

the

lives will

easilyfill a

into

run

becomes

or

influencing the life will

person
that

by

out

influencing the

{e-e,Plate

farther

our

but

it,it foretells that

cause

island

an

life will

her

over

into

runs

line fades

result

of

one

with

affection

the

of life and

line

it indicates
life,

the

from

away

eventually drift

line of influence

the

When

can

will result.

particular point,

When

the

the

of
the

on

is connected

woman

will

influence

the

later,it tells that

itself

from

denoting

as

gentler nature, and

the

Venus, thus

ray-line,however,

scandalous

will

her,

retreats
point, in traveling with the life-line,

any

the

her, and

the

foretells

hand

hand

woman^s

XVI.).
When

death

by the side

rise

life has

her

of

whom

with

sympathy
Plate

into

Mount

with

person

on

him.

the

on

line

influences

who

man

{f-f Plate XVII.), it shows,

ray-line,rising at

in

the

ray-line should

enters

such

Again,

temperament.

travel by the side of it

the

of

nature

of the Hand.

Language

that

assume

which

when

we

these

the
lines

consider

student
bear

the

to

tion
ques-

marriage.

Another

interesting phase

of

this

subject is the

consideration

of

the

The

number

of these

the

of life

line

they

Such

have

may

of influence

important).

are

affection.

upon

people

less affected
When
Mount

those

by
the

line

of Venus

whom

of

life sweeps

greater

he

love

eyes

near

nature

dependent

in their

disposition

all.

redeems

indicates

those

only

that

the

On

the

individual

is

is associated.

far

into

out

it is in itself

scope,

indicate

passionate

of Venus

Mount

with

their

in

that

remembered

is called

what

85

lines

Numerous

liaisons, but

many

of Life.

(itbeing

are

hand, the full, smooth

other

the

of

sign

thus

hand,
good

the

allowing

physical strength

long life.

and

When,
is not
the

of the

For

in

most

relation

to

here

remark

lines

meet

when

the

indicated

squares,

will

will

the

the
to

the

devoted

of

The

health

Venus,

shorter

the

line

find

it is of

out

Such

the
the

regards
to

and

and

warn

these

will

death

the

be

province

the

of

that

subject

of

the
I

be

years

of

that

ter
Chap-

life-line.
of health

received

the

relation

that

however,

may,

in

the
of

germ

these

advance

by whatever
one

in

long.

life,where

of

it be

caused

indicated"

line

not

health,

with

and

the

has

detail.

though

even

term

broken

of

in

treated

equal strength

of

disease

many

uses

disease

is
of

which

system.

information
student
time

be

death,

of

of the

enemy
to

will

position

line

natural

explained

as

the

hitherto

the

death

otherwise

would

would

and

the

which

Catastrophes

points,
as

at

age

denotes

life that

which

consider

we

point

slope

point

surely

as

exact

merely

at certain

all,the

is

health-line,

etc., I refer
As

of

another

when

the

be

just

the

influences.

short

cut

head-line

When
one

line

accidental

death

life-line

to

addition

fully.
be

in the

life-line ends.

by

Mount

built.

well

so

This

may,

important

that,

then
In

hand

break

bear

study is

even

the

it deserves.

lines

these

the

to

always show

not

apart from

foretell

will

attention

more

and

this

life

of

instance,

Again,

physically

quite convinced.

am

lines

VII.,

body

close

life.

subject's

other

by

the

line of life does

the

place

it lies very

contrary,

or

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than
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hand.
95

in Part

III., Chapter

V.,

on

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96

PROPENSITIES

MURDEROUS

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rises

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ble
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and

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line

of matter;

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heart, and

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has

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leaves

the

predicts

that

desires.

lived

the

propensities (Plate XXIV.).

head

thirty-five; under
This

his

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and

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also

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stated

of mind

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people

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in their

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THE

X.

LINE

Keep
.

ask

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peace,

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ask

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love,

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be

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content

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joy,

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or

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line

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the

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the

of

study

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mensal

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hand.
of

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in

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(Plate XIII.), is.that

hand

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at

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see

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choice

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faults,
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rising

rise

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of

center

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are

from

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in

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denotes

enthusiast,

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be

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from

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marry

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;

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we

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man

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OF, THE

Plate

PRINCIPAL

XVl^.

LINES.

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to

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finger of Saturn.

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outside

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rising to

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mere

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of

quieter

home

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if

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affections; in
those

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matters

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to

its effects ; but

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of

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nature

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feet

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thy humanity,

line

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ever

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affection

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the hand

reaching

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by
the

base

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the

long

line

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first

of

finger.
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into

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affection
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for

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the

line of

tells of

is much

heart

fretted

by

series
a
inconstancy, flirtations,

crowd
of

of little lines

amourettes, but

no

rising
lasting

(Plate XX.).

line

of heart

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from

subject'sopposite

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When

pale

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low

of heart

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and

broad,

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always interfere

on

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with

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an

utter

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sex.

line

down

and

bright red, it

subject is Uase

hand

the

denotes

and

affairs

thus
of the

and

close

head.

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of

passion.

indifferent.

to the

line of

head, the heart

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however,

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head

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completely

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line

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high

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on

close,the

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affections

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hand,

gives

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case,
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hard,

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space

head

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by
will

and

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nature,

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uncharitable.
in

Breaks
about

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the

high

and

Saturn,

under

Mercury,

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of

heart

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with

commences

small

of

unfailing sign

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fork

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on

true, honest

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of

and

nature

in love.
remarkable

very

low

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caprice.

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enthusiasm

affection

in

disappointment

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by fatality;

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the

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on

hand.

notice

is to

point

whether

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line of heart

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it shows

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commence

the

happiest

nature.

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line
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sign

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other

lying

line
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uncertain

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one

in

disposition,and

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one

line is

the

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inclined

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the

fork

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then

make

is

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marital

in affection.

and

branches

life.

happy, tranquil

to

is

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on

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on

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when

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head

thin, it

tells of

coldness

of

of affection.

want

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quite bare

resting
sign

affection

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on

line of

early portion

branch

fingers,it is

second

happiness

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during

with

the

toward

happy, through its erratic temperament

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heart

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droops

forks,

fii:st and

fortune,

wide

relations

heart

of

it

in affections

unhappiness

the

between

nature,

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low

so

bare

thin

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percussion

side

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of the

hand,

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sterility.
lines

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those
or

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up

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denote

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line

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heart

in affairs

affection

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from

of the

brought

line

heart, and
trouble

or

of

head

denote

by being crossed
has

been

smooth

fortunate.

and

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is

rising

the

evil

an

nothing
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to

sign

; in

obtain

subject

feeling very

lines

with

of

heart,

head

all matters
his
no

or

her

of

life

affection

are

such

joined together, it

much

very
a

subject would

stick

at

desires.

line of

deep affection.

and

heart, or

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with

person

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can,

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the

power

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sensual, par-

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hand
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soft.
be

not

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of

bard

sensual,

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101

such

hand

but

he

will

mark

never

will
feel

affect

the

deep

very

affection.

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that

the

has

become

the

however,
subject
cold,

has

had

heartless,

has

line
such
and

been

terrible
indifferent.

there,

but

disappointments

has

faded

in

out,
affection

it

is

that

sign
he

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THE

LINE

OF

And
.

doing

No

earthly

in

is

is true,

end

the

So

shall

Notes

all

be

all

in

share
the

e'en

the
for

such

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fall.

feeble

sparrow's
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the

great.

whole

all

of

success

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the

to

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accord

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high,

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things

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what

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crown

the

So

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shapes

men

what

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And

that

that

thus,

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what

FATE.

law

perfect

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is fate.

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The

line

for

the

on

and

hands,
as

to

type

square

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has

without

hand

long

naturally
that
whereas

line

in

as

in

worldly

this

the

on

one

conic

quarter

hand.

plays

than

the

line

on

psychic

the

102

with

keeping

of

fate

great

hand
success,

means

of

give

the

small

sees,

hand,
line

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it

am

means

of

and

nothing,

line

shown

the
sees

success

and

of

one

map

fame,

on

sorry

is

student
and

fortune

one

similar

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the

latter

conic

point,

simply

to

part;
marked

the
if

on

of

the

or

philosophic,

writers, though

square

importance

the

This

is useless

sign

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is less

consequently

line

other

of

destiny,

important

importance

point.

of

an

on

in

more

them;

by
It

the

the

is concerned.

this

or

line

hand

strong

study.

small

are

on

half

the

successful

most

lines

success

as

of

spatulate,

overlooked

marked

not

the

not

of

that

the

of

palm

type

very

has

explaining

fate

the

important

clearly

one

it has

it

completely

concludes

long

the

apparently

an

far

as

line

upright

less

that

been

on

and

These

significant

most

this

will,

line

Qven

square,

therefore

are

this

fate,

the

remember

must

say,

of

psychic.

often

one

one

the

or

of

line

elementary,

conic,

upright

center

the

called

(Plate XIII.), otherwise

consideration

instance,
the

fate

is the

Saturnian,
In

of

and

fortune,
on

the

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104

If the
than

other

of

the

Mount

of

direction, according
If the

line

distinction

and

through their

power

will

people

enormous

of

born

should

the

at

shows

particular

of

Jupiter,
It also

than

higher

unusual

relates

their

to

fellows

determination.

and

throw

than

more

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up

point

any

success

hand

mount.

the

climb

to

in that

subject's life.

ambition,

energy,
fate

of

center

the

of

portion

or

great

of the

into

come

are

Jupiter, it

namely, toward

the

to

mount

any

it foretells

characteristics

ascend

line

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to

to

go

Saturn,

the

of fate

Such

character.

should

itself

fate

line

of the Hand.

Language

usual

in that

branch

that

at

success

direction,
particular

stage of life.
If

Jupiter,

the

be

When

'

will

and

most

the

line

very

of fate

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then

the

far

reaching

toward

ing
satisfy-

day

some

and

attack

will

blunder

or

of

rise until

troubled

late

success

and

heart,
the

joins
his

have

success

line

her

or

of

est
high-

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be

will

success

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in the

if it goes

from

comes

it

of

head.

over

once

line

that

foretells

the

life ; but
and

Plate
{li-li,

head, it

of

an

commander.
the

by

such

it

dividual
in-

wishes

his

beyond

however,

when,

affections

instance, if

go

their

finger of Saturn,

on

of

it denotes

Mars,

well

up

the

first half

the

subject's own

the

hand,

all

life all the

of the

energy,

severance,
per-

determination.

line

of fate
will

success

the

not

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into

Jupiter, the subject

surmounted,

smooth.
and

and

go

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abruptly stopped

line

does

it will

far.

too

will

turn

ascend

the

that

palm, cutting

affections

stupidity

some

line

by

difficult,
hard,

will be

is

the

through

difficulties will be
rest

fate

end

will go

everything

of

stopped
by

the

beyond

probably

the

and

mount

own

subject.

gratifiedthrough

When

If the
a

of such

they together

thwarted

great in

so

runs

will

ambition

by crossing its

leader, his subjects

ruined

be

heart

line

and

power,

be

good sign, as

terminate

ambition

the

When
is not

will

success

even

fate

of

line

the

be

rise from
late

won

the
in

line

of

life,after

that

head, and
a

hard

marked,

line be well

struggle

and

through

the

subject's talents.
When

struggle
When

it rises
success

the

from

will
line

be

the

line

of heart

extremely

late in

life,after

difficult

won.

rises with

one

branch

from

the

base

of

Luna,

the

other

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from

Venus,

hand

and

the

love

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but

success

if

second

the

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double

different
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of

home

life

if
if

(c?,Plate
and

in

in

not

smiles

and

begin
if

XXI.).

be

uncertain

of

sign

sure

before

the

the

and

ups

misfortune

other
will

in

the

way

loss

ana

leaves

it

decided
wishes

own

one

shadow.

very

excellent

an

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case

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sign.
is much

more

the

subject

of

think

we

off, it

notes
de-

change

mean

of

position

denotes

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distinct

two
if

important

tears

fate

is

which

sign

vegetable

they

go

we

comprise

must

the

of

call

also
sum

the

the
line

that

at

fate

are

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existence.

them

for

happy,

feel

the

total

of

of

reverse.

our

lives.

from

the

accident

and

eat, drink,
cannot

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but

adversity
from

Luna,

influence,

Plate

very

they

to

square,

influence

(c,

often

the

in

relation

the

as

by
date

line

in

loss,

caused

life
of

rules

line

through

Luna.

misfortune,

with

the

life

of

same

misfortune

kind

really

can

of

of

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the

mark

affects
of

the

next

loss

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line

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next

marked
and

from

danger

from

touching

square

follows

and

loss

any

happiness

fate-line

trouble

means

fate-line

the

the

of

protects

foretells

is sometimes

without

fate
matters.

of

of

line

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more

feel

side

otherwise,

or

to

the

of

XXI.)

side

sign

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and

the

is

marriage

do

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on

such

lead

line

follow.

financial

or

XXL).

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it is

is

will

line

(", Plate
on

cross

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line,

subject's

fate-line

the

on

Mars

travel

and

the

on

XXL).

subject

business,

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the

will

career

life, and

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light

imagination

mounts.

square

money,

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in

sister

the

of

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of

with

or

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careers

in

change

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a,

full

break

accordance

success

irregular,
failure

the

105

between

sway

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on

portion

complete

in

more

in

is

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passion
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and

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to

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subject's

of Fate.

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be

it

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successful,
and

sleep,

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feel

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and

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CHAPTER

THE

LINE

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there

are

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some

in

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some

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burning

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those

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who

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in

success

health,

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children

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war,

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Man

XII.

stars,

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idol's

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their

part

gilded

cars.

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line

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of

brilliancy,

with

the

the

of

fate,

it

the

unless

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of

from

life

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it

art

sun

the

Mars,

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without

of

line

head,
of

success

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the

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in

of

the

Apollo,

be

mean

lieavily

more

much

as

in

given

line

considered

fate, be

it will

rule

same

as

reference

to

the

the

of
line

of

life, the

heart.

the

rest

of

of

the

106

given

life

when

lines

of

keenly

the

more

is

it
the

in

hand;

alive

subject

by

to

will

the
have

expression.

of

artistic

is

out,

line

worship

other

that

is

name

success

the

to

this

bears

power

the

the

increases

by

this

as

sun,

distinction

hand

life, with
to

of

not

liij.e of

given

from
or

line

and

temperament

the

rise

devoted

promises

to

line

instance,

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and

career

of

rest

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line

be

and

the

this.

this

fame

the

psychic,

meaning.

relates
the

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in

work

for

and

to

call

to

gives

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line

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clear
and

it lies

called

like

spatulate.

or

work

more

with

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conic,

square

my

appreciation

of

success,

which

on

therefore

in

but

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of

hand

the

fate

of

XIII.),

philosophic,

and

line

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lines

of

prefer

artistic,

that

line

on

otherwise

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the

line

accordance

the

or

the

expressive
good

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on

line
I

sun

type

marked
similar

of

pursuits.

the

hand

beautiful.

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of

Luna,

artistic, it
"With

the

denotes

the

other

MODIFICATIONS

OF

Plate

THE

PRINCIPAL

XIX.

LINES.

The

Rising from
of

fate, and

that

to

time

gives

more

brilliancy

or

the

class

in art

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dependent
certain

107

the

increases

by the line

promised

success

whatever

from

in

it is marked

date

from

"

in poetry,

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upon

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of

line

it

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being

(e-e,Plate

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to

than

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what

call

to

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way

relating

as

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it

by the line

shown

talent

promises

the

help

of

line

of

head, and
is

success

and

success

In

of others.

influenced

so

shown,

this

fortunes

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by

distinction,largely
it is

case

of those

never

we

come

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head, however, it is

literature,and
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upon

implies

name

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the fancies

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misleading

riches.

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purely imaginative order.

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success

difficulty.
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the

success,

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half

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artistic

things,

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talents

line

and

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heart

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distinction

more

is

head, there

of

caprice

no

subject

alone

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from

other

people in

its

factor, but

being

nection
con-

not

of life is reached.

the

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it denotes

line of

the

from

with

and

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upon

in contact

after

success

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and

accurate

hand

of

whether

fate,it

distinction

more

of art.

or

line of

of Sun.

things will greatly improve.

on

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Apollo

in

the

Line

and

at

the
in

influence

great

for art

taste

purely practical standpoint

the

world

at

that

late

date

life.
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Saturn,

inclined

third
very

of

marked,

with

lines

multiplicity
have

with

sun

everything

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position,

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of

"

in

length

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to

the

second,

formation

talents, the

the

finger

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makes

riches, and

of

subject
the

even

peculiarity of this line is that it generally gives, when

of

sufficient

and
on

sensitiveness,but

toward

line

exceptionally straight
social

nearly equal

life.

chief

The

long line

gamble

to

chances

finger be

of

head

it denotes

the

when
love

combined
of

well

with

an

attaining riches,

power.

the

ideas

of

Mount
will

patience

Sun

interfere

to win

either

show
with
fame

an

all
or

extremely artistic nature, but

success.

renown

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subjects

(Plate XXI.).

never

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name

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matter

on

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line

of

they
graves

of

of

that

indicates

recognition

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heads.

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absence

complete

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their

island

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is

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line

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in

the

of

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name

occur

attacks

the

through

length
scandal

XXI.).

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artistic

the

of

to

this

on

perhaps
is

line

reference

in

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is

success

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on

island

time

find

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enemies

line

this

on

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line

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the

will

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all

of

sun

people,

world

laid

the

power.

on

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difficult

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deserve

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to

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otherwise

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gain.
fame,

talented

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hard,

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individuals,

rarely
have

achieve

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110

into

through

or

in

If red
flat

at the

Mount

it foretells
life,

color,and

of

Mercury

weakness

some

and

broad, it will be weak

and

ning
run-

disease of

action

of

the

circulation.

bad

and

the line of

pale in

If very

the heart.
heart

the line of heart

risingfrom

Wlien

Hand.

Language of the

when
color,particularly

it leaves the line of

heart,with small,

nails,the trouble will be active heart-disease.

When

in

red

very

spots, it denotes

tendency in the system

fever.

toward

When

twisted and

When

formed

In

Plate

small

little

biliousness
irregular,

and

in littlestraightpieces,
bad

islands,with

long,filbert

liver

complaints.
XIX

Plate
digestion(i-i,

nails,danger

to

lungs

and

,).

chest

(i-i,

XX.).

The

mark,

same

the

with

kind

same

of

nail,but broad, throat trouble.

"

(See Nails,"Part I.,Chapter XIII.)

When

heavilymarked, joiningthe lines of heart and head, and

elsewhere,it threatens
health,but it is a good
one

upon

crossingthe

hand.

It will thus

be

mark

seen

because

that

the indications afforded

and
illnesses,
for

brain-fever.

straightline of hepatica lying

for brain

it

down

gives a

the hand
more

though the student

him

for confirmation

instance,to the chained

of head

not found

of

life-linefor

and
troubles,

wiry kind

can

by the hepatica,yet he
to other
illnesses,

to the

must

portionsof

conjunctionwith the study of the hepatica.

must

give robust

of health than

depend

naturallydelicate
which
nails,

not

may

very

largely

look

for other

the

hand, as,

health,to the line

always be noted

in

XIV.

CHAPTER

THE

Via

The
not

often

by

right

and
Venus

LASCIVA

Lasciva,

the

to

is

the

oif

run

into

palm

the

if

natural

the
on

the

of

LINE

OF

all

It

that

of

account

psychic

for
hands

be
a

and

vivid

by
than

on

of

much-used

of

It

and

word,

others.

Ill

should

gives

action

into

the

(W,

Plate

found

on

seven

types.
face

the

sometimes

distinct

Mount

of

XVII.).

which

person

feeling

of

science

has

"coincidence."

philosophic,
Its

It

the

keenly

position

Mount

the

through

when
a

the

of

runs

even

nature,

intuitional

warnings

the

from

impressionable

and

hand

excesses

often

more

other

an

It

hepatica.
it

is

XIII.),

INTUITION.

Luna.

influences,

its

(Plate

position

the

by

semicircle

clear

purely

any

life

the

such

across

is

any

of

found

dreams

that

on

Mount

the

denotes

strange

than

that

can

surroundings

others,
to

almost

but

(Plate XII.)

psychic,

is

hepatica,

marked.
to

the

hand
to

intuition

of

conic, and

Mercury
the

line

with
In

running

health-line

sister

wrist.

length

THE

The

the

INTUITION.

OF

confounded

the

but

LINE

THE

called

generally

passions,

it shortens

AND

otherwise

and

found,

force

VIA

or

is found

with
is

hepatica
sensitive

presentiment
never

of

been
more

for
able
on

XV.

CHAPTER

GIRDLE

THE

OF

Girdle

The
semicircle
the

and

Its

here

will

study

touchy

little

over

and

THE

THEEE

broken

that

second

BEACELETS.

and

fingers

kind

unbroken

or

of

finishing between

it except

such

on

is

It

it

the

denotes

certainly

in

highly

gives

conic

broad,

and

the

thick

with

highly

suality
sen-

hand.
little

psychic.

sensitive,

easily offended,

moods,
strung,

and

temperament,

nervous

unhappy

most

indicate

to
a

on

associated

rule

changeable

natures

sign

found

as

as

this

when

hands

mark

things.

found

never

toward

tendency

despondency.

People

this

possessing

enthusiasm
in the

but

unbroken

hysteria

and

have
to

this

that

natures,

when

and

ascribed

usually

is

prove

intellectual

is

XIII.)

first

that

state

generally

domain

real

the

AND

SATUEN,

fourth.

must
so

OF

(Plate

Venus

between

rising

third
I

of

EING

THE

VENUS,

mood

their

engages
in

moment

one

"

of

capable

are

that

anything

over

same

mark

the

rising

of

height

highest

they

but

fancy,

the

to

spirits, the

pitch

of

rarely twice

are

miserable

next

and

despondent.
When

the
with

contact

subjects

are

be

marred

through

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peculiarly

exacting,

and

want

of

side

line

would

man

the

over

goes

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will

marriage

that

girdle

as

hand

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marriage

hard

live

to

in

and

by

there

as

of

happiness

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on

hand,
in

stars

are

the

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man's

in

comes

temperament.

with.

wife

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of

doing

so

the

XVI.),

peculiarities

virtues

many

the

of

the

universe.
THE

The

good
and
to

Ring

sign
I have

cut

off

to

never

the

of

Saturn

have

on

yet
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(Plate
the

XII.)

hand.

observed
of

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Fate

is

mark

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that
in

SATUEN.

OF

were

112

in

seldom

watched

closely

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such

very

any

peculiar

way
way

and

found,
people

possessing

successful.
that

such

is not

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people

seems

never

it,

MODIFICATIONS

OF

THE

Plate XX.-

PRINCIPAL

LINES.

The

gain

any

Girdle

of

point

that

deal

great

it

people

of

work

and

give

bracelets
the

reading

noticed

the

always

was

to

Afterwards
there

found
later

have

years,

by

my

many

is

interesting

attention

it

for

to.

to

notice,

what

the

of

for

took

find

always

these

of

continuity

pose
pur-

truth
after

this

this

and
out

study
I

case,

by

told

me

in

in

in

in
first

my

early
one

thought

reference

XVI.),

of

ternal
in-

chilaren.
I

way,

superstition.

hospitals,
to

the

the

to

through

being

est
near-

practical

more

life,

into

Plate

(m-m,

bearing
a

have

the

relation

the

one

rising

almost

in

going

deserves

their

and

ailments,
and

recorded,

sequently
con-

worth.

be

the

at

one

arch

an

in

what

may

health

of

that

bracelet,

wrist,

in

is, however,

taught

weakness

point

to

the

importance

and

first

instance,

in

much
There

been

shape

up

it

has

XXV.)

of

the

on

of

attached

bears

had

high

have

that

strong

mean

case

consultants

significance

they

of

watching

give

now

Another

it

deal

convinced

become

defined,

great

in

life, when

of

them,

to

position

as,

as

itself.

regard

saw

"

113

temperament

Plate

also

hand

the

consultant

body

want

consider

not

it

rose

my

the

my

was

what

from
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in

it

warn

of

organs

such

(See

truth.

the

when

when

particularly

palm,

In

that

of

of

principally

and

with

do

with

deal

great

hand,

point

this,

Bracelets.

BKACELETS.

study

with

"

but

THEEE

XIII.)

the

peculiar

observe

to

in

or

contains

always

lines,

and

strange

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do

to

half-way.

up

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desire.

or

Three

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and

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for

plans,

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of

everything

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may

have

big

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full

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bracelets
robust

manner

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that,

if

constitution,
the

point

well
and
I

and
this
have

clearly
again,
called

XVI.

CHAPTER

THE

OF

LINE

What

if the

matter

The

MAKRIAGE.

license

paid

Unless

love

'Twere

better

they

"

link

words

each

be

heart

wed

heart,

to

lives

those

keep

said,

not

are

apart.
Cheiro.

Of

the

that

say

details

important

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is

that

mark

must

be

fact
of

the

of

can

being
foretold

except
as

thus

can

when

strong.

not

to

other

singled

the
that
into
in

is

should

case

may

surround
an

the

the

important.and

as

be

be,

ordinary
what

time

set

only

can

If

any

room

that
114

apart
be

one

has
nower

marked,

can

by

power

is,

and

what

years

to

and

so

life

just
or

marry,
to

the

permanent

magnetize
the

portant
im-

marriage,

the

referring

why
to

events

all

to

as

life

explain

Now,
if

even

on

one's

answered

the

had.

liaisons^

influence
in

have

respect

is known

the

the

ence
influ-

that,

coeur^

It

the

influence.

in

case

what

from

divided

they

such

affaires de

XIII.

registers

be

be, is

recognize

not

influence

certainly

that

natural

many

may

Plate

life, it follows

is

esting
inter-

as

case

by

merely

with

such

give

the

as

does

of

one's

should
that

us.

room,

it
"

to

sorry

study.

hand

kind

in

marriage

just

the

am

naturally

to

shown

as

accordance

event

and

the

this

marriage,

religious

or

found

of

Mercury

is in

an

out

of

lives, what

that

noticed
endeavor

side

lines
of

it is also

; and

Why

iron

all

barely

clearly, that

our

always

there

as

over

cheiromancy,

on

therefore
this

or

it civil

hand,

liaison

brought
of

stated

important

the

mysteries

bit

Mount

I have

be

marry,

magnet
other

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the

by

influences
on,

on

and

so

and

advance,

as

people

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with
line

be

written
have

or

the

ceremony,

produced,

marriage

in

ignored

and

stated,

different

effect

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marks

first

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connection

known

or

have

point.

in

possible

as

that

have

all

almost
and

mere

books

many

every

connection

Cheird's

116

then

and

Luna

runs

into

When

the

line of influence

the

person

the

subject marries

than

the

fate-line,the

marriage will be

the

more

is stronger than
will

have

the

greater

subject's line
and

power

of

fate,then

individuality

more

subject.

The

mark

happiest

line lies close

breaks,

the

marriage

curves

the line

When

and

the

whom

of

it

the

(/-?,Plate

influence-

XX.).
out
straight,with-

be

kind.

any

subject

is when

should

Mercury

toward

upward, the

curves

with

evenly

runs

the Mount

on

line of fate

the

on

drops downward

or

with

person

marriage

irregularitiesof

or

crosses,
it

^- When

of

fate-line

to the

line of

The

that

the

real affection.

than

capricious fancy

and

up

of the Hand.

Language

the

is married

line of heart, it foretells

will die

is not

possessor

first (j, Plate

likely to

XX.).
at

marry

any

time.

from

health

bad
When

of the

line

the

long, gradual
the

'When
some

heart,
the

person

to will

with

line has

ill health
in

island

an

cross

brought

the

over

or

sudden

will

cause

the

married

in

trouble

subject
small

hair-lines

fine

dropping
the illness

by

on

marries.

by accident

die

with

it foretells trouble

gradual

curve,

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very

of

droops

is married

subject

marriage is distinct,but

of

the line

it toward

and

line

the

When

center

death

the
at

or

life,and

the

curve,
; but

the

person
there

when

is

end.

portion, it denotes

any

while

separation

the

island

lasts.

the

of

center

This

XIX.).

the

When
be

the

divides

hand, it

is all the

{k-U, Plate

of Mars

should

line

the

When

line

warned

at

the

tells

of

end

divorce

certain

more

into

if

drooping

or

sloping toward

judicial separation (j, Plate

line

fine

fork

from

cross

Plain

it to the

XIX.).
is full
not

to

of

little islands

marry.

Such

and
mark

lines,the

drooping
is

sign of the

subject

greatest

un-

happiness.
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full of little islands

and

forked, it is again

sign

of

in

unhappiness

marriage.
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the

line breaks

When

the

line

in

two, it denotes

sudden

break

in the

married

life.
of

marriage

sends

an

offshoot

on

to

the

Mount

of

Sun

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into the line of sun,

and

and

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the

hand

will

its possessor
some

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toward

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marry

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of distinction,

one

famous.

down

it goes

lose

line of

the

cuts

position through

sun.

marriage {i-i,

is

whose

on

fine line

opinions

into

by

and

women
"

say,

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the

have

so-called

truths

the greatest
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marriage.

marriage has

no

allow

even

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the

blood-money

courts

crush

and

degrade
of burden
have

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12

are

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to

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back

service

money
of

if he

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be

sealed,

as

half

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of

marry

again unless

of the pope," and

long, how
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long
men

will

were

or

brutes

because

noble

this

and

hand

reality

throne
lip-servicedecustom

beasts

women

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once,

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slavery of

live

not

certain

on

the other

which

will this

exist and

women

who

long

on

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coffers of the state

the

joined together,

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and

and

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into

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ceremony

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words

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so

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women

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generally

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into

men

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of woe,

vows

"

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a.s

all,"and

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their freedom,
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deeply

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heart?

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men

to

palmist'slips are

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nature, making

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"

study.

its children

mediation

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to

! too

divorce

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"

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of its citizens.

long

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as

hearts.

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the

marriagei

to

or

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well

gaiety

Church

bridegroom

pour

destroy
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of

of all

out

touching the

on

palmistry

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cloaked, that

through the

the

almost

marriage

on

day.

may

their

masks

mockery

and

you

of

falsehoods

the wretched

the

in this work

confessor, but
but

turned

special occasions

they

much,

so

put asunder."

man

cuts

'^'

during the pursuit

me

Protestant

of the bride

ears

and

of the present

father

are

after

aifection

relating to marriage,

laws

read

faces

smiling

that

the

told

of the

and

opposition

province

the greatest secrets

those

and

running parallelwith
deep

some

women

have

unravel

obstacle

great

downward

grows

it appears.

my

to

as

and

men

of

hand

within

It is not

mount

XVIII.).

there

marriage-line, it tells
person

top of the

the

marriage, there will be

(i,Plate

When

let

person

deep line from

of

marriage

are

contrary,

whose

line

my

it tells that
in

117

of Marriage.

XXI.).
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the

the

on

person

Plate

generally
on

Line

dread
who

of that
were

Cheird's

118

the

much,

garments,

Let

them

and

study

we

if

but

d-^'en

preach

good

pride,

in

not

honor's

for

for

s'^^lf

they

are

that

serve,

may

draws

spun.

they
nigh,

till

as

the

be

they

as

live

helpers
task

is

all

the

husband

and

world

ing
fear-

their

very

deceive

to

to

the

scene,

than

world

seeing

children,
the

to

closer

the

the

the

closer

into

into

done,

nature

of

for

truth

be

to

do

as

likewise.

Let

And

for

lastly,

part

of

let

those

those

to

them

redeeming

goodness

that

less

costume.

responsible

truth's.

in

fiction

of

but

gain,

but

servants

of

or

chance

them

and

more

flattery

them

sake

the

chil-

the

sake

them

give

life

in

which

"

of

sons

of

of

art

teach

sake,

"

they

of

them,

out

give

but

for

goodness

honor

the

mistakes,
children,

not

and

out

all, read

for

do

they

as

them

of

faces

pale

going
going

and

once

make

they

outside

around

shame,

them,

see

"

women,

give

stakes;

as

edging

did

father

and

closer

wrapping

parents'

another

one

faith,

little,

too

of

drink

to

men

marry,

is

do

the

are

arena,

buried

loving

did,

""

of

cloak

the

mother

so

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often

husband,

the

the

in

ghosts

too

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how

honor

fearing

spectators

reincarnated

of

wife

the

wife,

the

like

m'

souls

the

of

"

hating
all,

and

truth

of

queens

Language

the

world.

till

and

humanity

the

And

universe

daughters

so

may

is

they

finished,

of

the

be

till

till

the

world,
the

end

destiny

CHAPTEE

XVII.

CHILDREN,

So
.

oft

bear,

to

Thro'

early hours,

The

Or

of

story

of

father's

bear
To

All

that

load,

stagger
life

but

With

care.

! how

me

hard

heavy

that

and,

on,

years,

tears

drunken

Ah

To

later

thro'

mother's

cross,

death,

all

death

but

alone

to

virtue

blind

eyes

find

stumbling,

loss,
!

Cheiro.

To

have,

tell
seems

than

the

details

Owing
have

study
the

accuracy

been

largely

well

the
In

can

difficulties
first

the

touch

of

development
the

as

The
of

the

line
to

the

lines

portion
accurately

of

of

be

in

do

the

with

the

of

For

Venus

these

out

clearly, but

the

hand

are

also

the

mount

make

out

whether

in

faint.

touch,
such

fine
are

their

children
119

this

with

person

the

time

any

as

knowing

such

of

point, I
details

many

possible,

as

point.

hand

that

very

poor

to

have

dren
chil-

the

fine
case

that

it will

position

play

of

an

requires

these
so

important

that

lines, by
on,

one

part

end

scope
micro-

found

be

and

appearance,

will

it

the

from

lines

upright

so

such

By
by

requires

large.

the

are

them

they

and

full

as

of

at

to

ful
wonder-

more

on

portions

likely

likely

cheiromancy.

give

way

instance,
so

of

explanation
all

of

is not

mount

lucid

bit

credited
to

clear

as

is

or

this, however,

pursuit

book,

knowledge

Sometimes

marriage.

in

had,
one

do

been

this

so

way

children

to

To

I have

acquired.
of

it is not

the

to

has

one

lines.

writing
to

Mount

relating

make
of

the

do, but

which

thorough

must

to

given

usually

lie in
a

children

main

with

that

person

lines

is

endeavor

place,

this

on

the

by

requested,

I shall

permissible.

of

thing

given
than

to

number

wonderful

very

careful

more

the

accurately

all
the
can

in

the

Cheird's

120

life

be

the

of

subject

male

otherwise

or

if

the

of

will

they

Hand.

delicate

be

if

strong;

or

will

they

female.

or

leading

The

Language

lines

Broad

fine,

lines

these

to

marked

clearly

are

regard

males

denote

they

When

with

points

are

lines,

narrow

denote

they

follows

as

females.

children

healthy

strong,

when

.^^

if

faint,

very

When

delicate

in

they

the

first

its

early

When

ending

When

one

important

of

part

life,

the

at

line

the

to

they

lines,

wavy

line

the

if

but

is

reverse.

island,

little

line

the

the

are

is

well

the

marked

child

will

farther

it

be

very

will

tually
even-

health.

good

have

The

are

is

and

longer
than

parent

numbers

death

island,

all

run

be

superior
the

the

from

will

the

result.

the

to

rest,

child

one

will

be

more

others.

outside

of

the

in

marriage-line

toward

the

hand.

On

such

the

case

be

in

able

go

they
will

man

affectionate

extremely
marks

hand

man's

to

into

proceed
here.

be

nature

superior

his

or

just

as

rule,

From

these

her

pursuit

as

clear

fond

exceptionally

way.
in

often

are

however,

as

children

of

the

observations

of

other

on

minute

and

think

details

have

will

hand

woman's

the

shows

an

the

student

which

in

but

woman's,

will

not
can-

MODIRCATIONS

OF

PRINCIPAL

THE

Plate

XXI.

LINES.

Cheird's

122

It

of

that

really means
a

in

man

every

terrible

some

part

climax,

The
either

the

work

the

life and

and

moment,

position

into

cutting

subject will
in this

"

may

with

case

crowned

Saturn

who

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star
and

wealth

the

on

ON

Mount

price has

in peace

perhaps

STAR

position, but,

late ; the

riches, it

of

THE

with

is that

almost

with

as

OF

with

been

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too

it

star

mount,

Jupiter,

on

of those

one

through

who
some

SUN.

gives the brilliancy of

XIX.)

Such

happiness.

and

is,however,
happiness.

the

others, that

it

in this

When

has

of

way

that, though

come

health,

or

gives great
by the

case

subject will be brought

the

people, without

wealthy

wealth

dearly paid in the

or

contentment

denotes, like

rich

however,

great fame

and

high

too
as

in

celebrity,but
the

on

the

will be

it is connected

hand
of

case

found

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star

brilliancy
the

in the

and

success

type

it denotes

of

little above

Madame

himself

being rich

in

the

in

talent

and

the

middle

work

line
in

of the

Bernhardt,

Sarah

ON

THE

of the

OF

MOUNT

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of

science,business,

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center

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through

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on

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off the

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the

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side

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terribly fatalistic life,but that

some

fate,a plaything

of

for the

"

second

at

the

some

majesty of death

child

in

all his

Saviour, but
terrible

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tlie

way

of the Hand.

Language

as

in the

with

or

MERCURY.

Mercury
the

power

(g, Plate
of

XIX.)

denotes

ing
eloquence, accord-

foregoing examples, by

people distinguished in those

the

side

walks

of the
of life.

The

Star.

123
,

THE

The
that

star

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on

through

ON

STAR

of

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MOUNT

THE

under

Mars

MARS.

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Mercury

the

fortitude

and

patience, resignation,

OF

XVIII.), denotes
honors

greatest

will

be

gained.
On

the

distinction
warfare

opposite side

of the

and

will

celebrity

in which

the

THE

The

star

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to

in

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however,

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imagresult

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people lose sight of

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these

days

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vogue.

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of Venus

Mount

favorable, but

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the

of fashion.

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balance

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ruin

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will

with

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LUNA.

XVIII.)

from

celebrity arising

accordance

to

(A;,Plate

Luna

imaginative

the

through

life,or

OF

MOUNT

THE

of

martial

under

engaged.

be

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sign of great

namely,

the

on

STAR

of Mars

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from

arise

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subject

the

hand,

this time

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relation

sign indicates

woman's

hand.

XVIII.)
to

the

extraordinary
No

jealousies or

spoils of conquest.

of the

mount,

people distinguished for their

success

the

of such

amours

in the

arena

of love.

subject will

Cheiro's

124

Language

THE

The

star

in

fortune

thumb

In

the

is

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clear

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the

star

portion
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of

mentality

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CHAPTER

XIX.

THE

The

in

one

indicates

It

sign.
the

position

will

is

Jupiter

of

life

the

it denotes

On

pursuit
The

On
of

influence
himself
On

from

cross

on

of

death

Sun

it

be

base,

late

evil,

fatalistic

is

terrible

at

least

life

early
in

the
this

when

the

on

affection
the

summit

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of

line
of

the

life.

when

by

the

line

itself

in

the

life.

of

tendencies

sign

line

cross

of

on

of

great

one

with

touching

but

Mount

when

commencement

when

accident;

by

the

it will

XVIII.),

the

of

of

fate,

the

ter
cen-

in

disappointment

the

riches.

or

and

Plate

the

to

on

case

feature
in

is, however"

Mount

of

as

rule, indicates

dishonest

duplicity.

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Mars

under

it

Mercury

Mount

the

on

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Mars

of

denotes

under

the

dangerous

tion
opposiand

force, violence,

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quarrels.
the

the

{I, Plate
the

violent

of

the

at

{n,

inclined

Mount

hand,

down

the

close

that

change

There

the

time

favorable

sometimes

it indicates

the

as

it, namely,

strange

about

the

Saturn

the

on

enemies

death

even

art,

one

the

and

of

fame,
cross

of

and

especially

found

trouble.

by
have

to

is

When

it increases

Mount

and

nature,

of

This

Luna.

of

side

of

mount,

of

life.

seldom

danger,

position

roughly

life ;

Mount

the

the

is

about

sign

this

In

Mount

the

danger

this

good

individual.

middle

the

is

it denotes

toward

in

On

the

that

and

mount,

into

and

star,

brought

one

it

the

to

disappointment,

XVIII.).

come

influence

of

which

from

rises

fate

life, but

(m, Plate

affection

opposite

trouble,

or

in

position

Jupiter

will

is the

cross

CEOSS.

Mount

of

Mount

imagination.

Moon

the

The

under

man

with

the

line

such

of

head

sign

will

denotes
deceive

fatal

even

XVI.).
of

Venus,

when

heavily
125

marked,

it indicates

some

great

Cheiro's

126

trial

fatal

or

life,

of

line

in

change

the

relates

to

Above

to

denotes

destiny

of

lying

but

in

on

the

one's

other

lying

close

the

to

relatives.

near

and

fate,

and

between

it

side

of

the

relatives,

by

career

and

the

hand

life-line

and

next

means

to

Luna

journey.

line

the

touching

with

in

opposition

disappointment

and

line

small

very

quarrels

the

of

Hand.

of

head,

it

foretells

wound

some

or

accident

head.

the

By

the

Running
line

side

when

but

and

troubles

Mars,

of

in

it

of

the

by

cross

Plain

the

tells

it

affection

of

influence

the

of

Language

of

heart,

side

of

into

the

the

the

death

line

of

of

line

of

some

sun,

fate,
loved

disappointment
disappointment
one.

in

position.
in

money

and

over

tiio

CHAPTER

XX.

SQUARE.

THE

The
It is

protected

When
of

the

the

will

square

is still

outside

Saturn,
When

or

WTien

anxiety

danger

some

When

the

line

brought

object

the

even

from

resting

in

fall into

the

line be
the Mount

all kinds

of

in the center, the

loss.

directly under

well-formed

itself,and

the Mount

it is

square,

tells of

sign of

terrible

some

Saturn, it foretells

under

through

runs

{j,Plate

broken
of

strain

tion
preserva-

the

danger

that

at

Mount

it denotes

square,
under

Saturn,

heavy

some

some

fatalityto

XXI.).

Plate
point (/v,

by the
of

through

it denotes

square,

the

protection from

XXI.).
denotes

passions {I, Plate

XXL).

Venus,

line

life

inside

Venus
on

When

through

brought
of

all

square

particular moment.

life-line passes

center

brain

affections.

affection

trouble

one

with

accident.

line of head

heart

on

the

the

the

through

on

serious

very

menaced.

connected

sense,

ject
sub-

the head.

to

if the

square

yation

by

on

of one's

When

of

right

the

it denotes

square,

worldly

that

danger

the line of fate breaks

from

through

runs

the

whatever

only touching it,and

that

at

rising above

from

preservation from

to

it shows

well-formed

line goes

when

protection

preservation

of

if the

line,but

the line of head

of work

the

from

subject's life in

Even

of

it denotes

strength and

trouble

sign

interesting of the lesser signs,

most

preservation," because

through

runs

loss,but

or

of the

one

of

particular point

of fate

averted.

be

When

death,

that

at

line

disaster

danger

the

mark

greatest crises in the

financial

of

"the

called

usually
is

(Plate XV.) is

square

of

it tells

passion, but

that

will

the

always

preser-

When

subject
manage

will
to

escape.

When,

however, lying outside

the
127

line

of

life and

touching it from

the

Cheird's

128

Plain

the

of

Mars,

such

place

the

Hand.

imprisonment

means

seclusion

or

from

world.

When

arising

other

in

square

of

Language

the

on

the

through

On

Jupiter,

On

Saturn,

On

the

On

Mercury,

On

Mars,

On

Luna,
line,

from

the

from

from

from

for

the

desire

an

instance,

that

for

through
of

excess

line

from

protection

any

excess

the

subject.

shadows

the

life.

fame.

mercurial

restless,

danger

mount

of

fatality

the

from

the

ambition

the

denotes

square

of

qualities

from

Sun,

as,

the

mounts

temperament.

enemies.

imagination,
of

travel.

or

from

the

evil

effects

of

some

MODIFICATIONS

OF

PRINCIPAL

THE

Plate

XXII.

LINES.

""l"

CHAPTER

THE

island

The

the

of

is not

hand

which

on

frequently relates

to

as

It is

; as, for

heart-disease

inherited.

to the line

or

tion
por-

interestingto notice that it

instance,heavily marked

of the line of

in the center

on

the

head, it denotes

an

mentality.

in relation to

hereditary weakness
When

sign,but it only relates

it is found.

distinct mark

one

SPOT.

THE

CIRCLE,

hereditary evils

line of heart it denotes

When

THE

ISLAND,

fortunate

XXI.

on

the line of

life,it denotes

When

on

the line of

fate,some

When

on

the line of sun,

illness and

delicacy at that particular

point.

through scandal
When

line

Any
to the

attendant

line

to the

same

position and

generally

name,

forming

which

from

island is

an

bad

indication

in relation

it is found.

the Mount

on

serious illness.

of Venus

passion to the

man

running into

who

woman

or

an

inland foretells
influences

the

(2),Plate XVIIL).
A

will

or

on

line

disgrace and trouble

life

health,it foreshadows

running into

part of the hand

An

it foretells loss of

matters.

{h,Plate XXI.).

the line of

on

heavy loss in worldly

forming

line of

kind
and

influence
and
will be

of

crossingthe hand

marriage foretells that

the life and

cross

trouble

island and

an

line

when

it

at

the Mount
that

of Venus

particularpoint

bring disgrace to the marriage (r,Plate XVIII.).

to

run

direct

evil influence

an

the

line of

the

runs

barrier to the

into and
success

it

intentions

talents and

the

bars

of the

bad

heart,some

; when

disgrace to the affections

will

from

to the line of

runs

into

line of

129

will

bring

head, some

nel;
disgracefulchan-

some

fate,some

subject at the date

join each other'.

influence

If the

evil influence

at which

the lines

Cheiro's

130

island

An

which

on

of

any

the

of

Mount

On

the

On

Saturn

On

the

On

Mercury

of

the

Mars

On

Luna,

On

Venus,

in

weakness
a

the

mount

on

{Jc,Plate

found

If
the

the

success

On

the

Mount

point

working

subject

break

will,

as

spot

bright-red
blow

some

to

succeed,

of

the

particularly

in

power

influenced

imagination.

the

by

of

sport

fancy

and

will

CIRCLE.

it

is

circle

is

mark.

favorable

On

fortunate.

it denotes

be

it were,

able

line,
clear

to

round

go

from

danger

important

not

the

Sun,

other

any

This

it tells

mount

and

drowning.

indicates

it

himself
round

that

circle

that

misfortune

from

in

at

without

particular
"

in

being

other

able

get free.
SPOT.

spot

the
on

sign of temporary
the

line

of

illness.
indicates

head

shock

or

taken

to

injury

from

fall.

or

black

bright-red
the

art.

subject.

any

generally

on

the

and

THE

is

for

talent

cowardice.

out

the

which

the

and

through

of

Luna

of

touching

he

words,

in
of

the

the

subject.

changeable

spirit and

Mount

position

against

When

ambition.

XX.).

on

only

and

science.

or

THE

and

of

qualities

pride

the

too

easily led

person

the

to

person

weak

the

it weakens

Sun

business

to

it shows

On

misfortune

it makes

relation

it weakens

Jupiter

brings

it

Mount

in

passion

to

the

injures

mounts

Hand.

it is found.

anything

is

of the

Language

or

line

blue

spot

spot
of

life

on

some

denotes

the

illness.

nervous

line

of

illness

of

health
the

is

nature

usually
of

fever.

mean

fever,

XXII.

CHAPTER

"

THE

The
of

THE

GKILLE,

LA

TEIANGLE,

is very

grille (Plate XY.)

tlie

hand.

It

and

mount,

indicates

especially

of

the

in

often

obstacles
that

means

subject

MYSTIQUE,"

CROIX

and

seen,

accordance

obstacles

with

that

RING

generally

the

against
those

THE

OF

that

brought

are

of

portion

the

upon
of

success

SOLOMON.

the

mounts

particular
the

by

on

hand

in

dencies
ten-

which

it

is found.
On

the

Mount

of

it

Jupiter

denotes

egotism,

pride,

and

the

dominative

spirit.
On
a

the

morbid

Mount

of Saturn

it foretells

misfortune,

melancholy

nature,

and

tendency.

On

the

Mount

of

Sun

the

it

tells

of

vanity,

folly, and

desire

for

celebrity.
On

the

Mount

of

it denotes

Mercury

unstable

an

and

rather

unprincipled

"

person.

On

the

On

the

Mount

of

Mount

Luna

it

Venus,

of

foretells

in

caprice

(Plate XV.)

triangle

distinct, and

not

When

distinct

usual

in

the

so

the

for

the

by

in

the

organization

On

work,

in

success

formed

Mount

delving

is
the

shape

chance

of

Saturn

into

the

quietude.
dis-

crossing
of

people,

is

and
of

the

found

clear

and

lines.

Jupiter,

in

often

it

promises

handling

of

more

men,

and

than
even

affairs.

every-day

of

sigu,

Mount
of

management

and

passion.

curious

the

on

discontent,

triangle.

the

The

restlessness,

it

gives

occult,

for

forth.
131

talent
the

inclination

and

study

of

human

for

mystical

magnetism,

and

Cheiro's

132

On
a

the

calm

of

Mount

toward

demeanor

Sun

the

of the Hand.

Language
it denotes
and

success

of

practical application

Celebrity

fame.

will

and

art

such

spoil

never

people.
On

the

success

On

ideas

the

of Mars

Mount

Mount

of the

The

it

and

of

in

science

it tells of

warfare, great

calmness

in any

scientific

method

in

following

the

out

calmness

(r,Plate

mark

the

heart, or

main

line.

formed

lie

as

be

and

distinct

qualitiesare
the

excellent

an

position

either

fate

and

without

mark

and

mark

at

of

of

sign

success

on.

of the

center

its upper

or

line from

the

with

connection

rangle
quad-

lower

tremities.
ex-

head

to

other

any

superstition.
in

widely apart
this

the

domain

found
line

the

by

its

for

usually

mysticism, occultism,

three

of

power

mystique."

ceoix

it may

but

be

it may

It denotes

has

XIX.),

It may

love, the

it is found.

"la

strange

is

spear-head (Plate XV.)

or

in

calculation

and

self.

over

which

on

These

promises

danger.

Venus,

control

tripod

This

qualities,and

money.

gives

in

of Luna

Mount

mount

any

or

its restless

checks

imagination.

the

restraint

business

of mind

presence

it

Mercury

to

the

On

of

in relation

crisis,and
On

Mount

often

themselves, although

takes

the

on

hand

is

founded,
con-

therefore

very

important.
When

high
for

mysticism
where

by

one's

it relates

curiosity

heart
more

the

than
so

line takes

with

when
a

own

self.

know

to

deeper interest
When

to

that
"

sharp

curve

but
life,

not

how

Croix

it is

toward

Such

the

that

hand

the

on

up

people
their

of

head,

marked

it
over

downward.

is

desire

to

their

want

for its

the

follow

will

it farther

turn

with

superstitious nature,

It must

of
be

than

out

in

than
more

the

by

sake.

own

center

belief

told,actuated

closely connected

more

gives

give the

will

fortunes

ambitions

own

"

it

the

study involves
Mystique

Jupiter,

the

and

the

this

head-line, when

remembered

that

line

the

of

even

that

length

The

of

the

line

over

The

long
Croix

of

it

cross

"

one

it

will

has

be

is

touches

the

entire

fate-line,

the

than

Ring

occult,
the

but

mere

of

in

love

of

short

very

the

on

formed

line

of

133

with

the

the

long

particularly

it, the

by

line

than

and

occultism,

Solomon.

of

so

one.

if

the

head.

love

of

the

mystic

career.

Solomon

this

is

or

Ring

superstitious

formation

independent

an

The

this.

more

for

greatest

THE

The

with

times

the

The

Mystique,^''

Croix

do

to

thousand

be

"

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much

will

the

influence

Triangle,

head

Mystique
When

will

The

Grille,

RING

(Plate
case

the

it

shows

mystic

OF

XII.)
more

denoted

SOLOMON.

is

the

by

that

sign
power
"

La

also

of

Croix

denotes

the

master,

Mystique."

the

the

love

adept,

of

CHAPTER

HANDS

When

COVERED

the

spreading

sensitive, but
and

thoughts
This
of

things

its

surface,

is
in

will

that

troubles

and

more

successful

for

SMOOTH

and

even

but

when

in

of

as

" "

do

hard
when

than

would

In

be

the

too

lines

the

the

much

of

if

latter

case

will

not

an

skin,

the

longer
work,
yet

the

even

subject

than

but

the
I

am

where

palm
will

of

retain
with

person

speaking
there

the

is

of
manual

ever

whatever

and

palm

others.

to

nature,

but

of

little

by

all

imagine

if the

the

sorts

hand

that

one

net

nervous

worried

people

take

they

This

is

of

much

so

sufficient

in

be
far

is

temperament

rarely

again

sign

greater

it is not

calm

people

worry

lose

temper,

modified
control

and

matter

of

interest

to

the

by

ness
calm-

control

lose

temper

SKIN.

is covered

buoyancy

naturally
and

skin.

coarse

cases

intensely

like

exertion.

hand

the

to

why.

THE

When

belong

firm, it is

subject

lines

self.

reason

When

fine

HANDS.

seldom

know

soft.

or

few

They

they

soft.

indifference

that

with

disposition.

they

being

palm

hands

smooth

Very

but

PALM.

and

such

"

excitable

for

than

people

is

importance

troubles

energetic,

of

nature

soft

be

THE

disturbed

no

palm
and

an

other

of

be

ailments

firm, it denotes

hard

the

that

OF

multitude

continually

if the

so

of

way

be

COLOR

with

tells

would

that

particularly
the

it

THE

"

is covered

liand

one

LINES

WITH

entire

over

XXIII.

where
work

this
134

with

temperament

This

is of

little

labor

can

still

or

be

course

very
of

fine

youth

light
much

affected

much

manual

work

observed

by

by

is done
the

ridges

CHAPTER

THE

the

When,

is

as

absent, its place

triangle,
This

is

will

be

not

and

When
should

the

be

breadth

of

If,
denotes

views,

the

the

When
the

the

second

subject

strong

resolution.

within

itself

will

the

seeds

of

This

upper

angle
of

angle

should

thought

be
and

worldly

his

and

base

of

the

XXII.),
the

although
base

of

the

angle
tri-

angle, which

lower

head, life, and

In

such

such

interests

of

three

small,

the

health, it
it denotes

case

will

person

whole,

the

not

lines, it

would

man

clined
in-

be

unit

uncertain

wavy,

Such

cowardice.

selves,
by them-

considered

the

of

spirit;

always

principles.
triangle it has

the

ideas
the

from

very

but

its base

for

the

line

individuality

great

qualities it exhibits,

of

and

contains

success.

angle.

upper

XXII.)

is formed

by

clear, well

pointed,

and

and

delicacy

toward

mind,

by

altogether

Plate

{a-a,

the

be

Mars.

of

narrow

sign,

(", Plate

by

of

the

The

the

and

have

Such

of

Plain

formed

formation
then

the

success,

miist

lines

the

by

further

against

even

base

when

as

middle,

generosity

spirit, meanness,

majority
in

the

entire

and

triangle

great

upper,

the

it is

contrary,

liberal

is

form

and

power

health

to

the

is formed

Mars,

health.

formed

to

of

of

line

forms

sun

and

is well

liberality

of

of

sign

later.

inclose

line

the

imaginary

line

of

Triangle

case,

an

w^ith

himself

timidity

with

sun,

and

by

the

dealt

triangle

sacrifice

on

contains

be

broad

to

go

will

points

the

of the

positions

it

(Plate XXII.).

the

of

the

hepatica

greatest

line

the

QUADEANGLE.

or

broad-minded

so

by

shape

the

THE

triangle,

filled

found)

far

although
three

the

be

often

by

is formed
The

great

AND

frequently

very
must

(as is

or

latter

subject

the

life,head, and

of

lines

TRIANGLE

GKEAT

called

is

What

XXIV.

136

even.

the

Such
others.

lines
will

of

head
indicate

and

life.

ment
refine-

The

When

Great

obtuse, it denotes

very

feeling and

delicacy and

the

Triangle and

appreciation of

small

very

matter-of-fact

dull

137

Quadrangle.
intellect

art

artistic

of

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one

mind, under

more

the

to

prove

he

thing
the

the

way

to

it is weak-

contrary,

decides

senses

match

reserve?

that

the birth

am

attempting

without

which

sounds

of

if I

of

good

always

right

vision

understand

unsound

suicide

come

the

of

man
clergy-

get any

mentality from

and

are,

seems

room

become

and

to

lines of what

people, simply because

ears,

the

misery

narrow

affects the

same

exception

while

evidence

individual

that

their

also take

I must

whether

such

in

the

of

life,from

mental

fortune."

outrageous

On

class

we

What

striking

may

1894,

in

found

not

through

any

governing

same

the

anxiety,

condemn

hear

In

lightning.
of

the

York

be the

I have

life

that

do

which

in the

mail-cart, while

flash

and

pencil

would

different
of

to the

disease

in

point of suicide,even

suicide.

individual.

well-known

scratching of
of

laws

England

opinions freely and

set up

we

another, according

to

wrong

as

the

of the

development

to

should

we

complete ignorance of
the

his

skirts

the

to

on

stay in

impossible

for what

generally commit

hang

to

New

this

saying that

they belong

in

even

on

"

state

for

my

grave.

stress

not

criticized

that

found

prefer

did

145

During

almost

was

remarks

my

one

be

people

merely

the

over

lay considerable

must

severely criticized
to

actress, it

words

few

notice, and

my

Suicide.

on

not?

they

do

to

came

well-known

to say

but

"

Words

Few

the

search
the

dividual
infor

est
great-

greatest will in facing

long, they have

been

taught

Cheird's Language

146

to avoid

I have

dread.

and

known

not
few

suffered,but

because

that such

told

be it rest

could

person

wishes

or

the

the

and

barbarianism
mothers

many

How

thing
Alas

for

! thou

know

be, we

which

us

burial.

could

not

part

to

the
is

the

Almighty

poor

the

cried and
have

sobbed

raised defiant

man

the

of its

How

naut
Jugger-

the darkness

of the

that

heaven

to

nipotent
Om-

relic of

spirit?

wheels

beneath
eyes

the

the

of the

this

has

of

the

man

among

mouthpiece

suicides

beneath

Is it man,

tomb.

What

been

of peace,

to dictate to

everlasting torment
broken

ing
burden-

I have

kingdom

the

they

agony

yet

disease

suffer,and

afford ; and

presumption

many

of the

lot in that

or

incurable

an

because

children

of death, of
great Spirit of life,

thou

but

Christian

such

thy

not

thy design.
give

be

to

brothers

many

could

How

sisters have

many

receive

Not

right to elect himself

this fetishism

has

How

night ?

has thus

Unknown

condemned

martyrdom

lies beyond the silence of

has the

of the earth

mortals

scarce

why

no

of that which

judgments

of silent

sufferingfrom

they

have

deeds

noble

causing their

which

ghoul, 01 devil,I ask, who

or

they

and

"

were

which
it life,

be

or

sooner

expenditure

with

would

of persons

cases

months

ending life a
them

few

the most

afterward

performed by those who

have

known

of the Hand.

As
what

hast
we

name,

endowed
are

we

thy being, thy creation,or

and

man

nothing,forgive us
need

; and

the life,
the death, the
feufficient,

as

we

be

the
in

the

things ;

as

we

nothing, be

eternal of the soul.

all that

ultimate

man

shaped
all

is,of

all that

will

purpose

carrying out of
ask for

thou

to

us

nothing,
the

all-

11.

CHAPTER

THE

PECULIARITIES

hand

The

Mount

of

is

of

nature

be

morbid

the

sensitive

and

thousandfold,

The

such

same

Mount

who

will

the

disappointment
which

he

is

characteristic

sufficient
is time

to
to

The

think,

have

weighing

this

of

the

melancholy
every

side

to

the
and

gloomy
the

nature

that

life

the

fly

under

any

trouble

by

last

that

to

dividual
in-

an

or

resource

long.

so

(Plate

XXV.)

person

excitable

on

shock

trouble

is

all-

there

before

and

or

that

impulse

or

disposition,

pointed

sudden

the

only through
a

self-

well-developed

morbid

conclusion

head

such

of

done.

head

of

line
a

in

turn

question

is

the

very

of

for
147

life

and

he

the

keenly

and

of

Such
;

if he

he

will
be

mitting
com-

Such

line

Saturn.

will, however,

death,

subject's

sloping.

with

unusually

mind

the

abnormally

not

fully developed
life

of

case

closely connected

of

disappointments

of

but

To

line

have

satisfaction

with

sensitive,

excitability is shown

Jupiter,

and

of

result,

is

the

will

Mount

feel

of
when

however,

depressed

deed

is intensified

resignedly

line

so

XXV.

connection

for

is

nature

scandal

and

impulse

the

the

but

or

very

tive
sensi-

naturally

not

quietly

nature.

the

impart

opposite

person,

the

would

slightest provocation

of

is also

excessively

the

"

thought

same

the

developed

head

of

peculiar

Plate

the

to

line

so

drooping
the

of

suicide

will

and

cherished

denotes

to

in

come

the

and

head,

suicide,

by

found

living

him

excessively

hand

conic

worth

not

gives

thoroughly

determinedly

causes

has

The

give

for

exemplified

as

being

is

self

TENDENCY.

individual

trouble, grief,

any

injure

or

type,

will

circumstances

that

The

the

case

of

increases

so

inclination

indications

Saturn

of

kill

to

SUICIDAL

line

its base.

such

the

show

and
to

In

subject.

sloping

life,and

of

line

SHOW

toward

imaginative

so

martyrdom

the

even

WHICH

long, with

generally

with

or

HANDS

particularly

Luna,

connected

much

OF

life, a
a

ject
subwell

as

logical in

arrives

at

the

Cheiro^s

148

that

conclusion

he

in

will,

the

proceed

We

or

are

notice..

wakeful

our

he

all

the

pale,

side,

are

gone

in

face

worn

the

this

at

up

to

wasted

forever.

our

that

cheeks

the

of

Hand.

battle

the

and

end

an

arrives

wrapped

so

nights,
and

put

and

up

reasonable

to

before

suffer

is

game

most

Language

sensible

over

it

conclusion

What

is

interests

own

has

suffered

of

hunger,

scarcely
and

so

he

as

is

according

manner,

misfortunes.

all

far

as

affairs

patiently,
that

appear

concerned,
his

to

such

possible
that

the

for

will

person
to

estimate.

"hardly

we

hollow

point,
stand-

moment

eyes

see

of

by

Murder.

Propensitiesfor

150

of

points

murder

it divides

made

murderer

The

1st.

into

3d.
others

the

gratify the

to

that

nature

will

three

touched

though keenly

The

friendlv

on

natured

; the

that

nature

feeds

on

terms

with

in

of

drops

the

honey

life exhibited

for

feels in that
takes

consciousness,

is very

broken

by

such

and

will

sufferings of

the

victim

; the

person

the

"

who

by the sufferer,and

danger

pleasure

more

of

sense

who,

delight, and^

in such

than

work

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will be

passion.
of head

heav}^

thick

"the

is found
of Venus

and

thumb.

the

and

called

the hand

line

hand

an

or

becomes

woman

deed

is

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the blind
is

one

derer
mur-

thoroughly

be

may

provocation excites

some

the

man

individual

goodof the

fury

generally crushed

remorse.

cases

brute

it.

Such

when

The

ordinary.

kind-hearted, but

nature, and

In

not

danger,

circumstances.

and

animal

short

of moral

death

out

longings

to the

first class

by

the

the

in

gain it brings.

in the

to

deal

the

by

alive

lack

utter

and

it were,

will,as
be

with

tendency.

covetous

live

exhibited

kill,as

gain

disposition which

even

classes

""

that

cannot

different

distinct

very

to

of

one

picture from

revenge.

by the greed

so

utterly heartless

The

made

in order

nothing

at

stop

murderer

The

2d.

of

instinct

by the

so

creation,through passion, fury, or

brute

face

view.)

regards the hand,

As

finds in the

expressions one

different

many

It

The

thumb

in the second

is also

thumb"

than

more

ungovernable

be

phalange,

the

(Plate VIII.),very

abnormally

in such

large,sexual

the

the

on

first

approach

near

red, and

and

If in such

types.

be

will

greatest failing will

hand

be

the

that

; it will be

will

phalange

short,broad,

passion

per
tem-

characteristic,however,

low

set very
and

or

red, the nails short

remarkable

most

will

exception

unusually developed,

sign

short, thick, and

coarse.

without

bad

no

is,in fact,the elementary hand,

is

The

clubbed

almost

shows

and
cases

be what

this

square:

the Mount

destroyer
of

is

; when

ungovernable

temper.
In

the

second

class

striking peculiarity will

but

with

abnormal

decided

of

none

be

growth

the

these

line

upward

position,rising high

toward

of

points will
head,

which

(Plate XXIV.)

Mercury,

or

abnormal

be

will

be

; it will

far

before

; the

most

heavily marked,
be

found

it reaches

in

an

that

CJieird's

leaves

point it completely

it enters

stronger,

(See

subject.
page

96.)

long,

very

and

propensities,
third

The

it may

though

It is the

of
be

will

The

line
be

however,

depressed

either
will

committed
Such

reduced

every

detail.

thing

would

employ,
causes."

the

are

but

They
be

for

so

or

of

of

is the

the

IX.,
but

thick,

covetous

gives

pursuit

regard

hand
the

gain.
interesting,

most

itself.

will

curved

both

only by

side

of

this

be

the

thumb

ability

exists

be

ever,

hard

and

found

times

at

amination
ex-

long,
plan

to

be

nature

thin,

very

rarely, if

formation

be

the

it will

will

inward;

giving

such

It

will

There

crime.

to

treacherous

execution

usual

hand,
for

of

will
in

skilfully that

instincts.

The

the

on

of

the

crime

execution

the

"

in

artists

kill

poison
verdict

their

is the
is

will

but

Mount

when

very

long

of

Venus

may

such

and
be

subject

crime

will

desires.
Murder

crime.
which

victim

by

chief

usually

will,

be

high, the

animal

of

It

position.

depressed,

satisfying the

if ever,

eyes

When

high.

sake

art, in

rarely,
their

hand,

skilled

the

fine

the

very

of

its proper

of

out

across

the

sake

the

or

be

not

may

treacherous

hands

vulgar

thoughts

abnormally

nature,

slightly

although

simply

to

the

it were,

class.

the
the

the

developed,

than

for

more

is

persons

on

crime

commit

well

may

higher

set

in

it,as

II., Chapter

formation

features, however,

generally

necessary

head

Part

not

entire

in

that

leading

outward,

thin, denoting

very

with

first-mentioned
of

kind

head,

thumb

human

nature

characteristics

phalanges
of

the

of

subtlest

The

inclining

or

hands

be

the

of

connection

fingers

both

strength

bent

all

of

The

of

possession
or

come
be-

propensities

terrible.

the

in

line

conscience

student

most

of

the

long,

with

the

hand

the

to

the

discovered.

hand,
and

be

abnormal

nothing

will

class,

of

want

utter

an

the

the

as

impulses

generous

inward.

151

hand

right

hard, the

usually

Hand,

heart, takes

on

contracted

stiff,and

the

on

of

remarks

is

hand

line

all the

previous

The

place

the

masks

completely

thus

and

its

of the

Language

they

such

will

study

violence
"

Death

such

that

instrument
"

with

from

they

natural

IV.

CHAPTER

It

lias

is when
"

this

lunatic

"

1st.

the

upon

here

the

are

and

Melancholy

2d.

The

development

3d.

The

natural

given

following

the

sharp

first

the
to

the

Mount

interest

As

there

the

that

eccentricity
are

The

hand.

chief

title

the

forms

many

It

point.

of

ness,
mad-

types

that

madness,

hallucinations,

etc.

crank.

the

AND

line

down

on

abnormally

this, the

of

by

particular

some

madman.

case

low

curve

on

point

individual.

MELANCHOLY

In

mad

half-way

religious
of

INSANITY.

are

men

indications

many

consider

will

all

the

passes

is bestowed
there

that

said

been

madness

are

so

we

often

OF

PHASES

VAEIOUS

of

head,

the

Mount

imaginative

of

Venus

in

all

human

rule,

such

is

is

on

of

rather

broad

Luna,

very

of

temperament

things

and

descends

hand,
often

the

to

the

the

addition
the

of

Mount

noting
de-

base,

decreasing

lastly,

with

In

subject.

thus

developed,

well

not

natural

or

MADNESS.

EELIGIOUS

ject's
sub-

Saturn

dominates.
As

early

in

he

that
would

life

with

strong
which

possesses,

probably

itself, and

work

increases.

thus

starts.

Its

periods

balance

are

few

the

religious

off

and

then

far

the

hand

of

the

hallucinations

from

its

excess

At

grow

between.

first

and

relieve

this

is

longer

and
This

maniac.
152

the

into

only

longer,

until

the

the

itself, but

shown

is

He

morbid

if

commences

imagination

extraordinary

directed

if

imagination,

maniac.

religious

channel,

proper

opposed,

or

last

its

on

fits

and

in

occasionally
at

feeds

of

moments

melancholy

type

of

Cheird's

THE

This
distinct

types

In

of

type

the

and

nature,
invention
be

crush

to

attempt

which

he

successful, and

under.

The

which

whose

fact of his

he

out

will

he

might

would

of

work

to

to

thought,
the

But

will

the

he

slavery

excitement

der
un-

himself

turns

is

of his

weakening

he

end,

his

to

he dreams
the

of

the

to

extraordinary

from

secret, the

he

mankind.

some

in

labors, is the laboratory where, in

give

even

which

him

emancipate

ideas.

entirely foreign

one

power

in life where

benefit

thought

in secret

own

of its inventive

position

some

by intensity

and

very

daring originality,

dissipates its

It

occupation

some

having

two

extremely spatulate

an

multitude

which

all his current

success

confinement

by

nerve-power

by

on

denotes

well, and

be

to work

attempts

very

to the

discovery

man

with

conjunction

merely

only get into

could

or

in

possible direction.

instantly turn

you

it

ideas, all would

such

CEANK.

philosophic.

things, owing

subject

153

sloping line of head

very

great invention

some

the

THE

found

commencement

many

off those

might work
world

too

if the

I say,

and

itself in every

show

by attempting
Again

the

OF

generally

spatulate

At

formation.
which

is

type it is the

first

will

DEVELOPMENT

madness

the

"

of the Hand.

Language

out

mad.

"

The

next

of

curve

the

type
line

the

is

of

head

philosophic formation.

In

leans

toward

the

from

first to

last ; he

theory
and

he

the

mark

of

the

he

weak

"

all

he

of

gets there

"

For

enjoyment

point
is the

others

the

of

life,even

fanatic

public

to

the

lost.

It

feverish

object

he

food,

in

He

well,

means

point, doctrine, or

circumstances,
subject

that

never

knows
that

anxiety

the

accentuated

an

eventually the madman,

whatever

this

sudden

non-success,

the

pass

half-way

lunatic.

is not

works

on

make

who

person

by

of mankind.

unfavorable

but

shown

with

and

crank, and

religion,his is

only

it is his

again

Luna,

in the salvation

become
be

are

this

the

case

requires

eccentricity and

contrary,

heaven

It

of

Mount

is,however,

advances.

his

this

extraordinary

indifference

If

the

on

is

This

philosophic.

day
terrible

for
and

of

the

secret

he

wishes

of
to

which

others

night; he

haste

the

to

melancholy
the

alone

makes

accomplish

on

of

kingdom

be

denies

when

him
himself
his

ceptional.
ex-

the

desire;

Phases

Various

154

the

brain

and

becomes

and

more

off

more

NATUEAL

THE

Malformation

and

In

the

In

number

of

the

on

lunatic

often

two

classes

body,

and

classes

by

of

that

them

up

rise

stndy

the

hopeless

head,

formed

other

but

moments,
I

have

in

has

quantity

of

short,
the

of

never

wavy

line

hand.

the

class.

such

known

of

line

In

life

on

any

of

this

recovery.

the

brought
quality

to

case

result.

head,

in

and

Mars,

all

cross

formation

the

it

rare,

being

of

instead

running

this

denotes

extremely

are

is

branches

With

type

in

"

the

type

been

or

ever
what-

hope

any

subject

idiot

hopeless

this

Such

red

any

the

that

of

gives

never

either

the

and

inside

side

opposite
and

This

denotes

line

sloping

wide,

insufficient

of

made

is

than

sane

which,

type,

"

division

short

more

brain

find

hair-lines.

little

the

line,

generally

last

with

second

continuous

are

more

lunatic.

intelligence,

control

or

this

for

distinct

two

generally

we

and

or

world

the

Mars

class

reason

into

vicious

the

of

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APPENDIX.

OPINIONS

THE

OF

EXTRACTS

FEW

regard

has

told

certain

to

and

past

my

coming

Duke

immediate

which

events

of

he

Indeed,

Cheiro,

the

of

mystery

the

Sir

have

been

struck

much

future

by

has

recalled

my

is the

with

not

the

invisible.

power.

Marryat.
hand

than

accurately

more

could

from

done

have

myself.

memory

Lieutenant-Colonel

Cheiro

is

really

Ponsonby.

marvelous.
Florence

Cheiro
far

especially

accuracy,
known.

Wolf.

extraordinary

my

have

visible,

Drummond

Henry

from

past

wonderful

possibly

not

Florence

Cheiro

v.'ith

Wilde.

world

Cheiro's

AUTOGRAPH-BOOK.

Newcastle.

could

Oscar

PUBLIC.

AND

CHEIRO'S

PROM

The

Cheiro

PRESS

as

was

myself

can

remarkable

very

see)

the

in

Fenwick

his

am

more

than

of

probabilities

astonished

life.

my

subject

is

has

mapped

certainly

out

the

desei'ving

has

inspired

me

with

rooms

are

and

surroundings,

crowded
"

and

no

(as

wonder.

marvelous.

most

calm

T.

M.D.

Cooper,

characteristics
and

scientific

Melton

Cheiro

His

my

"

leading
of

character,

my

Roosevelt.

marvelous

Robt.

Cheiro

of

knowledge

Blanche

Miller.

veneration

for

of

my

past

life with

great

study.

Prior.

palmistry

to

an

appalling

extent.

accuracy.

The

Appendix.

Cheiro

regard

with

told

only

not
to

the

me

my

marvelous

Cheiro

things

proved

tell,been

life,but

my

also

likely predictions

most

future.
Fuller

Loie

The

of

incidents

leading

A.K.C.

Blake,

Everard

Rev.

be

to

read

absolutely

have,

in 1890

palm

in my

to

more

surprise than

my

cai:

true.

"Rita."

astonished

has

Cheiro

description

his accurate

with

me

life during his reading of

of my

mv

hand.
John

told

Cheiro

Your

life from

past

my

is

palm-reading

Mrs.

Frank

it

helps

well

as

is

that

exposed

this accuracy,

still I

moved

EXTRACTS

is

wonder.

back

traced
career,
true

what

bent

to

My
to

their

be.

The

having thoroughly
me

lose

some

of

money,

for if Cheiro

the
when
can

had

with

Wilcox.

Melba.

Twain.

first
exact

convinced

August

Home,"
hand

my

people

was

to

cold
be

read

the

of his claims

and

mai-ry,

past,

my

health

my

dark, mysterious future.

I shall

as

he

told

character,

me

I ought not

accuracy.

to

confess

when

my

upon

I know
I shall

undoubtedly

I alone

never

ambition

My
in

bent,
and
my

and

in what
attain
can,

I shall

success.

why

should

At

and

he

die, in what

least
not

solutely
ab-

I feel
read

as

the

and

choosing

eventually
then

intelligence,proceeded

and
year

in

hesitation

given

so

analyzed

were

I should
was

never

given swiftly and

it,was

life,my

past

minutely,

emotions

what

in the
time

so

know

can

described.

true
now

4.

before, but
as

were

PRESS.

AMERICAN

and

imagined
of

humiliating

AND

of my

state

with

me

ENGLISH

various

beginnings.
at

perfect

or

discretion.

it.

Hearth

detail

relations

I had

do

to

I have

correctly. Every
unerringly.

to

FROM

"

Cheiro

less of

and

trust

I say.

can

more

character

my

am

by

mysterious skill

this

of

astonishes.

as

iconderful, what

has

possession

your

Wheeler

Mark

Cheiro

aceui-acy.

Leslie.

Madame

Cheiro

absolute

most

accompanied

Ella

Cheiro

the

with

startlinglytrue

so

inspire fear, were

well

faculty might

my

Winter.

Strange

hand

year

find

Cheu-o,
to

read

I shall

if I knew
future

my

it,

past is

The
the
Men

book

open

is clear

present

to

as

of

his

while

all

grades

Cheiro's

mission

is the

and

successfully,
far

as

the

lines

as

of

on

the

which

hundreds

lines

he

science

Cheiro

had

did

correctly

upon

my

even

has

line

every

Cheiro's

read

in this

the

submitted

things

I had

without
where

you

is

visit

there

any

of

name

Cheiro

to

your

past

your

of

appreciative

to

names

time),
life-

hesitancy.

been

but

his

inner

life

is

fraught

thoughts

and

quiLtly narrated,
in

mystery
each

all

and

one

The

and

his

he
;

by

palmist

from

tell

what

to

and

is not

reads

the

you

and

hand
what

why.

i^eason

of the

women

so

tune-teller
for-

your

explains exactly

gives

men

me

minutely,

so

He

simply
He

intuition

the

day.

during

past, the

strikes

the

all

present,

the

nor

tains
main-

season,

those

who

have

future

of

the

him.

to

13.

and

"

able

before.

extensively visited

for

it

explained

days

scientific

it is

candidly

the

future

carefully explains

theory concerning

few
either

as

interest, for

calmly

we

29.

October

predictions

Cheiro

this, as

from

so

much

with
character

past he

my

marvelous

Lady,"

hand

is indicated

as

been

one

any

another,

crosses

mysteries

brain

success

compliments.

any

Neither

veiled

of his

has

pose

October

has

of the

hand

reporter's
it is the

from;

10.

not

or

Morning

reads

ours.

with

you

The

he

development

never

testimonials

Society,"

with

one

doing only

does

it ends

be

but

of

salon

to

seem

he

examination.

his

to

dealt

of

connected

science,

whose

palmist,

cheiromancy
themselves

have

their

his

during

particle

no

6.

September

paying

is filled with

"

to

afl"xed

is the

England

thought
least

at

"

manner,

perfect strangers

most

hands

of

with

acknowledgment

time,

many

"

that

have

Any

of

Pelican,"

little detail

autograph-book

Cheiro

He

right

The

Every

shows

means,

hand.

the

letters

The

thought-reader

straight-forward

July

concerned.

fame

to

hands

certain

or

in

is unraveled

future

profession

of

thousands

some

Morning,"
of

are

He

known

yesterday.
;

has

the

basis.

it

traces.

people

The

scientific

"

I have

read

achievements.
"

make

(he

noon,

letters, scientists,and

of

notices

an

13-

August

"Life,"
Cheiro

theory

decidedly

novel

forth, all the

set

experience

chief

confidently pronounced.

eveiy

which

line

he

as

certainly

of

events

Nor

proceeds, giving
works

out

with

is
the

ling
start-

exactness.
"

How

far

say,

but

that

had

changed

however
at

his

palmists
Cheiro
in the

anxious

microscopic

be

may

read
last

to

that
few

decry

permitted
the

years

the

dehneation,

whole

by

it is idle

slow,

Power

higher

conditions

palmist's art,
in

19.

October

Woman,"

to

deny

can

let

well-chosen

that
;

but

Cheiro

words,

to
must

read

the

necessarily

setting past
read

future

their

of one's

and
hands

is not

for

affect

my

future

future

aside,

without

disposition,

one's

no

me

to

life
one,

marveling
inner

self.

Appendix.
He

tells

aspirations which

and

ambitions,

points, points

of weak

one

clever
there

in

belief

Palmist,
is truth

and

Palmistry

in

your

asking
the

paper

question

life and

or

the

article

"The

It would

by

sorcerers,

whose
to

hands

who

showed

we

the

people

Cheiromancy,

Cheiro

has

wonderfvil

of

The

Recorder,"

New

also

of the

Sunday

; there

is

Cheiro

London,

Cheiro

is

the

London,

is

which

the

people,

impressions

out
with-

and

of hands

on

accuracy.

he

of

read

the

the

him

giving

old

Egyptian

lives

the

of

people

slightestclue

as

Advertiser,"

New

York,

absorbed

power,

that

he

2.

science.

exact

an

destiny

the

each

October

the

possesses

The

hand

contains

epitome

an

man.

unusual

from

29.

and

sources

faculty

in

blood

of many

Brahmans

and

the

for

converted

days

four

the

New

York,

knowledge
human

reading

of

acquired
nature

to

greatest

hands

and

up

skeptics

to

and

everybody
is

belief

male

witch

history

makes

in

anybody,

was

19,000.

palmistry

is

who

have

would

strange

as

up
"

at

in

New

least

as

He

fession.
pro-

lived

Street,

Bond

in his

been

his

cosmopoUtan.

him

of '92 turned

summer

who

18.

Cheiro's

in his veins
in the

of

date

to

magician,

Mather.

flows

12.

February

necromancer,

years,

the

read

hand-reading

of Cotton

nations

November

York,

and

of his

Press,"

wizard,

stake

New

rage,

aggregate

method

of

it.
"

Cheiro
years

stranger.

descendant

were

October

York,

awaits

World,"

was

The

veritable

at the

The

domg

that

17.

without

which

doubt

no

"The

among

believe

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with

paper,

well-known,

to

degree.

including royalty.

burned

November

ease

on

of

any

wonderful

December

uncanny

inclined

from

read

most

palmists, Cheiro,

of

almost

impressions

"The

In

World,

Journal,"

him

extraordinary

peculiar \rays

York

visit to that

be

life of

Cheiro
the

ourselves.

World."

positions in

with

cherisli ; of fancies,

to

accurately by

so

York

bush,

by

must

one

read

"New

the

practised by Cheiro,

as

record, and
"

in

be

can

but

one

confirmed

be,

those

as

were.

"

of the life's

and

25.

been

person

New

prince

remarkable

February

may

the

or

about

Morning

if this

as

seem

the

the

of each

characteristics

(See

by

names

beating

any

past

tested

either

knowing

every

you

life

well

from

of it has

skeptical

when

Palmistry

truth

the

Cheiro

Without

Review,"

However

Cheiro.

hidden

thought

we

"Whitehall

My

guard against, as

to

of age,

has
and

studied

the

last year

Current

hand
his

rooms

Literature,"
from

in

purely
New

Bond

February
scientific

1.

standpoint.

Street,London,

were

He

is

just twenty-six

filled with

the

most

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fashionable
has

written

one

entertained

was

books

valuable

two

or

Eoosevelt's

in Blanche

described,

he

and

people,

indications

mere

and

when,
be

why

character,

to

people

goes

failure

prevent

alone

you

as

the

influences

his

tour

they

India,
the

where

anxious

and

has

he

is

ancient

many

He

if in any.

of

of

or

and

time

his

Cheiro

can

The

his

him

to

take

existent
the

childhood

shapes

and

fate

lines

of the

has

Cheiro

by

is

chief

led

experience
and

the

His

known.
in

His
but

Cheiro
occult
find

knowledge

in his

aid

the

he

of

; he

germ

every

relations

with

the

many

nearly

read

in

is to have

and

Indian

nine

time

extended

an

Maharaja,

of

potentates

thousand

palms,
and

savants,

are

both

for

men

unchecked

with

of

self,
him-

impending

often

considerable

because
accuracy

life.

close

the

him

warn

can

tendency,

distinguish

can

person

he

foretell

even

12th.

May

knowledge

whose

student
to

nature;
evil

an

Post,"

Boston

5th.

May

in which

can

of the

of

study

Journal,"

Boston

makes

furthermore
that

it

is

The

of

one

great learning, the

his

bare

of hands

human

is

nature

inborn, since
as

revealed

from
in

the

be

can

no

of

mystery

for the

used

7th.

April

help

and

his

science.

advancement

He
of

has

proved

the

human

mentally.

Palmist,

makes

lays

your

for

guest of

the

inner

form

events

him

"

Cheiro,

must

force

hand.

scientist, and

morally

both

race,

life and

describe

royalty, statesmen,

fields

or

whole

the

in

"The

his

moral
he

unerringly

remain

to

which

Herald,"

field

solid, sensible,earnest

is to be

from

Boston

the

error

these

disease

what

upon

where,

showing

10th.

May

London

in

season

fall back

or

world.

reveal

circumstance

is

He

be

best

can

"

matter,

and

you,

even

proposes

Cheiromancy,

on

"The

earliest

but

He

city.

life.

Weekly,"

world,

of the

and

can

your

him.

in the

dangers, especially when

unknown

on

awaiting

tell without

can

had

the

"

Cheiro

have

before

He

generalize

not

heart

Swiftly

it.

letters of commendation

prominent

women

know

works

During

revive.

to

which

around

welcome

certain

of

use

on

can

Leslie's

"Frank

is

Cheiro

future.

altogether
marvelous!

most

does

very

lie
possibilities

in the

of the

31st.

He

straight to the

failed, what

have

you

and

but

March

logical.

leaders

subject, and

marvelous,

as

Week,"

clear, and

social

the

by

favorite
"

words,

own

minute,

character

of your

other

of

to bear

brought

detail

is

reading

his

on

"Once

Cheiro's

everywhere

counsel

of

is vast
most

and

remarkable

most

thoughtful,

value, and

the

raises

genuine, and

potent stimulus.

June

Budget."

Boston

the

3d.

scientists

philosophic
his
the

work
true

to

power,
a

seeker

that
the

the
charm

scholarly
after

the

and

world
of

has

personality

scientific

higher

ever

basis.

life cannot

Apjpendix.

"The

Palmistry

was

New

"

before

lecture

Cheiro's

York

The

Hall

Chickering
IS

Cheiro

by

the

on

Avhich

first minds
the

utilityin

the

hereditaiy

scientific

most

with

made

and

engaging

unstinted

on

with

the

Thureday
the

Palmist,

called

of several

forth
his

and

fashionable

explanations
last.

He

was

his

was

audience

opticon
hot
and

Views

weather,
at

the

of hands
the

close

and

in life, in its
and

of life that
of

ground

the

to

held

reasons

of character

philosophy

its

last,and

went

thoroughly

handsome

and

proper

been

scientific

practical uses

is young

Cheiro,

lecture
it has

revelation

the

on

audience

large
of the

most

in feature.
at

the

end

was

of famous
hall

was

lecture

the

at

people,

was

that

their

at

Chickering

Hall

standpoint, together

interest.

rare

4th.

his

on

science

evening.
of

master

the

art

attention

The
of

speaker

laying

and

before

his

interest

was

large

not

only

facts

and

kept

to

close.

in the

16th.

June

entertaining

filled to the

Cheiro

way

of

lecture

Monday

on

scientific

June

remarkable

Herald,"

and

from

Lynn,

20th.

assemblage

early life,proved

thorough

Boston

instructive

fashionable

Palmistry

Hall

such

in

heartily applauded

delivered

gave

also

and

Item,"

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Cheiro

on

of his

Evening

at Odd

subject, but

before

lecture

Palmist,

audience

his

understood

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celebrated

the

large

incidents

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Cheiro,

the

Gazette," April

Evening

Saturday

when

afternoon,

relation

his

to its

hear

to

his

applause.

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Cheiro,

held

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lecturer.

it

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