Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-05-06
ODD TRADE TRICKS.
PALM READING THE LATEST FAD
OF FASHION.
It Looks Mysterious But is Easy Artef
All

telflng Wnen YOU Know now 10 do II y
1t was woman who spoke, and she
knew whereof she spoke. For years
she had gathered rich rewards from
patrons in the best ranks of society,
and she has not vet discontinued add
ing TO her income in the same way.
But she laughingly, though half SER
iously, told me some of the secrets of
her trade.
''Do you know" she continued,
''that the most popular form of this
ancient superstition just now is palm
reading? L have derived a wonderful
amount of amusement, a good deal of
money and a great insight into human
nature by the practice of this mystel-
ious art.
Everybody likes to have their for
tunes told. Scores of so-called me
diums' and 'clairvoyants' reap an enor-
nous harvests of gold from the credu-
fty of people who ought to know bet
ter. Yet there is great charm about
having your hand read, as l am well
aware, for | have read hundreds.
There is a science of palmistry, and
apart from that there is also the gift
VI
'.Of the first | know very little; the
second think possess in some slight
degree. What it is cannot explain.
| only know that | can tell the charac-
ter, disposition and general habit %
life by the hand.
"The trouble about the whole thing
is this: 1t is almost impossible to be
oil &c II.
doing it to amuse people, and not to
earn a living. Ii is very hard TO read
the hands of persons whom you know
or are liable to meet again. You can
not tell them the truth without offense.
| Not that most people have any trait
| that they wish particularly to hide,
but human nature is so queer. AL
most anyone would rather be accused
| of some terrible fault of which they
have not the slightest trace than to be
told of some slight foible which they
really do possess,
''Of course, every one always saysi
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 Twill give
you few points which have always
| found invaluable.
Il do not mean points in the art on
| reading the hand correctly. That is a
| science in itself, and unless one has il
naturally, no amount of coaching will
help them. But any one who has
| some natural shrewdness, and is Il good
| guesser, can master enough of the
mystic art TO make it a very amusing
pastime. Look at your own hand first.
| See what u peculiar network of wrink-
les cross and recross your palm. OBJ
| serve the hands of your friends, study
the different shapes and notice if they
accord with the characters of their
| owners. You will find il a very fas-
| cinating study, and you will soon be
| able to distinguish the stubborn hand,
the executive hand, the artistic hand,
as soon as you see them. Then fOrti-
| fy yourself with large stock of as
surance, and remember the old saying,
everyone is a fool, more OF less and
you have your capital.
| "YOu must not flatter people toe
much. The majority will not see
! through it, but the intelligent minori-
, ty will, and that intelligent minority is
| just what you want to conquer. EX-
cept in very few instances, never tell a
person his real faults. He never be-
lieves 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 a too -sensi-
tive nature. These are the infirmities
of which people are proud. But you
must regulate your faults by the mar
ket.
"Never forget to tell weak-minded
easily led person that he is stubborn
lie will be delighted.
''Invariably tell pretty young CIR
that she is a ffirt. She will blush anC
bride and deny it, but she is enrapt
ured.
"Always tell a man that he is fonC
of ladies, hint delicately that he is
bit of the gay Lothario. If he is
young man he will be elated; if he i
an old man he will have weakness:
for you from that day.
81 have given few general rule,
which must be followed. l will nov
60 into particulars. An illustration i
better than hundred rules, so I'll tel
you how to do it.
81 take my victim into a quiet cor
ner and look at his left hand. | look a
it a long time without speaking. Thel
| let the Indifferent look on my fac
change to one of startled incredulitl
or anxious doubt, and look suddenl,
into my subjects eyes with searching
glance. He begins to get interested
Let US suppose | have for my victim
Young man of ordinary ability and ave
rage good looks. By the shape of hi
hand can tell whether he is by natur
executive or inventive.
"By his voice and manner / ca
form a pretty good guess as to his SO
cial position. Being a woman, 1 ca
tell the instant / take his hand whethe
he is accustomed to ladies' society o
not.
SNow l have nothing to do bu
make a few vague guesses as to hi
life, and the thing is done. l alway
tell him he is ambitious; all youn
Americans are, or if they are nc
! they think themselves so. l invaria
bly, tell him that he will make money
,, l say that his early life seems bit III
settled; he had some doubts as t
choice of a profession. He will z
back mentally to the time when h
wanted to run away to sea, and he'll
say, well that's queer. L did wan
to go into the navy when / was young.
Tell him he is very proud, very obsti
nate when reused, very fond of hi
friends and that he would make
good soldier. Say that he is unlucky
bat that he will succeed through tn
force of his ability; that he has man,
traits the existence of which his friend
do not suspect. Hint darkly at mys