Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-07-26

The Tell-Tale Lines Which Denote
Character


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head, which begins alongside OF
the line of life (sometimes joining
it), and crossing the middle OF
the palm; and the line of the
heart, which goes from one side
Of the hand to the other at Hhe
base of the fingers. If the Inns
of life is Of o ruddy color, long
and unbroken, extending nearly
) or quite down to the wrist line, it
foretells good health and long
life; if it be broken in any point
it denotes severe sickness; if short,
early death; if double lit shows
remarkable strength and vitality.
The lines circling the wrist num-
Der the years of life, one line mark
ing thirty years.
II a character like the sun occurs
on the life line. It denotes the loss
of an eye or blindness; and each
scross or knot means some misfor-
stune or difficulty, great or small,
according to the size of the mark
The little lines are the lesser cares
and troubles. Wavy lines in the
ends OF the fingers or elsewhere.
foretell death by drowning. A
crescent-shaped mark below the
little finger and below the line of
the heart denotes insanity. A
we'll defined short line joining the
life line indicates marriage II
no such line appears, the person
will remain single. unless there
be ashort line or lines on the side
of the hand below the little finger,
as these also denote the number
of times married The lines ex-
tending down between the third
or ring finger and the little finger
to the line OF the heart, number
the loves OF lifetime. If but a
single line is visible, and that is
deep and clear, the person will
love faithfully and warmly. A
long and we'll defined line of the
head promises intellectual power,
but it may be too long; as, if it
extends quite to the edge of the
hand, it indicates too much cal
(. culation, craft and meanness. 1t
should end under the third finger
for thereabouts. Ii it is forked OF
double toward the end it denotes
deception and double-dealing,
though, in ahand otherwise good,
it may mean only extreme reti-
cence or shyness. When this
line is short or faint it shows
stupidity, fooliseness.
II the line of the heart is long,
extending from the edge of the
\ hand below the little finger up
between the first and second
fingers, it indies tes an affectionate
disposition, and also promises
well for the happiness of the
possessor. If it sends down short
lines toward the head line, il
shows that affection must be
founded on respect; but if these
, small lines go upward, love is
more a passion and impulse.
When the line OF the heart is
broken it denotes Inconsistency
But judgement must not be form
ed from any one appearance OF
line of the hand, as there are
many things to be considered.
We should look in the left
hand chiefly for honors, riches,
loves and misfortunes, and in the
right for whatever pertains to
health and length of days All
lines if pale and wide, tell the
absence of the quality attributed
to that line, or the existence OF
the opposite quality. For in
stance, a pale, wide line of the
heart indicates GOODNESS or even
cruelty When the lines Of the
left hand are clearest and ruddi-
est its possessor resembles his
/ mother, both mentally and physic.
ally.
In the practice of the art OF
palmistry some knowledge OF
physiognomy is of great advant-
age; indeed. the two sciences go
hand in hand, one supplement-
ing the other. This is why the
shrewd gypsy fortune teller scans
the face almost more closely than
the hand of the patron. A few
set rules in regard to the features
and characteristic of the human
face may well be added in this
connection.
And, first of all the soul dwells
in the eye; and the ability to I'M
derstand its language is inborn
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