Wichita eagle., 1889-06-14
DUMAS STUDY OF THE HAND.
The French Novelist Gives an Interesting
Chapter on Chiromancy.

Tho French Novelist Gives an Interesting
Chapter on Chiromancy.
A new and distinguished professor of palm
stry has arisen in the person of NJ. Alex
ander Dumas, who contributes to Arts and
Letters an interesting paper on The Hand"
or rather on chiromancy, for he discusses the
said member in relation to character. Even
were the article not signed it would be easy
10 see that it Is written by a man, for it
treats solely Of feminine hands-just as the
fair authoresses of the numerous ''palmistry"
pamphlets now so much in vogue deal mainly
with those Of men, But NJ Dumas brings
fresh interest to the subject, investing it
with all his well known verve and origi-
nality.
He has restricted himself" he tells US, to
FIVE types of hands and has studied, by obser-
walton and investigation, a science which he
holds to be exact and positive" The worst
of 1t is that In the outset this science is cal
culated to inspire gloomy feelings. There 10
apparently only one really happy hand for
q woman, and that Is, according TO Dumas,
an ugly hand-large, red and knotty; "a
dreadful hand, like a mans With this
''happy hand" the wife viii be always busy,
exemplary and capable she wei SO henpeck
and domineer over her husband that after
her death be VIII not retain even energy
enough to survive heri No one can doubt
that to possess such hand would indeed be
happiness such as is seldom vouchsafed 70
mortal As for the other four types, they
have certainly more beauty to boast Of, but
As they are alternately expressive Of ''ners
animal" "Messalina," Charlotte Cor
day." or a "Monteepan," they canno. be said
to be exactly enviable.
But 1.-The hand "a the index 10 the human
sou," says n Dumas, and though people
whom we have an interest in knowing can,
BY their countsnance and skill, often mislcad
Us, their hands betray their real selvesn The
hand cannot deceive
From no ono who is willing 70 take pains
TO DO attentive can man or woman. however
rstioent they try to Is with their eyes, thsir
mouth, With all their features whatever mas
terry they may have over tnetr phyEognomy,
hide any longer even the profoundess, the
most mysterious part Of their inner being"
A woman must be careful 70 observe the
thumbs Of the man shs n1a-ries. Il Dumas
insistA Concern yourself, above al, with
the thumb; one always has 20 come back TO
the thumb, an half inclined to reince the
whole science Of TIE hand 70 tbs study Of the
thumb Upon It's length depend 8 man s
seasoning faculty and win: upon the pro.u-
beranoe from which 10 springs DEPEND lis
power and energy. Fits Of euthuxasn, Of
discourssement, irnpuises, regrets, mighty
resolutions not 70 give way, sudden re.apses,
such Is the character Of little thumbs Notice,
then, very attenave,y, nadsroosss.le, tie
hands Of al those who aspire 70 yours When
the wooer - dining a: your kouse, or u the
evening after dinner. DO 10: move your eyes
from that ambitious hand. and make your
prognosticattons accordingly
Type No Il tie happy hand before
raerttoned-tas ugly. healthy hand, Sanotinz
b well balanced mind and en- iron diSesttoa
Il Is "a rather large hand. white II ~arm
weather, red In cold, whoss nrgsrs, lcsgsr
than the palm, have very plainly married
knots a. the ;oir.a. and short r.aiia Tie hssss
ID almost a long a. tie ring fnssr. ThS
palm 10 hroad, and tas ~sois k&nd somewhat
hard, although the akin b SCH AID AVIAN
cool With q hand hxs tsa., madam, what
ever tie hand Ct your hasbe-d might BE, Z.
Is you who would b sAs Eaa, because yoa
would add 20 o. tns1encs a yocY sgx, erea
/. you were roe vary pretty. tie power Of
rejection, WI aad inr1nc.s,s pens~.rsno..
Nay God give . hard Ike yo1rs 10 our
nc.hs-s, or dssgk.erx or wives, or ho1se
keepers, cur servar.a'
Type 70. @This Il - sbc-t bad with .
highly 6s~eiopod palm, ths Esze Ct -hsch VIII
b al:ogetb4 CT: Ct propo-tsco wiz tbs
osher pa-sA Tbs bad WI b. % 70 sps4k,
s7u.re, he fingers betrg nAArir al Of .ss
szls bzsa WITH gloves Is scczs qr..s
C.sA a ek1ds kaad-oniy vkea {: Is bare
and yus sgzeepe Il. IL vsrrs yo7 By - 70