San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-21
SECRETS OF THE PALM.
Outlines of Character AMI Prospects of the
Future Revealed.

"A .
explaining the methods OF his art to a re-
porter, said:
THE reason we are able to discern many
hidden truths from the simple inspection of
The subjects hand is, briefly, in this way.
We know from having observed the charac-
teristics of innumerable people that persons
with this or that hand have such and such
characteristics. Certain occupations produce
certain lines in the hand, and we can most
always tell the persons occupation from the
character of his hand. Knowing his occupa-
ton, it is not very difficult to tell his charac-
.eristics.
1.-THE lines of life and accident are fixed,
and the predictions which we are able to
make from an inspection of them are almost
invariably fulfilled. There is a certain line
in the hand which tells me that the subject
has recently passed through a serious diff
Guilty of some kind. You remember when
Kate Claxton came so near losing her life in
the Park theatre fire in Brooklyn a number
of years ago. Well, was in st. Louis at
the time, and was an enthusiast in palmistry.
| travelled all the way to New York to see
whether that line indicating difficulties had
developed in her hand inspected her palm,
and there was the line as plain as day.
Here is another instance. In my youth
the line of life indicated that would die at
about the age of thirty-six. | had looked
forward to the time with some dread and
when it came, sure enough | was laid low
with a serious illness The doctors gave me
up and were about to arrange for my fune-
raj, but my will dominated the disease.
simply said to myself: Here, it isn't time for
you to die yet awhile. Your business is in
bad shape and you can't leave your family in
this way. You must recover And recover
did.
1.-THE lines of marriage are less distinct
than those of accident and death, but never
theless, we can tell pretty accurately whether
a man is to be married at all and if so how
often. A man of domestic, affectionate and
impressionable characteristics will in all
probability take unto himself wife, More
wives die and are divorced than husbands,
therefore it is pretty safe to say that this
impressionable man will marry twice. There
is the man who has the Shylock hand. 1t is
easy enough to tell that he will attempt to
gather great riches. Then there is the man
with the fat, pudgy hand. He's generous.
The man with long, taper fingers is likely to
be an artist and to have artists character
istscs. And so on with the other kinds of
hands.
you may smile when l tell you, but it is
4 fact, nevertheless, that it is the most in
telligent class of people who have the great
est faith in palmistry. You can't satisfy an
ignorant person by telling him what his
capabilities are or what special line of useful
ness he can pursue with the best prospect of
success He wants to know everything of
his past and future, and if you can't tell him
he is dissatisfied. On the other hand, an in
telligent person knows that the art of palm
istry does not pretend to go as far as that
and is satisfied with the simple character
reading. 1t is curious, but true, that nothing
Is more interesting to the average man or
woman than hearing about himself or herself
That's what brings most of my visitors here.
They have their own opinions of the char
acteristIcs, but like to have them confirmed
by an expert do not say that a man is
poet, a musician, an artist, an orator or an
artisan because his hand presents certain
features, lines or mounts, but being of a
certain character and in possession of certain
powers his hands reveal the character. The
soul is the real man, and the body is simply
its material manifestation. The body exists
and subsists from the spirit for its use and
changes naturally solely in obedience to the
power and direction of the spirit. 1t can be
changed mechanically by outside forces, but
it can be developed only by the spiritual and
vital force working within it.
THE palm of the hand shows physical
strength, endurance, activity, or their oppo-
sites. 1t is also health bulletin. 1t shows
also the appetites and inclinations. The
lower part, next to the wrist, indicates ami
NAL strength and instincts when prominently
developed, the middle of the hand the power
of the brain and nerves, and the upper part
the force and character of the emotions.
Large hands belong to those that work.
A man with such hand executes his plans,
acts out his impulses and materializeS his
thoughts. He is complete in the performance
of his work Small hands indicate magni-
tude of plans, grace in execution and de-
light in dealing with generalities The me-
dunn sized hand is the hand that will do the
thing best. The hard hand indicates persist
ency in effort and endurance in physical ex-
ertion. The sinewy hand expresses rapid,
skillful activity, and SO on."-Pittsburg Dis
patch.