Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-23
1t Is Not So Mysterious as 1t Looks
What Men and Women Like
to BE Told.

into human nature by the practice of this
mysterious art.
Everybody likes to have their fortunes
told. Scores of so-called mediums and
clairvoyantS reap an enormous harvest of
gold from the credulity of people who
ought TO know better. Yet there is A
great charm about having your hand read,
as | am well aware, for have read hundreds.
There is a science of palmistry, aud apart
from that there is also the gift of palm
istry.
"Of the first know very little; the sec
and l think l possess in some slight degree
What it is | cannot explain. l only know
that l can tell the character, disposition
and general habit of life by the hand
The trouble about the whole thing is
this: it is almost impossible to be honest,
especially wheE one is only doing it to
amuse people and not to earn a living. 1t
is very hard to read the hands of persons
whom you know or are liable to meet again.
You cannot tell them the truth without
otfense. Not that most people have any
trait that they wish particularly to hide,
but human nature is so queer. Almost
any one would rather be accused of some
terrible fault of which they have not the
slightest trace than to be told of a slight
foible which they really do possess.
"Of course, every one always says
Now, tell me the exact truth. Don't
gloss anything over; | shan't be angry
But, then, they will be, so you cannot tell
them the exact truth | will give a few
points which have always found invalu-
able
81 do not mean points in the art of
reading the hand correctly. That is a
science in itself, and unless one has it ma
turally, no amount of coaching will help
them. But any one who has some natural
shrewdness, and is good guesser, can
master enough of the mystic art to make
1t very amusing pastime. Look at your
own hand first. See what peculiar net
work of wrinkles cross and recross your
palm. Observe the hands of your friends,
study the different shapes and notice if
they accord with the characters of their
owners. You will find it very fascinat-
ing study, and you will soon be able to dis
tinguish the stubborn hand, the executive
hand, the artistic hand, as soon as you see
them. Then fortify yourself with a large
stock Of assurance, and remember the old
saying, every one is q fool, more or less
and you have your capital.
'1ou must not tlatter people too much.
The majority will not see through it, but
the intelligent majority will, and that in
tellgent majority is just what you want to
conquer. Except in very few instances,
never tell a person his real faults He
! never believes one, and he does not like
it. Tell him just the opposite. But there
are few weaknesses of which people like
to be told.
pride, stubbornness, hot temper,
| prodigalitY, jealousy and too sensitive
nature. These are the infirmities of which
people are proud. But you must regulate
your faults by the market
| "Never forget to tell weak-minded,
easily led person that he is stubborn. He
will be delighted.
Invariably tell a pretty young girl that
she is tlirt. She will blush and bride
and deny it, but she is enraptured.
always tell any man that he is fond of
the ladies-hint delicateiy that he is bit
of gay Lothario. If he is a young man
he viii be elated; if he is an old man he
will have 4 weakness for YOU from that
day.
| Il have given few general rules which
must be followed. l will now 90 into par
ticulars. An illustration is better than a
hundred rules, so FL tell you how to do it.
| 81 take my victim into quiet corner
and look at his left hand l look at it a
long time without speaking. Then | let
the indifferent look on my face change to
one of startled incredulity or anxious
doubt, and look suddenly into my subjects
eyes with searching glance. He begins
to gets interested. Let us suppose | have
for my victim a young man of ordinary
ability and average good looks. By the
! shape of his hand | can tell whether he is
by nature executive or inventive
by his voice and manner | can form a
pretty good guess as to his social position
Being woman, l can tell the instant
take his hand whether he is accustomed to
ladies society or not
Now / have nothing to do but make a
few vague guesses as to his life, and the
thing is done. | always tell him he is
ambitious; all young Americans are or il
they are not they think themselves so.
invariably tell him that he will make
money. say that his early life seems
bit unsettled; he had some doubts as tc
choice of a profession. He will go back
mentally to the time when he wanted tC
run away to sea, and he'll say, well
that's queer. l did want to 60 into the
navy when l was young Tell him he il
very proud, very obstinate when reused
very fond of his friends, and that he would
make good soldier. Say that he is un
lucky, but that he will succeed through
the force Of his ability that he has many
traits the existence of which his friend
. do not suspect. Hint darkly at mysteriou
troubles and jealous rivals. Chaff him
little about his love affairs, and l hav,
worked the miracle. He will 60 forth anC
say We'll, of course ! don't believe il
such things, but she really told me som,
remarkable truths
81 am always careful to estimate my
man first. Bnt one class is as easy to ca
Ijole as another. The shrewd, pushing
, young business man is no sharper to Sc,
his own faults than the languid young
society swell. This seems so simple tina
it sounds absurd. Try it You will b.
amazed at the results You will be as
!. tonished at the credulity of intelligen
men and women-at the wonder with
which they regard the most self-eviden
fact when it comes from the lips of fort
uhe 'ehei. nave sdAu TIC uosl aosuIul.
commonplace things to people, and thel
have gazed at me in awe and amazement
The most ridiculous statements will be re
ceived in silent reverence
putting out of the question altogethe
the great truth which undoubtedly under
lies the science of palmistry, it is possible
to become very successful palmist will
the help of nothing but little ingenuit,
and observation"
FATHER GUALCO.
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