Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-06-18

record Of his life. Every human being is
constantly incarnating desires, thoughts and
acts in heshy ineaments into quality and
form, color ani expression.
''The hand is the immediate servant of the
will. Ii represents the man-is. indeed, a
true index of the mind in minutia Tho
eyes of the hand are the finger tips. When
ever sight is doubted we confirm the fslt by
touch.
''The thumb Is the great feature Of the
hand. Upon its length, strength, proportion
and mobility dspend the power Of the hand.
That was beautiful thing which Jacob
Boehm, the German seer, said of this servant
of the will: The hands signify Gods ON
impotence, for as God in nature can change
all things, and make of them what he pleases,
50 man, also, can with his hands change all
material things, and change them as he
pleases. He rules with his hands the mate
rials Of nature, and SO they very well signify
the omnipotence Of God"
"Are there many hands alikef'
'No two faces are exactly alike; no two
persons have hands alike; no pair Of hands
are exact duplicates The differences in
those most alike are really many, when
pointed out by careful observer. The
right hand shows the direction the individual
is travelling and the progress made in modi-
flying original tendencies and abilities into
actual character. The left hand indexes the
persons natural inclinations ami peculiari-
ties In cases of left handed people this rule
is reversed In short, the passive hand ex-
hibits the character from which the person
is growing. while the active hand indexes
the character "a developed.
The palm of the hand shows physical
strength, endurance, activity and tempera-
ment. IL is also health bulletin. Ii shows
the appetites aud inclinations, the desires.
affinities and repulsions. The lower part, next
the wrist indicates animal strength and in
stincts; the middle the power and quality OF
the brain and nerves; the upper part the
force and character Of the emotions
Large hands are the hands that do or work.
The person with large hands naturally exc
cutes his plans. acts out his impulses, mate
rallies his thoughts. Large hands are char
acterized 10y com leteness in the nerform-
ance. rather than fertility Of theories. Small
hanis reveal Themselves by magnitude, grace,
generalities. The pyramids and monolithso of
\ Egypt and the temples of India were planned
and superintended by people celebrated as
having the smallest and most delicate hands
/ in the world The model Greek hand. a.
shown in the ideal statues, is large, with q
moderately thick paim and IA prominent
thumb.
The me1ium-sized hand. in fair proper.
ton with the body, Is the hand that
viii ID or delegate the doing best.
! James B. Eads, who originated the
| great tubular steel bridge over the
/ Mississippi at St Louis and planned the jet
ties, has very small hands. Henry Flad,
who worked out the details Of construction
and calculated the details of strain and ten.
sion, has large. efficient hands. Abraham
Lincoln, who gave personal attention tc
matters usually trusted to subordinates, had
very large hands. Jay Gould, who forms
immense plans, but does all his work through
subordinates has small, short hands,
''The hard hand indicates one who easily
puts forth continued action, endures in
DhN Sitsi thtIt htlEul, III energetic dlr
tivity. The elastic or sinewy hand loves
rapid, skillful activity. IL is characterized
by energy rather than endurance. Soft
hands belong TO one who labors with fatigue
and WEAKNESS. In all occult matters the
thumb plays prominent part. IL indicates
the intelligent will In general, a large
thumb slHs decision of character, persist
ency of pfrpose, therefore is apt 10 belong &c
one likely to succeed. A small thumb shows
one who Is vaciilating and uncertain in his
aims. intermittent and changeabls in his
efforts
Short fingers indicate one who sees in gen
eral examines only the mass. comprehends
the t0ut ensemble Long fineers indicate
one who sees the parts, appreciates the de
tails and understands the minutie. Slightly
tapering fingers indicate one growing in the
direction of ideality. Fingers lying close to
gether 80 that no light is seen between them,
especially II the fingers are irregular, sag
gest avar1ce, secrecy and general sslfishness.
Famous Instrumental musicians. celebrated
marksmen, skillful gymnasts a..d artisans
are apt to have square finger ends Pointed
finger ends attest a person fanciful, erratic,
romantic, impractical, changeable, some
times unreiiable-always peculiar.
Long nails indicatea peaeenaker, one who
will bear much for the sake of quiet, and
is steadfast in friendship. Short nails be
long To one who will assert his rights Large
white half moons at the base Of the halls an
nounce frank, open-hearted person, who
naturally speaks his thoughts and tells his
plans and purposes. He may keep a secret,
but it requires an effort. The naturally se-
cr..tive person is not apt to have any sign of
half moons. Pale spots on the nails, espe-
cially near the base, indicate disease Of the
nerves and an inclination to melancholy
This isn't all the professor said on the
subject of hands, but IL is all | can remember
EBBoN OLIVER.
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