Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-15
SECRETS or THE PALM.
Outlines of Character and Prospects of the
Future Revealed.

Future Revealed.
A proulinen: expounder OK palmiStry, In
explaining the methods of his art 20 Re-
porter, said;
1.-THE reason we are able to discern many
hidden truths from the simple inspection Of
the subjects baud is, brady, in this way
We know from having observed the eharac-
JeriStics of innumerabie 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 tel the persons occupation from tho
character of his hand. Knowing his occupa-
ton, il is not very difficult TO tell bis charac-
teriStiCs
"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 certain line
III 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 q number
of years ago. Well, | was in 81 Louis at
the time, and was an enthusiast ia palmistry.
/ Travelled all the way 70 New York 70 Sc
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 lie -
about tho age Of thirty-six | had looked
forward to the time with some dread, and
when il came, sure enough | was laid low
with a serious illness The doctors gave INC
up and were about TO arrange for my fune-
raj. but nay wiz dominated the disease.
simply said 70 myself: Here, 10 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.
The lines OF marriage are less distinct
than those Of accident aud death, but never
theless, we can tell pretty accurately whether
u man is 10 DO married at all and II 80 how
often. i man Of domestic, affectionate ard
impreSsionabio characteristics win ia all
probability take unto himself wife. Moro
wives die and are divorced than husbands.
therefore Il Is pretty safe 70 say that this
impressionable man will marry twice. There
is the man who has the Shylock hand II ia
easy enough TO tell that be will attempt TO
gather great riches. Then there IS the man
with the fat, pudgy bend He's generous.
The man with long. taper fingers IL likely 10
be an artist and 10 have artists character
l9kltS anu - u wan ell1 btttat aH&tAa "a
hands
You may smile when / tell you, bus IL Il
a fact, nevertheless, that il Is the most tn
tellisent class of people who have the great
est faith in paIluttry You can't satisfy an
ignorant person by telling him what h.
capabilities are or what special Inc Of useful
ness he can pursue with tho best prospect Il
success lie wants TO know everything Il
hia or,d Sssfs
lac Is diEsati5le1 On tho other hand, an iE-
telligeBt person knows that thc Grt u palm
istry does not pretend % 30 IS IA "a that
ami Is satisfied with the tirnpio character
reading. IL IL curious, but true, taat nothing
is more Interesting % Tho eva-sgo man or
woman THAI hearing About hinEcls or hsrssE
That's what briBgs u1ost VI my virttDTs hare
They have their own opinions II The cka--
acter1stlcs, bzt Ike u have then couzrmsd
by an expert. do not say that a fnan = .
poet. a musician, IN artist. an o-ssDr CT 81
artisan becanss Els hand presout8 certain
features, lnes or mounts 1zIt b<irz q a
certain character and ~ rozsss,0a ofesT.sia
powers bis hands reveal the character. gIs
soul l. the real man, ARD the body IL EnplY
rs material manifestation. TIE bodY sIiass
AID subslSts from tie tEi.rit for 81 slzs aEd
changes naturally SAFELY IL ebedirnes 70 tbs
power and direction o. tts fy1r.. Il can u
changed mechanically hy OUTSIDE f0-rss, b..
IT can bs developed only by Tie sp'tituzi and
vital force working within II.
This palm q tbs hand sh0rs pAyrsczi
strength. eEE4grancs, ACTIVITY. CT tlse.r SYp1-
cites. I: e also tezi;h brIlctia IL fhsys
also the sppeilsss AID EscLaatl0z< Iss
lower part, nezt TO tbs yri<., iaf.eEsss All
n1al strength AID inst4ncisrhcs pTeFztnezsi!y
dsveloped, tie middle d TIE haSd tss power
q the brain sai nerves. AMI iac EF?eT part
the forcs ard character q tho ez,otss.st
aI4arys hands bslorZ % those "a, work-
4 nAau viii sch sE&ud eEesoaies bis fs-4s-s.
ats OF. Ia .-upalss ard rr-ass<lst.zss IS
thou-h,z lie = cora phsse 81 III p~rfsr1nasos
q Us work Small RAIDS indle&.o saaEni-
tu5e q pans, grace IA THsegiio= nzd De-
l~h. Il dealing VIII gs-as-zs.tssI TIE Ese-
ei..a Es-s-i hazd Is Is hEz6 cazs s1l Do 10
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en~Y Il es@ort a-4 szezrxans b ylyzlcal sE-
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