Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-15

Peoples Feet an Indication Of Their Tempsra.
n,eut ana Au.ln,s.


ment snd Business
"Palmstry IL the new. art | understand,
for delineating character" remarked = smart
young detective to n Chilago NcrS reporter.
"or, rather, 1t isn very old one revived, but
Tor our business the hands don't show half 80
much character ~ the feet In foot gear, II
the subject bo properly studied, there VIII bo
found moro 10 Indicate the character oi the
wearer than most people have sn idea oi
lrs quito an easy matter tot man to disguise
his facial appearance II may be done by dye
ing the hair or beard, or by cutting OIL the
hair close, or shaving tho beard, or by wear
ing 1t In different style; but a man old
enough to wear a beard can never disguise
his walk ho can't destroy tho conformation
OF his feet and il he had a tendency To run
his shoes down In the heel, IT'S an invaluable
piece OF information to the detective who
wants him. Just to illustrate how this works
III toll you a story.
Not u great whileago received a tintype
picture of a young man who was wanted In
tho East 1t was very lad picture part OF
the face wAs blurred, and only the eyes and
nose were visible with distlnctness and
character enough tu make II comparatively
easy matter 10 pick out our man should we
ever meet him. Hts clothing was well pic
tuTed, and its stylo cut and hnislI gave us an
idea a. 10 whore we might run acroes such a
fellow. Tho clothing was nothing If not
lashy, and We concluded 1t would be the
style of dress n smalltry gambler would
banker after. We went 10 n gamb----G Tor
got there was no gambling houses open In
chicago but We went TO place. and pretty
soon We met a young man who looked
exactly like tho party we wanted We were
lust about TO take hold of hun when his
double, man having his features, the color
Of his hair and eyes, turned ur and for an
instant We didn't know what TO do
Either one OF these two men might have
been taken for the original of the iintypeand
We didn't know which was which. From
their shoulders up the resemblance was as
tnnishing, hut 1t ended there. The utmost
differences III their appearance was noted
when the men commenced to stir about our
man was Il waiter 10y occupation, and We oh.
served that one OF the men while walking
strobe on boldly, putting out one foot In
mont Of the other in almost two straight
lines, while the other fellow toed out, and
when he walked II was, apparently, as much
"a he could do to keep his heels from strik.
ing together My partner looked st him
moment and said That IS the waiter
How do you know N' / asked.
:" See how no walks was the reply. lie
puts out each foot sideways as II he feared
his long apron. Nearly all walters toe out
because OF their long aprunA He's got tho
walk, and that's our man
" Well, IL turned out to be true. lie was
our man, and II was tho simple matter OF his
style OF walk, due 10 the reformation of his
iseL that led to his arrest We got him Just
IN time, as he had made a big wiuniDg-I
mean he had considerable money with him,
aud lie had decided 10 leave town at once.
Now, that was a clear case IN proof OF the
character that ~ manifested ia feet aud in
fnot.geRT, both shoes aud boots. lie walked
with his toes turned GUITAR Uut-and we
know that a man with an apron in front of
him reaching to tho bottom Of his trousers
naturally walks 40 that he strikes each foot
against tho fGTthest side OF the apron, thus to
prevent it, tripping him up Teamsters, or
those OF them who wear long rubber coats,
DO the same thing. Sometimes tho CharaC-
ter Of a mans thoughts can be pretty nearly
determined by the way IN which he walks
when his mind ~ busy. Thieves and foxy
people in general walk very much like cat.
! know a we'll known ChAttel. Ortgage mend
downtown. The fellow IL regular shark.
He is absolutely merCilesS IN his dealings
with unfortunate people, but he ~ one of the
most suave rogues IhsI over escaped the pen
iteDtlary.
"But there Is iust ~ much character In
boots and shoes "a there Is IN the feet that
wear them. It's common belief that big
foot IL sure sign OF good nature. My
observation goes TO show IT'S a sure sign
nj "A very coarse nature. Then there i. the
long, slender shoe OF the nervous crank and
the short wido boot OF tho pig headed indi.
Nidual whOis Just aS much Of q crank. Look
At the sandals worn by the Chinese don't
they suggest feeble intellect Then think OF
the old wooden shoes worn by the old
country peasants amt they perfectly well
adapted To the rough work of out of doors
And see, too, tho muyCasin of tho Indian
what bettOr would suit his peculiar reeds?
"Oh, yes, there is a good deal OF character
IN boots and shoes, especially If they are old
ones