The Dickinson press., 1889-06-29
SECRETS OF THE PALM.
Outlines of Character and Prospects OF Il
Future Ec:calcd.

Outlines of Character and Prospects OF tho
Future Revealed.
a %promincn: cxpounder of palmistry, in
| explaining tho methods of his art to a re.
porter, said:
"Tho reason We are able 10 discern many
hidden truths from the simple inspection of
the subjects hand is, briefly, in this way.
We know from having observed tho charac-
,~ciistics of innumcrable people that persons
with this or that hand nave such md 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-
tion, it is not very difficult to tell his charac
tcristics.
'Tho lines of life and accident are fixed,
AMI the predictions which wo are able to
make from an inspection of them are almost
invariably fulfilled. There is n certain line
in tho haud which tells me that the subject
has recently passed through Il serious diff
| Guilty of somo kind. You remember when
Kate ClaXton came so near losing her life in
| the Park theatre fire in Brooklyn q number
of years ago. Well, | was in st. Louis at
the time, and was an enthusiast i'll palmistry.
| Travelled all tho way to New York to SEQ
whether that limo indicating difficulties had
developed i'll 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 ago of thirty-six. | had looked
forward to the time with some dread, and
when it came, sure enough | was laid low
with Il serious illness. The doctors gave me
up and were about to arrange for my Juno
raj, but my will dominated the disease. l
simply said to myself: Here, it isn't time for
you to die yet awhile. Your business is in
bad shape and you can leave your family in
this way. You must recover And recover
| did.
Tho lines of marriage arc less distinct
than those of accident and death, but never
thcless, VIC can tell pretty accurately whether
Il man Is to DO married at all and If so how
often. A man of domestic, alfcctionato and
mprcssionublo characteristics will in all
probability take unto himself Il wife. More
wives die and arc divorced than husbands,
therefore it is pretty safe to say that this
imprcssionable nan will marry twice. There
is the man who has tho 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
ie an artist and to havo artists character
istics. And so on with tho other kinds of
hands.
You may smile when tell you, but it is
q fact, nevertheless, that it is tho most i'll
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. Ho wants to know everything of
his past and future, and if you can't tell him
ne is dissatisfied. On the other hand, an i'll
tclligent person knows that the art Of palm
istry does not pretend to so as far as that
and is satisfied with the simple character
reading. 1t is curious, but true, that nothing
is moro interesting to the average man OF
woman than hearing about himself or herself
That's what brings most Of my visitors here
"Thcy have their own opinions Of the char
actclistlcs, but like to have them confirmet
by an expert. do not say that Il man is
poet, a musician, an artist, an orator or III
artisan because his hand presents certain
features, lines or mounts, but being of
certain character and i'll possession of certain
powers his hands reveal tho character. TIL
soul is the real man, and the body is simpl,
its material manifestation. The body exist
auu ouIsisls NUN lic SPIN u uSo illt
changes naturally solely i'll obedience to til,
power and direction of tho spirit. 1t can b
changed mechanically by outside forces, bu
it can be developed only by the spiritual an,
vital force working within it.
Tho palm of tho hand shows physica
strength, endurance, activity, or their opp
sites. 1t is also IL health bulletin. 1t show
also the appctites and inclinations. Til
lower part, next to the wrist, indicates an
nal strength and instincts when PROMINENT
developed, tho middle Of the hand tho powe
of the brain and nerves, and tho upper pal
the force and character of tho emotions.
Large hands belong to those that worl
A man with such Il and executes his plans
acts out his impulses md naterializcs hi
thoughts. He is complete in the Performance
Of his work. Small hnuds Indicate magn
tude Of plans, grace in execution IL u dt
light in dealing with generalitics. The me
dunn sized hand is the hand that will do til
thing best. The hard hand indicates persis
ency in effort aud endurance in physical c,
crtion. The sinewy hand expresses rapie
skillful activity, and SO on.'-pittsburg Di
patch.