Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-19


80 with palmistry in India. 1t Is made
I'D of three parts-some hypnotism.
keen knowledge of human nature, and an
inherited and developed knowledge OF
the markings Of God
what do you mean by the markings
Of God? | asked.
'I mean that I'm the Book of Job there
is this verse: And God made marks upon
the hands OF men that the sons or men
may know them This we adopts hrmiy
believe"
.'Yhv do you believe in the markings OF
the hands more than in the features OF
the face?" / asked.
"A knowledge Of both should be had.
But the features can be controlled OF
managed by a firm will or subtle nature:
Nothing can alter the characteristics OF
the hand. The general manner OF person,
his look, dress. voice. all so to help IN
the reading of his hand.
"I am not an extreme fatalist, for
palmistry IN that case would De Oh sll'sl
hello TO folks. / am a fatalist so far as
events are threatened. But they can lie
turned aside II the danger Is known.
"a physicIan can only tell you when
disease has made its appearance; l can
tell YOU when II is going TO make its APP
pearance and how to escape JUDGE
can tell you that you have committed
a SIN anu lilDlloon sCNf -
YOU are tending toward That slh' anu
give YOU a chance to avoid It,
"For instance, there Is the case or that
brilliant and beautiful woman, Blanche
Roosevelt. the. most favored American
woman I'm London. She came 10 have her
hand read; I saw that an accident was
soon TO befall her. marked on the line or
fate corresponding in date 10 tnat I'M;
When she left me / sketched her hand
from memory and became more and more
worried over this accident cross
Acting on my impulse / got In can
and drove TO her house. / told her seri-
ously what / dreaded. She was just
going 10 q dinner. and promised TO be very
careful laughingly saying, 'That she
would wait until some one else tasted
each dish, as she dreaded being poisoned.
II went home a little treasured and sat
at my window on Bond street smoking.
when suddenly l heard n crash. Volley
OF oaths, and wOman's scream below.
I rushed down stairs and picked faint
ing woman out of the melee, carried her
into my hall. and found that II was
Blanche Roosevelt! Since then she has
been my warmest friend, and sent me
lately these pictures
He then showed me two three-quarter
length portraits Inscribed, 10 Cheiro'
the marvellOus-most marvellous.
"Win you give me some OF your scien'
tinc reasons for declaring a PERSONS char
acteristics by lines?" I asked him.
THAT Is what / wish to do. | make
practice of explaining as intelliglbly as |
can. my reasons for saying this line
means that and that line this 1 hope
I'm this simple way to demonstrate the
truth OF palmstry, and TO make people
believe In at least the more prominent
principles. Naturally, having followed the
study all my life, l reach conclusions In
comprehensive TO an amateur.
WHAT SAY SHAPES OF HAND AND
FINGERS.
1.-THE principal points" Cheiro continued,
Ito guide a reader are these: The shape
Of hands and fingers IS the great guide
10 character. All hands are divided into
two hemispheres. as 1t were. by the line
OF head. The upper hemisphere repre-
sents mind and the lower portion the
material. CSee dlagram.)
Long fingers show love Of detail APP
parent In everything-in the decoration Of
a room or in the treatment of servant.
Long fingered people are strict and proper
in manner. quick to notice small atten-
tons. and have leaning towards aftecta-
ton.
"Short-hngered people are quick and i'm