The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-03-04
Physiognomy of tho Hand.

stitutc for either the heal the face in the de-
termination of character, but it is ready a!l
in the study of those more importaut parts
We do not think reason and invent, because we
have hands but our hands are the necessary
result of an organization calculated to think,
reason AMI invent. We cannot fail to recognize
and admire the adaptation of the hand to the ,
mind, at all ages ami under various circum-
stances in its purpnsclcss and playful move |,
mcnts in childhood in the gradually increasing !
strength AMI stcadincSs rs the intellect ripcnS
| in the light and delicate touch Of the lady in
the iron grasp Of the artisan in the opca.hand-
clncss o! the liberal man. and i'll the close listed
ness Of the stingy. Thus, the hand becomes the
| organ of expression and an index of character
! What would not the nervous young gentleman
| in the morning call give to be quit of these
| tale telling members? or what would he do
| without n hat OF stick to am,lsc them? How
effective to the orator is wave Of the hanl.-
| Some men seem to the efficiency Of their
defamation rs much to the hand as the tongue.
| \ general law governs the human form, in COM
mon with the whole animal creation, each part
corresponds with every other part and with the
whole 1t follows that hands are subject TO the
same classification as heals aal faces. Accord
ingly, we have the long bony hand which belongs
| to the motive system, the short ncshy hand with
the vital system, and the small slender hand
| with the mental.
Professor Owen hy seeing single bone of an
animal, can construct its entire orscouS frame.
work Professor AgasSiz is able to do the same
from single scale Of fish. Their power to Ito
this ,lcpculS upon law of comparative anatomy.
If it he true then, that animal forms generally
are homogeneous is there any difficulty in see
ing that the human form is homogeneous in all
its parts? If the practical hoianist or rom"o-
ris, can determine from single leaf the charac-
tcrStc form of tree and Of the fruit also, is
it too much to believe that We may he able t"
tell the shape Of persons head or face hy IN
spccting the hand :
Only a few examples will convince the observer
that the lines of tho hand something more
than ran'lom marks caused Ivy closing the
hand. One who is kind and sympathctc,
with little intellect, will have tie line OF the
'""'"y VIII nave the line of the head well
marked and the line of life III IT or broken
one with large Vitality and small moral and rcl.
S"ning faculties, will hav" the Ines of The head
and heart short anl the line Of life long and
50 II Is with all the other lines uf the han l. they
are marks OF character and correspond Will! the
head and face. The art of chiromancv or ,livi.
nation hy the hinl has been practice for aecs
Those who lrotcSScl to be expert in it were sup
posed To be able to forctcll the future history ur
person, AMI to discover the natural rccuriari-
ties III the disposition, from an examination of
the lines Of the hands
This suhiuct has been examined anil discussed
NJ considerable length by NJ Dc-larr,llcs, Rich.
ard Ecam>h. "f Europe. ami many others
There is sufficient in Phrcnology and Phys.
ioEn"my t"cvilcncc character without reference
to this system yet every one may read, observe
and judge for himself
Each faculty, sentiment and propensity. e the
! human mint has its natural l,nrr,,. in nc,ion
There is n significance in the ,litlcrcn, m,lc. +
shaking hands which indicates, :, far as :, sin.
gle act can do, the character of the pcrsou.-
How much lo we learn "f Il man or a woman hy
the shake ot the hand: Is the grasp warm, ar
dent and vigorous: So is the disposition Isu
cool, formal and without emotion: So is the char.
actcr. Is it magnetic, electrical AMI animatinoe
| the disposition is the same. As we shake hands
50 we feel, and 80 we are. Much Of our truc
character is revealed in shaking hands
| but why Ito we shake hands ut all 1t is Il
very old'tIShoncd way Of iuiclting fricnlShip
! We read III the Bible that ..Jclu sail to Jrh,
nadab: Is thy irArt right AZ my heart i with
thine heart Ii it be, give me thine hand"
Time was, i'll the oil country. when aristoc.
! racy dcSncd to extend single finger or ot
most two, to be shaken by humble democracy.
! Even now we hear Of instances in Which the Of.
fcn>c is repeated. 1t is an inii;uiy which no
true man or woman will either offer or rrcriyr
Refinement and true gcntilty give the whyl,
hand and respond cordially. if ut all. This is
equivalent To saying. You are welcome or when
parting, Adicu col be wit! ynu.
l.. \. G. !
lHE BANK R"EHEEN.--Nlr q. Frazer Wilson, /
vino was arrested on sunday for alstrnciinr
HIo,"Oo OF the City Of Savannah and CIV of
charleston coupon bonds from the private de
post box Of Commodore y. y. Imgraliam i'm the
FIRST National Bank was taken before Iu,,iro