The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-09-21
CHARACTER IN HANDS.
THE OCCULT ART OF PAl-MlSTRY
NOW a SERIOUS STUDY.

What Its Advocates Claim for 1.-THE
cal and Mental Pcculiarities Are Read
as Easily AS an Open Book.
Chro-psychometry is the technical name
| Tor lnlmistry, or tho reading of ones indi-
vldual characteristics from an examination
| and an Interpretation of tho hands, PALMS
Try Is Older than sculpture, painting or medi
| cine. 1t is oIacr than history itself, for in
the dimne,t traditions of the rcmotcst past
there are distinct all,lsions to tho bravcst
warriors ami tho grandcst kings consulting
the prieStly palmister, as an oracle whose
mystic messages were of the most sacred
Character hence, of the greatest i'm
portancc. Palmistry is an art with IL ,hilo
s"phical basis, Il scientific justification and IL
practically useful application. 1t is as pllu
sol'!i!c in its principles rs is any theory of
the union and relationship of the human soul
and body. 1t is as scientific in its found;,
tton>, methods and results us painting, music
Or medicine, FOR tho technique in these de
partn'cnts is scientific, while the practical
application is always an nrt. In common
with medicine, palmistry has human anatomy
Tor Il scientific basis; and in common with
rlinting, coors and shades are all important
tsctorS; while form is us much an essential us
II is III sculpture Falnlistry, therefore, To
b, at all successful must, like sculpture
paintings medicine or music, have an artistic
application of its philosophical theories and
scientific foundations and methods.
WHAT rALMISrHY is.
my one "t ordinary mental capacity can
learn the science and understand lc philus-
| uphN of ialmlstry In its practical Use.
however, the artistic ability of the pnlmi,tcr
Is that which gives charm, entertainment
and usefulness. Tho philosophical basis of
palnls;iy is the doctrine that the soul creates
TIL" body for Itself, AMI that the body is
naturally IL good exact, easy and well fitting
suit of material clothing for the spiritu,
soul, The body is, therefore, in the likeness
of the soul within it, because Tia, only prru.
lnrllrs nt the body are those impaired l,i,
"r impressed upon it by tho inlwclling SOUL
which has developed tho body for its halil;-
ton, convenience and USE
Then II is an old and sacred occult maxim
that all the powers of the man are rentcrr,i
in the hand-or represented by the hand
The conclusion is, therefore, that the hand
is To linn who can translate its divine hero.
| glyphics, tho likeness and the representative
of the soul Tho scientific foundations of
lnlmistry, like all other scientific bases, con
siSt III the agreed upon results Of many care.
ful examinations and the more or less exact
veritications of tho theories above stated
VIXEN put TO the test of practical application
Palmistly, then, practically, is the lrnn,l;,-
tfon of mammal pecuiarties into mental
characteristics, and SO far us the p;llmisi is
accomplished in his art, can read from tho
hand, of his client his Tor her physical
pcculiaritics, temperament, appcttcS, pas
s"ns, impulses, aspirations, mental endow
mrnts, character and tendencies
The l'almistcr does not suppose or teach
that the character is dependent upon the ne
culiaritcs of tho hand, any more than that
the time of day depends upon the position of
the hands of the clock, but that just us tho
hands of II good clock Indicate tho time of
day, so does the popularity of the hands i'll
diratc the character of the individual a
man is not II mechanic or a musician on nc.
count of any peculiar shape or sizo of his
hands, but being of any definite character
mentally n man is provided with hands which
arc the best adapted to fully and promptly
| give expression to his special abilities
| The term palmistry is somewhat mislea,l-
| ing, for it gives rise to tho common mistake
| that the art is confined to an examination of
| the palm and the lines therein found, where.
as the fact is that every pcculiurity of the
entire hand is considered by the intelligent
hand reader