The Shasta courier., 1867-10-12

y NOLU NE cdlleu - nc DOOh VI tuc llihu,
or, the Science of Modern Palmistry, chiefly
according to the Systems OF ID ArpentIgny
and d, ,sbarrolles, by A. Il. Craig" has just
teen Published in London. MIR. Craig has
brought together large amount of amusing
gossip without saying how much OF 1t he
believes. lie POUNDS his story upon the sys
TENS of D'Arpentigny and Desbarrolles, the
celebrated French chiromancers. From
them are taken in detail the rules for inter
preting all the knots and hollows, lines and
burrows that occur in various hands and he
who studies them Alright will be able to tell
fortunes and read characters, at any rate as
wisely as any wandering gypsy. Without
much study he may be, in u superficial way,
palmist Thus:
A hand something long and the fingers
thick denote the person to be OF a phlegmatic
complexion, idle, slothful, but modest.
ii the palm of the hand be long and the
fingers well proportioned, and not soft, but
rather hard, it denotes the person to be In
genious, but changeable, and given to theft
and vice.
If the hand be hollow, solid and well knit
in the joints, it predicts long life; but if
over-thwarted it then denotes short lite.
lie whose hand is according to the guam
tity of his body, and the fingers too short.
and fat Mt the ends, will be Il thief, lier- in
wait, and addicted to all manner of evil.
When the palm of the hand is longer than
the due proportion requires, and the fingers
more thick, by how much they are the more
short, it signifies that the man is proud, idle,
negligent, and SO much the more by how
much the hand is more brawny.
| Great and long hands bctoken great
| spirit, lberality, good conditions, craftiness
| but the person will be a good counsellor, and
faithful to his friends.
| Observe the finger of Mercury-that is,
the little finger; if the end of it exceed the
joint of the ring-fnger, such a man will rule
his own house. and his wife will be pleasing
and obedient to him but if it be short, and
reach not the Joint, he will have a shrew. and
she will wear the breeches.
Broad nails show the person to be bashful,
fearful, but of gentle nature.
When there is certain white mark at the
extremity of them, it shows that the person
has more honesty than subtlety and that his
worldly substance will be impaired through
negligence.
White nails, and long denote much sick
ness and inirmity, especially, fevers; an
indication of strength and deceit by women.
If upon the white anything appears at the
extremity that is pale, it denotes short life by
sudden death, and the person to be given to
melancholy.
When there appears certain mixed red
ness of divers colors at the beginning of the
nails, it shows the person to be choleric and
very qaarrelsome.
When the extremity is black, it is sign
| of husbandry.
Narrow nails denote the person to be in
clined to mischief, and to do injury to his
neighbors.
Long nails show the person to lie good ma
tured, but distrustful, and loves reconcilia
ton rather than differences.
Oblique nails signify deceit and want of
courage.
Little round nails denote obstinate anger
and hatred
If they be crooked at the extremity, they
show pride and ferceness.
Round nails show q chOleric person, yet
soon reconcled, honest, aud lover of secret
sciences.
Fleshy nails denote the person to he mild
in temper, idle, and lazy.
Pale and black nails show the person to
very dcceitful to his neighbor, and subject to
many diseases.
Red and marked nails signify choleric
ard martial nature, given to cruelty; and
as many little marks as there are, they speak
SO many evil desires.