The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-09-05
CIR 9allaaintn,
RICHMOND, ND, SEPT. 81, 1857.
Modern ps1Wjotry.

istry, chiefly according 70 the 6ysteDs
OF u Arpenrgr, aud Desharrelles. BY
A. X Craig has jus, besn published in
London Mr. Craig has brought togeth-
er Large amount OF amusing gossip.
without saying how much Of it h. be
lieves He iouud- lis story upon the
systems OF DArpentigny and Desbar-
relies, the celebrated French chiroDan-
GERS From them sre taken in detail
the rules for interpreting all the knots
and hollows lines and burrows that oc-
cur in various hands: and he Who stud
les them Alright will be able to tell for
tunes and read characters, At any rate -
wisely as any wandering gypsy. With.
ont much study, he may be, In super
fetal way, palmist. Thus:
A hand something long and the nn-
gers thick, denote the person 70 be 4 .
phlegmatic dispersion. idle, slothfui,
but modest
IL tae palm Of the hand be long and
the fingers we'll proportioned. and not
soft, but rather hard, it denotes the per-
son to he ingenious, but changeable,
and given to theft and vice.
II the hand be hollow, cold and well
knit in the joints, it predicts long life:
but If over thwarted, it then denotes
short life
He whose hand is according to the
quantity of his body, and the fingers too
short and thick, fat at the ends. will be
thief, lier-in wait, and addicted TO
all manner of evil
When the palm of the hand 10 longer
than the due proportion requires and the
fingers more thick, by how much they
arc the more short, it signifies that the
man is proud, idle, negligent, and 80
much the more by how much the hand
is brawney.
Great and long hands betoken great
spirit, liberality, good conditions, craft
ness, but the person will be a good
counsellor, and faithful to his friends.
Observe tho finger of Mercury that is
tie little finger; if the end of it exceed
the join. Of the ring finger, such man
will rul, his own house, and his wife
will be leasing and obedient TO him /;
but if ite short, and reach not the joint
he will i've shrew, and she will wear
the bree'es.
Broad sils show the person to be
bashful, irfnl, but Of gentle nature.
When tire is certain white mark at
the end obem, it shows that tho per-
son has ue honesty than subtlety, and
that his wdly substance will be i'm
pared thrsa negligence.
White ls, and long, denote much
sickness sinfirmity, especially fevers
an indicat Of strength and deceit by
woman
M If upore white anything appears al
"A the extrey that is pale, it denotes
short life sudden death, and the per
son to been to melancholy
When te appears a certain mixed
redness divers colors at the beginning
% the Ma IL shows the person to be
81 oleric very quarrelsome.
When extremity is black. IL is q
siSn of hoandry.
Nafrowails denote the person TO be
Inclined tonischief and to do injury to
his neighhs
Long NILS show the person to be
sood hStusd, but distrustful. and loves
reconciliation rather than differences.
obiique iails signify deceit and want
Of courage
Little round nails denote obstinate an
ger and hatred.
If they be crooked At the extremity,
shows pride and ferceness.
Round nails show . choleric person,
yet soon reconciled, honest. . lover OF
secret sciences
Fleshy nails denote the person to BE-
mild in temper, idle and lazy.
Pale and black nails sho ~s the person
70 be very deceitful to his neighbor. and
subject to many diseases.
Red and marked nails signify . chol
eric and martial nature, given to cruelty
and as many little marks ~ there are
they speak so many evil desires.
ONE Thirty two years
ago. when Douglas left his Green Noun