The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-12-28
HAND H%IEROGLYPHICs.

EAHa
a Female Palmist Discougses ON Her
Trade That smacks ofthe Mystic
rious.
Cleveland Herald.
C~hairvoyants and fortune-tellers are
u ually untrustworthy persons, stepped
in quackery and ready to take advantage
Of the superstitious side Il human y
ture. A reporter met n of the class
yesterday, and was astonished in the
course of conversation, at the informa-
ton the woman possessed OF the subject
of palmistry. Not in mood to have
his future life mapped out. the reporter
talked to her solely in search Of inform
alton. He 60: some very interesting
matter for his pains. The woman was
enthusiastic on the subject, and claimed
to be infallible. She grew indignant
when the reporter rtefe rred to palmistry
as a pastime. and said: "No, sir! 1t is
not q pastime, but q deep science,
founded OF principles created by Heav-
en-. Show me q man or q woman's hand
and face. and I will tel! you his or her
nature and qualities"
lis it a difficult knowledge to mas.
teri"
mo; comparatively easy, though tine
and experience render the work o fthe
palmist truer and more thorough"
Are there fixed rules2"
yes, and they are not intricate ones.
| dom: know but | am divulging my
trade secrets, but l have enough inter.
est In palmistrysto overturny your doubts.
Hands are divided into three kinds
those with tapering fingers, blunt,
square-tipped ones, and fingers that are
spade-shaped, with cushions of flesh on
each side of the nail. The taper-fn-
gered hand is the highest and best type,
and is possessed by poets. artists,
persons Of contemplative moods and
with quick, sensitive minds that turn TO
blunt. fingered hand belongs to the SEN
sible, matter-of-iact, well-balanced class
of humanity, such as the successful bus
mess and professional man or scientists"
you have taper fingers and are
something of an idealist, said the palm
ist, glancing at the reporters busy fin
gers. The reporter had to OWE up.
1.-The spade-shaped fingers to my third
class are possessed by men and women
of strong passions, who love creature
comforts. and have what | call material
instincts.
1.-THE joints on the hand are points
that are very important in the study.
If the top Joint is longest it speaks
broadly OF ideality and lack Of practical
ability, making the possessor OF the
hand'a dreamer. If the second joint be
longest it denotes . keen, well balanced
mind, and if the lowest joint excels in
length the person who ownst the hand is
a unitarian, with strong passions. If ali
three joints are equal, a we'll balanced
mind Is there.
by my rules you will see that the
first or topnost joint means the spiritu.
al nature, the middle, mind or intellect,
and the lower JOINT the body of the per.
son. These rules may be thrown aside
in the case of an uncommon hand. In
that CASE the face aids us and a conclu-
sion can be reached by that means"
How do you read the lines of the
hand?"
4"Thnt is the finest work Of the whole.
Two hands may be widely different, and
their lines and shape may contradict the
tales told by the fingers. Then only the
Instinct that comes with the true grasp
of art can aid the palmist. To learn the
chief lines of the hand is an easy mat
ter. They are, first, the lifeline, which
runs round the base of the thumb, the
head line, which begins alongside Of the
life line-sometimes running into or
joining it-and crosses the middle of the
palm. and the heart line, which crosses
the hand somewhat diagonally near the
base of the fingers.
The lines that run round the wrist
are age lines, each meaning thirty years
of life. If the line of lie be strong,
deeply tinted and runs nearly unbro-
kefly to near. the wrist, it is n sure sign
that the owner of the hand will live a
long, healthy life" The reporter looked
at his hand, and may lave laughed, for
the operator first looked ''nettled," and
secondly at own the hand, and said:
Your days WILDE filled with sickness and
willnot be long" The scribe counted
a knock down for the pianist, looked
innocent and listened as she resumed
her talk.
"Ifaspot or star lies on the life line it
means that an eve or both will be lost,
and every obstruction or cross o. the
surface means a misfortune graded as to
fingers ends? No! Then you'll not die
OF drowning"
"How about hanging?:" asked the Her
aldite.
There is no especial line or mark for
that" suspiciously, .but," warningly,
y u tell from general signs"
The ouestinner did not press the SUBJ
iect, and the lady went on: "A crescent-
shaped mark below the little finger line
denotes hereditary insanity, and a well
defined short line, joining the line of
life, indicates early or late marriage, &C.
cordlng to the length ofthe line."
"Shalt L become q Benedict"
"No sir! Yon will mott" emphatically.
i The ~rnnnrtar lppkai ro1ar,, orI ~.
impressed with the words. He was
already married. Resuming, the lady
said: IF there are lines on the
side Of the hand below the little finger,
the number of times married are indi.
lated. The lines extending down be-.
t veen the third or ring finger and the
little finger to the line of the heart mum.
Ser the loves of life time" Tho inter-.
viewers hand was extended, and the
interviewer answered:
Your loves will he four and short"
The reporter hguratively hunted his
laole again. Zone line says the love will
% single, long. and unalloyed. A long,
Yell-dednad line OF the hand promises
intellectually. Yours is not long. Fit
extends oyer the sides of the hands,
craft, and calculation ia indi-.
:ated.. One can not be possible without
she other. In a good hand, il this line
be forked or doubled at the end it is a sign
y r%eticence or ~slyness. With a bal hand
it means deception. A faint, short line
shows stupidity. / said the line of the
heart ran from one side ofthe hand to the
otherat the base of the fing .rs. If that is
nIlg. the hana belongs 10 a person who
. attec.ionate. 1t short lines run down
oward the main line, affection will only
follow respect; and if the lines rnr un,
passion and impulse are the niz MS
prings of love.
Inconsistency follows the broken line
i of tho hfhrt. Ali these Sims NAV ha