The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-10-28
cHIRoMANcY AND LOVE.
Little Lines on the Hand Giving Points te
Those About to Marry,

As a rule. though there are many ex-
ceptions, a man with long nail joint
to his thumb, but short nails, should
marry a woman with a short thumb and
long nails. | don't mean "tal ons. y 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
recesscs; certainly he often discovers
diamonds, but their roughneSs is usually
appalling. and wife who will sec to
their pcl shing is the one thing needful.
Long nails look too much on the out
SIDE of things, and judge people 10y
| looks, manner and dress: so this COM
bination inSurcs ''le iuste milicu. A
girl who's, long-pointcd fingers and
nails, and long though elantirg, Inc
ii head. show such mental power,
coupled with strong Imagination, and
great tendency TO Judge by outward
signs, must be carefully wOocd. The
man to succeed will be Short-iingered
and the first Joint of his thumb viii be
at least rs long a the second. lie VIII
never quite let her know how much he
cares for her, nor will he ever alto
Ucthcr lift the vail which shrOud' him.
/ To her his charm will be that there is
ALWAYS something behind something
more 10 know come day. Th SO long
pointed fingers. with the Inc If head
above described. love exploitation,
but the nine once opened and fully eX-
plored. has no more interest for them.
g .l,f
much. according to the type Of the
hpnd that II is difficult to Gull Lard ana
fast ma<ims. | can, however, give Mt
least one. which is a thing OF beauty
and a 10Y forever IN the h@nd When
the line of heart forms fork. of when
both branches are exactly equal, on me
mount of Jupiter, which rises ut the
base ~ the first iingri. it declares abSo-
lutte trucne.s OF heart. In such err
son YOU may fully cOnlide. for to HIM
or her deceit is impossible. This fork
also tells of one love only. for even
wien the person inspiring il has proved
wholly unworthy no other love will
ever replace it. other affections may
attempt to do SO, but none viii
ever hold The place oonSe"rat-
Ell TO the first and last real
love. The person inspiring such
love is often indicated by a cross be-
tween the lines of heart and head. the
invariable sign of an influence of OPP
pOStr sex. These eros eS. however,
sometimes show irk>omr influences;
old loves. which refuse to be >hrIycd,
and threadbare friendships Slra!hih@ aC
the cords OF Old AFFECT ON III WeII-m'an''
fatal efforts to aiIiNh' once; "I''4
telling the hand OF foreI@hrf' ! louiH
one Of these crosses cutting 'he ines 81
heart, head ana ta.e. ana lh"ira'lhS
continued worry and hndrancr 3riN.n7
from 4 woman influence. Hal":
"Iour lie l. crossed ana maffed ny
some woman. Whatever You take up
She object. to. No matter N Whal ca
rccr you SEEK success. ehe crosse your
path ami bars Your way. 10 my us
may, the fiery toFc@uer aprln& 10 ms
feet, and, lrn@ NJ MS c,enched list
down ON the tab.e with force an put
DISASTROUS to glass ana emma ne eN-
cIJmcd: All, do know her; she IS
Won tirnd. / ia wish she wound aIe.
When these crosses rest on thr heao
line only, the influences they indicate
arS' from fascination alone
and the heart Is uht"u 'hei';
know a lady whom palmlslrN saved
from miserable marriage by warning
her now speedily the glamor Surround-
ing an influence OF thS KIND would
wear OIL In consequence OF TINS warn
ing she took SIX months to THINK over
matter, and long tetore th2r tcrmlna-
ton the glamor hal vanished ana tho
engagement was broken on.
When the Inc OF heart IS troAch INTO
many small pieces, 1t argues niue IucK
in love, and tells OF INCONSISTENCY IN
friendship. \ man who WIth TINS Line
combined long lin" OF head reaching
right across the hand, would D" dah-
gerouo rival. W tn but htllc regard 10
what implements he employed to cut
out any one who intcrfcrrcd with HIM
The fragm"ntary line OF heart tells OF
the with TO do il. while the lengthy Inc
OF the head U.terally far-r"ayhmg)
shows the power. This long lead line
is always dangerous possess ON, M
dicating capabilities for sWindllng.
With a good long line OF heart prIn-
ciple will strange speculation, but
of II end whose line OF heart
is defective, cross quickly TO
II .1..I lie ~