The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-28
PERSONALITY IN PALMS.
Indications OF Character in the
Shape and Formation Of
the Hands.
The Shape OF the Fingers Dis
oussed, Their Joints and
Their Tips.
The Large Handed and the ; mall landed
Aan-Ths Liar Keeps HIS Hand
Closed.


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For centuries fortune tellers have based
their predictions OF future happenings and
accounts of past events upon the lines OF
the hands Of those who asked counsel from
them. But their predictions have usually
been met with scorn from the more en-
lightened classes, and the hand has only
within the past few years been ~ecognized
by scientific men as aneaccnrate lndex OF
character. Science mas reduced ohe ola ana
inaccurate methods OF reaoinS the hanas 70
something nearly AKIN TO an exact system
and While rev pretena 10 say .nae inc
creases and lines WITHIN tne PAIN aloru
means OF 1oreteiilhs .he future, ohere IS III,
tie doubt that the shape ana iormatoh OF
the hand as a "hoie indexes tne characeer
OF It's owner WIN q consiuerap.s aesreeo l
truth. Inc uses % M eiipe " u
oodS are inoica.eu w lnoii aspeo's' ~ ~
Is not al al! unreasohao'e 70 assume lha.lo
Is possible 70 oeouce 'ne nieh,a' eharao'ef-
lstics wnicn nave prothp'eu 'nese uses
IN reaains oharao'ei y 'no sAApe W
the hands mere are certain eenerai ruies .
be observed. Mucn characeer IS ouellhea
by the paim' III pe unusually heavy anu
thick the possessor ila saleiy os oonslu-
ered person OF a 10" siHueoi ilee.isenee,
there oelng even tenuency W pf"Iail'y a.
times. me Opposite sof'o, Painl- na,iow'
thln. SKINNY anu naoos' aehotee q iseD'
mina' LACKING ih.ei.ec."al ny iuioe'
ana lhcliheo " u,Lnp1i'y a.u 'aIN - :
lance. ~ may aiso 20 nosso 'nae d ueep'
mono" palm Is ih'aiiaoiS iouno ~ peisonS
VINO are ever complaining u Ineir I'd"
luck, anu VINO niahe laaiuie me
lhere are Two oroau SUBDIVISIONS OF
nahos WIN respece u hh.ers-,hos WIN
smooth regular myers anu tnose "ltn
knotty, gnarled Ones tne latter oelng again
dlvlded lnto those WIN one Joln6 proml-
nent and those with Doth.
knotty, rregnla myers are 10 De pre-
TERED 70 the smootn variety. lie VINO mas
them IS a man OF good taste. aole 10 give
his reasons Ior MS Deiie1s ana IDEAS. he Is
perhaps not SO endowed with tact as the
smooth fingered man. but ne Is more evenly
balanced. II the upper loint-that nearest
the nall-be atone 1uHy developed, the
mind IS well ordered n the owner Is pos
sessed OF executive capacity ana gwen to
philosophy and science rather than to theol-
ogy n ready acceptance OF tne views or
others. II the lower joint IS the more prom
lnent, the owner applies himself ana his
$AAS A"IAA \" 1AaS O|APoAoA ehoh
things mental, and he IS far the more
worldly minded But II the fingers be
smooth, with no joint prominent above an
other, the owner has a tendency to act upon
impulse and intuition, not stopping to in
quire the reasons of every action, and he
has far more natural grace and tact than
the other.
The hand with both joints developed il
1ndlcatlve OF the most thorough Instincts OF
philosophy and order: such Is the hand OF
Inc sclentlst, the analytlc person, the lover
OF truth LOT us own sake. Ihesmooth hand
lstha1 OF tne artAst' 1ne man OF inner reel
lngs ana suptler lnsuncts. Often 1t be-
comes knobuy IN aICer HIe, Dut the change
taxes place az tne same Time tnat the mind
or the owner changes and becomes more
sKeptlcal-wnen life becomes more real and
less rosea1e, anu When the owner learns
that reason ls a better guide n intuition.
The length OF the fingers is an important
elemsne OF sae mana: Iho short fingered
hand lndlcates that the owner Is naturally
quick, even TO Inc verge OF 1mpulsiveness,
ana Is prone TO act upon the spur OF the
moment. he scorns details, preferring gen
eraitles, anu grasPs suoJect at once, the
nina ac1lng raploly anu the action being
prompt. ouch a person does not require a
!ull explanation OF a scheme or subject, but
Is aDie TO oecloe upon lts merits at once.
onorten tne myers TO an excessive degree
ana you nave a person VINO Is cruel and
lacking In tact' On the other hand, the
long fingered man is q lover OF detail, a per-
con OF microscopic nina, SO punctlllous
that ne may even descend 10 frlvollty. He
Ii neat aoout MS person, dl2nlned, easily
worried oy trihes ana likely TO be dlstrust-
iul. ne Is the exact opposite or the quick,
lmpuisiVe man OF inc shorter diglts, and
Tears hlooeh tloci'esl IN Inc conauct OF even
tnose Whom ne shonlo most trust.
Inc V fingers aih'os1 always lndl-
cate anectation ana even cowardlce and de-
ceit unless these evil tendencies he Overhaul
ahceo py other iacultes. Inc gambler, car
ing mourning VINO Ialis INTO MS net, as .
RUE mas lung lhhsers' anu the aVarlclous
H'ah' !uli Oh schenies' ever planning the
rum OF oohers LOT DIS personal gam, Is SINH
larry marked.
IL Is q curious paradox that the large
handed man loves small things, details, ex-
quls!1ely nnlshed OBJECTS, ana IS micro
scope In MS tendencies, While he whose
hahcs are small dellghts IN colossl OF every
sort, loving ostentatlon n display, i'm
IneLse houses majestic estates and all else
that Is upon a great scale. His handwrit-
ing Is large ana perhaps null OF flourishes,
"hlle that or the iarge handed man is
anal and precise. Only the medium hand,
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