The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-04
MATRIMONY.
some Points for Those About TO Enter the
Married State.

As r.le, though there are many ex-
ceptions, a man with a long nail joint
10 his thumb, but short nails, should
marry woman with short thumb and
long nails. L don't mean "talons," but
the pink part of the nail should be long
enough to promise graces lost in the
mans analytical nature; these very
short nails declare the diver into hidden
recesses; certainly he often discovers
diamonds, but their roughness is usually
appalling, and wife who will see to
their polishing is the one thing needful.
Long nails look too much on the out
side of things, and Judge people by
looks, manner and dress; so this COM
bination should insure ale jaLste mil
ieu." A girl whose long-pointed fin
gers and nails, and long, though slant
ing, line of head, show much mental
power, coupled with strong imagination
and great tendency to Judge by out
ward signs, must be carefully wooed.
The man to succeed will be short-fn-
gered, and the first joint of his thumb
will be at least as long as the second.
He will never quite let her know how
much he cares for her, nor will he ever
altogether lift the veil which shrouds
him. To her his charm will be that
there is always something behind
something more to know some day.
These long-pointed fingers, with the
line of head described above, love ex-
ploitation, but the mine once opened and
fully explored has no more interest for
them.
The signs of chiromancy vary so
much, according to the type of the
hand, that it is difficult to Gull hard and
fast maxims. can, however, give at
least one, which is thing of beauty
and JOY forever in any hand. When
the line of heart forms fork, of which
both branches are exactly equal, on
the mount of Jupiter, which rises at
the base of the first finger, it declares
absolute trueness of heart. In such
person you may fully confide, for to
him or her deceit is impossible. This
fork also tells of one love only, for
even when the person inspiring it has
proved wholly unworthy, no other love
will ever replace it. Other affections
NAV attempt to do so, but none will
ever hold the place consecrated to the
first and last real love. The person in
spring such love is often indicated by
a cross between the lines of heart and
head the invarable sign of an infiu-
ence of opposite sex. These crosses,
| however, sometimes show irksome in
fiuences; old loves, which refuse to be
shelved, and threadbare friendships,
straining at the chords of old affection
in well-meant, fatal efforts to advise.
Once, when telling the hand OF for
eigner, / found one of these crosses
cutting the lines of heart, head, and
fate, and indicating continued worry
aud hindrance arising from woman's
influence. | said: your life is crossed
and married by some woman. What
ever you take up she objects to- No
matter in what career you seek success,
she crosses your path and bars your
way" To my dismay, the fiery for
eigner sprang to his feet, and bringing
his clenched fist down on the table
with force all but disastrous TO glass
and china, he exclaimed "Ah do
know her; she is Won tiend. | do wish
she would die" When these crosses
rest on the head line only, the infu-
ences they indicate arise from fascina-
tion alone, and the heart is untouched.
l know one lady whom palmistry saved
from a miserable marriage 10y warning
her how speedily the glamour surround
ing an influence of this kind would
wear of. In consequence of this warn
ing she took six months to think over
matters, and long before their termina-
tion the glamour had vanished, and the
engagement was broken off.
When the line of heart is broken into
many small pieces, it argues little luck
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friendship. 4 man who with this line
combined long line of head reaching
right across the hand, would be dan
gerous rival, with but little regard to
what implements he employed to cut
out any one who interfered with him.
The fragmentary line of heart tells OF
the wish to do it, VIII lie the lengthy line
of head literally far-reaching) shows
the power. This long head line is al
ways dangerous possession, indicating
capabilities for swindling. With good
long line of heart principle will strangle
speculation, but when you find this in
the hand OF friend whose line of heart
is defective, cross quickly to the other
side of the way, especially if you have
anything of value about YOU. In hands
blessed with all virtues, this line merely
denotes that delightful talent for get
ting ones moneys worth out of every
thing which those who do not possess
it ceaselessly envy and admire. Doubt.
less it is most desirable knack, but il
every one had it no one would overpay,
so how would any one profit? 1t is just
as well, therefore, that no two people
possess hands exactly similar, and that
large heart so often overruIes long
head. Richness of the lines shows pas
sion; but unless 50 red as to indicate
violence, they are, / think, preferable tc
the wide, white lines declaring egotism
London Standard.