St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-03-05

eountenauced al loops and flying ala
and AourisheA and, 10 expected, and
the editor expected. that writer's would
or could follow his absurd directions
Manuscript makers might do 20. but
not . man struggling to catch his
ideas on the inspiration Of the moment
Imagine stopping to think Of the
slant Of . letter! It Is impossible. Be-
sides, poets will write in one style,
essayists in another, novelists in q
third True. the handwriting Of al
three may show similarity, just - they
may have some traits in common. Il
is cruelty to compel child to write
on the line-to punish Il because its
handwriting soars upward
at Is impossible to tell my character
from my handwriting" exclaims some
pert young miss ''because I never
write twice exactly the Same. She
will not be flattcred to b told that she
lacks stability of character, or II
swayed by her surroundings, or IL .
prey to her emotions but such arc tho
facts indicated.
An autograph may generally b O.
cepted Is truly characteristic Of its
writer. It Is often written more care
fully. and always moro huently, than
the remainder Of the manuscript From
these very circumstance, from the ad-
ditional care. deliberateness and FIRE.
quency Of its use. the autograph &C
quires . settled form. which better
portrays its idiosyncracies than could
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this reason graphologists always seek
and insist upon having the writer's sig-
nature. not Is some Of the incredulous
would believe, in order that he may
discover their identity, and 50 gain
knowledge OF their characteristics, but
simply because the autograph Il the
epitome Of the writing and the writer
Further, not only are individual pecu-
liarities shown BY handwriting. but
family traits are indicated and
national characteristics preserved.
The angular. insular English hand,
where the different letters do not
seem on speaking terms. aptly portray
the English characteristic Of reserve.
The sloping Italian hand speaks Of tho
sensuous grace of the Latin race; the
fne-poiuted German script shows tho
patient attention TO detail, the care,
the economy, the capacity for plodding
along in . groove. which distinguishes
our conservative German citizen. Tho
irregular, original. Independent chirog.
raphy Of Americans Is eloquent OF the
hiRh-strung. nervous organization Of
our people; their force. fro and general
excitability.
Among the characteristics most
plainly shown by the hand writing arc
general refinement or it, absence;
honor. truth. falsehood. vivacity, If.
lection, tenderness; and Jet signs in
writing vary. and apparently CONTRA
dict All men and nearly al women
are inconsistent In some Particular
Still the style Of tho hand retains it,
prominent characteristics, although the
details may and do alter under varied
q strange pen, . shaky
table, unfamiliar surroundings may
alter the general appearance Of tho
writing, but relatively the letters and
words will b the same
The best results IN graphology arc
obtained when the specimens are writ
ten in ink, in unfeigned hand or un-
ruled paper. The sex should be stated,
because the modern civilized man and
woman are becoming less and less dis
in the contrasts of their
lives, and consequently their handwrit.
ings arc less typical of sex than for.
me rly.-San Francisco News Letter.