New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-28
WHAT CAN BE READ ON THE HAND.
Mr.. HERoN-ALLENs SECOND LECTURE.
TELLING AN AUDIENCE IN cHrcKKRlxG HALL HOW

TO READ CHARACTER FROM THE fAb"'
Mr. Heron Allen, the young English cherosophist leeE
ured again yesterday afternoon in Chckerng Han Oh
Practical Handreading" The audience was large one
for matinee talk the men being Insignificant minor
ty; OF course. The science has apparently maui
many disciples already. The young women In tne lo"
seats took copous notes. and there was great sno"
interest and an intense scanning OF palms when the ec
urer came down the details Of the Zines and noun
ains" The lecture partly illustrated one ,he
diagrams Of the hand and the divisions Of the palm pene
in use most Of the time. Mr.. HeronAlen is handsome
young OF less than thirty years, and SPEAKS VII"
great ease and familiarity. thyugh with some Eng man
Derisms He wore Prince Albert coat yesterday wiz"
black necklie and large gold chain and charms aero9
his waiscoat His left hand slipped into his trousers
pocket occasionally when his talk grew especiany III
teresting His voice pleasantly soft and clear ana e
puts good many rather dry things entertainingiy'
The lecture yesterday in part repetition OF th'
Of November 90 He the history OF charosopny
briefly and touched upon the dignity and Importance pun
by all races OF people in all the hand More than
the face the head he said the hand was mirror o
the mind The beat the soul traced out deeateT
on the surface az this fine organ. where no accident OF
interior growth could alter eace it. The most ancient
peoples had thought they could read the fates IN one
palm; and palmistry long associated WIN
a sort OF astrology by quacks soothsayers ana
fortneteIers Only within this century however had
handreading become practical science with It's t"o
Cberouomy is the science OF the formation OF hands
the general structure and peculiar developments ndca
Ing mental traits and caprces On the basis OF structure
hands could be divided into six groups-short spatae
or blunttpped tapering, square, thickonted ana sy
metrical The short thick hands found generally
among the northern nations especially In icela
and among the Esqumaux They indicate coarse brutal
ideas stoidity and lack Of imagination The spatnate
hand with blunt fingers shows energy of character anu
is found chiefly northern races The lecturer mao
seen an un Usually large number of spatuate hanus
among the colonists Of Australia and NewZealand Inc
tapering hand Is the sign OF an Instructive
artistic taste, a sort OF Bohemian, not strong
but brilliant erratic mind and poorly developed logical
faculties The square hand with short thumb ana wei
grown lower joints Is that OF an orderly -
sympathetic man. Many rogues have this hand an ugly
the whole and pO1r 70 show, but an eAceeunTs
useful and practical one The thck nand Is az
an ugv one and OF shining and thick IN the palm IL
the mark OF analytical mind. with both reason anu
IMAGINATION and belongs chiefly to scientists and phoso
pliers 1t may indicate also large degree Of seestee
The symmetrical hand Is that OF an deanst WIN ~hs
smooth thin fingers the most beautiful Of all. but
wholly useless In many II is weak in Will though
strong in the power make plausible excuses for failure
s ANN one na'' Of these divisions They have the
marks OF two three classes and are put together as
mixed They harder, Of course to deciphsr thah tne
The fingers themselves give general way, according
TO the lecturer. notion of character Short fingers
stand for impulse tact and readiness; long ones lor
passion detail and finish. All designers OF colossal
work have small hands and short ringers "cll7leNSr
oped upper Joint shows philosophical mlnd wen
veloned OF arrangement, deduc
ton and order. smooth fingers Indicate dnu
softness OF feeling; rough and scentinc ca
nactes Fingers which ht slOse together show aVallc-
tOusness the loosely fitting belong 70 the inqsVe
and tae-hearer Most CYCLISTS have white cOloress cOu
hands. A large thumb IS mark OF Originality ;
with a weli-developed joint 1t shows strength
of will \ big lower thumb joint indicates arguhlc It's
five force soft hands belong 10 lazy people general
The hari-handed energetic and though without ucn
tenderness Of feeling. are caDaDe oil iasuhs ansc
No man can tell ie said Heron Allen, with his hands
open say II he Is not conscious OF MS nhs AT
the time they in ninety cases out O nun
bred 10 be shut This the lecturer lad Nei e ~
of cases and point worth the attention OF the curious
short outline OF the science OF palll-try WAS also
given The palm j. divided into seven mount ANS called
after the planets Of astrOlOgy The Mountain OF
ls. OF the fore-hnger Then in order the
hand fhe Of Apollo or the SUM- and Aer-
on fbe edge of the hand that OF the Moon Is stu FUR
ther down the wrist. The plain or Mars runs on
from the OF Mars into the middle OF the PAIN Inc
seven have the virtues ana QUANTITIES OF Je pdo1
i'm the old astroiogy and the lines that run from them
show predOmnance OF these qualities by ther cearhes
and length. The three main lines IN the PAIN are the
Health line which around the base OF the thlinp
the Line OF Head the foot of the Mount o Jupiter 10
the Mount OF Moon. and the Line OF Heart from the
Mount of Jupiter the break between the Mounts OF
Mercury and Mars. The details of course could not ne
into further anu MI hcloAch naS IcseI'eu Dcl
Al the end OF the talk Major Pond got on the stage and
asked for volunteers, whose hands the chelrosophst
might examine through "A screen. \ young man VINO
lacked like "A cross between German philosopher ana
an Italian count had the first chance His hand was said
10 show artistic temperament ana good dcaI OF
ms extremely sensitive The young was evidently
surprised at the reflection in this novel mirror ana
RAPIDLY disappeared lady found too who was VII
ling 10 have her hand examined she was sld 10 he nun
illness in youth she said aferward that this description
quite true.