Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-08-18
CHARACTER IN HANDWRITING.
One OF the Most Fascinating Stud.
les One Can Find--Some
OF the Signs.

GrapholOgy is the art Of reading char
acter in handwriting. 1t is one of the
most fascinating studies one can find;
absorbing ones attention; making one
a nuisance to ones friends and acqualn-
tances in ones search for bits of writing
The poorest writing is as good to study
as the best-better, in fact. The good
writing-the writing that is still as the
writer was taught by the teacher-shOws
a character without any originality. But
what is graphology? Well, in brief, it
Is the art of character i'll handwriting,
and enables one to study his friend or
enemy at diStance-and as friendly
letters are the least unStudied, the least
formal, they reveal more of ones char
acter. 1t is not necessary to read the
words; but from the manner letters are
made, how they are joined, how placed
on the line, and many points, one can
decide the character of a person wholly
unknown. There is not a bit of proph-
eSy about it, as IN palmistry, phrenOlOgy
and other so-called arts. Simply the
moral and mental characters of the per-
son who wrote and at thetime of writing.
Comparing writings of persons at diff
ferent periods, the decline or advance III
character can be told.
If | could have MaXweli's letters to
Preller, and could have also letters writ
ten by him this past week, | could tell
whether he has lost confidence or not.
In our druggists windows are portraits
of two great artists, Adelina PATTI and
Mary Anderson. Take 4 good | ok at
their signatures. There is no equal to 4
Patti, and none of the PATHS can COM
pare with Adelinal But it is a gracious,
graceful pride, shown by the graceful
underlining of the name. See, too, the
old-time wOmanlineSS of the writer.
now turn to Mary Anderson. She be-
longs to the new generation. Less, far
less of womanly grace or charm, more,
far more of the age. She was born
business woman, one might say a bust
ness coquette. She could hold her own
on Change among our best and keenest
merchants. The flourish to her name
shows she can draw trade" and what
is more, can keep it She is poser
posing ever and always. One who wish
es TO keep in her good graces must praise
her. She is cold blooded
Now find if you can the signature OF
Adelaide Nelson. What nOblenessi
What graciOusness! What power and
range of impression and expression One
of the regrets of my life is in never hav-
ing seen and heard her. Since | began
studying graphology | have not found 4
writing 50 essentially noble in all ways
as is Adelaide Neilson'S-what! I'm
talking too fast, and haven't given you
any proof of what claim for graphology,
Well, You know that two signs of graph
olOgy have passed into proverbs. The
careful person is one who always dots
his is and crosses his is" who always
minds his p's and as" Let your
readers take bundle of letters, spread
them out and look for small f's, and
they will soon find some that are not
simply looped, rs the writing master
taught, but are barred back of the down
stroke. That is stubborness. Now look
further and find some t's that are
barred with 4 down slant from left TO
right, making an acute instead of an OBJ
tuse angle on the under right-hand side.
There is the mark of an opiniOnated, con-
trary person.