Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-04
READING THE HANDS.
,sncAroNs or chaRAcTsR IN THEIR
sHAex AND FORMATION.


sHAsx AND FORMATION.
vwn., ,h~ P.lm Reveals TIE sAaps Of shs
Fingers. Their Joints and Tips : Inc
L.rS. Handed and the Small HAnae~
w.n-rhe Liar keeps His Hand Closed.
Fer e,u,uries fortune teilers have BASED
.h.;r predictions Of future happenings and
accounts Of past events upon the lines oa
TIA hands Of those who asked counsel from
them. Hut their predictions have nsuaiiS
l..sn met with scorn from the more en-
n-htenssl classes, and the hand has oniy
within the past few years been recosh'1eS.
by scientific men rs an accurate INDEX y,
character. Scieaee has reduced the oio anu
inaccurate methods OF reading the hands 70
s,,merhins. nearly akin TO an exact system,
and while few pretend 10 say thss ttie
crease, and lines within the palm anori
means of furetelling the future, there Is ut
lie dot,bt that the shape and formation OF
~, hand a. :. whole indexes the character
Of is owner with a considerable degree or
,r,th The uses OF all members OF the
hoav are Indicated by their aspects, ana II
i. man AZ all unreasonable to assume that IL
Is u,ssll,,e 10 ,ie,ince the mental character
istics which have prompted these uses.
In reading character from the shape OF
~, hand. there are certain general rules To
h. observed Much character Is outlined
Inv IN, naIn. If il be unusually heavy ana
thick. the possessor may safely be consla-
.r,d a ne, son OF Il low grade of intelligence,
,b.r,. being even a tendency TO brutality at
Times. The opposite sort Of palm--narrow.
ain skinny anl flabby, denotes n feeble
n,;,,,l lacking. intellectual and moral force,
,n,l inclined to tiuiidity and lack of self re
lance. 1t may also be noted that deep
e,.I,ovy main, i invariably found in persons
no are ever complaining OF their bal
l,ck and who make ii failure of life
There are two broad subdivisions OF
hands with respect to iingers-those Win
smooth. regular fingers, and those with
kunttv. .ri.arl,4i ones, the latter being AGAIN
divided into those with one joint prom
neut and those with both.
kuc,ty. irregular fingers are to be pre-
ferred 10 the smooth variety. He who has
them is a man of good taste, able To give
his reasons for his beliefs and ideas. lie Il
n,4rhans not 50 endowed with tact as the
smooth fingered man, but he is more evenly
balanced II the upper JoInt-that nearest
the uail-be alone fully developed, the
mind is we'll ordered and the owner Is pos
ses,ed OF executive capacity ana given u
uhilasophy and science rather than TO theol'
npy and ready acceptance of the views OF
Others. If the lower joint Is the more prom
inent, the owner applies himself and his
faculties rather to things temporal than
things meu..l and he is far the more
worldly minded But If the fingers be
smooth, with no joint prominent above an
other. the owner has tendency TO act upon
impulse and intuition. not stopping to IN
oujrr the reasons of every action, and he
has far more natural grace and tact than
the other.
The hand with both joints developed is
Indicative of the most thorough instincts OF
philosophy and order Such is the hand o.
the scientist, the analytic person, the lover
of truth for its own sake The smooth hant
is that of the artist, the man of finer feel
incs and stihtler instincts. often it he
comes knotty in after life, but the change
takes place at the same time that the mind
Of the owner changes and becomes more
Standardization life becomes more real and
less roseate, and when the owner learns
that reason is Il better guide than intuition,
The length of the fingers is an important
element of the hand. The short fingered
hand indicates that the owner is naturally
quick, even to the verge Of impulsiveness
and is prone to act upon the spur OF the
moment He scorns details, preferrug gen
eralities. and tsrasps Il subject at once, the
mind acting rapidly and the action being
prompt Such person does not require =
full eNplanai ion of II scheme or subject, bur
is able to decide upon its merits at once
shorten the fingers to an excessive degree
and Won have person who is cruel and
lacking in tact. On the other hand, the
long fingered man is a lover OF detail, "A per
son of microscopic mind, so panctilious
that he may even descend to frivolity. IL,
is neat about his person, dignliied, easily
worried by trihcs and likely To be distrust
full He is the exact opposite of the quick,
impulsive man of the shorter digits, and
fears hidden motives in the conduct of even
those whom he should most trust.
The longest fingers almost always indi
cate aiTcctation and even Cnwar,lice and de
ceit unless these evil tendencies he overbal
anced by OF her faculties The gambler, car
ing nothing who falls into his net, MS 4
rule has long fingers, and the avaricious
man, full OF schemes, ever planning thu
ruin of others for his personal gain, is SINH
larry marked.
1t. is IA curious paradox that the larg,
handed man loves small things, details, ex
nuisitely finished objects, and is micro
,copic in his tendencies, while he who's,
hands are small delights in colossi Of every
sort, loving ostentation and display, i'm
mense houses. majestic estates and all elst
that is upon great scale. His handwrit
lug is large and perhaps full of fiourisbes
while that Of the large handed man il
small and precise Only the medium hand
neither large nor small, with fingers mel
ther short nor long, can grasp at the SAINT
time the mass and the details of "A subject.
Fingers which are broad and thick at
their bases are badges of luxurious TEN
permanent and when the thickness is chr
rit,l to an extreme the righteousness De
comes sensialty Twisted and crooked
fingers are to be dreaded, AS they denote .
cruel disposition, prone to tyranny, teasing
and worrying. The stiff, harsh hand, open
ing with difficulty, is an invariable index
Of stubhornnes. and avarice, while the sup
pie, free opening hand, tending TO bend
backward, indicates generosity, fraukness
susceptibility to conviction, and sometime
,nqustiveneSs and extravaganza BE on
your guard against the person who habitu-
ally keeps his hand closed wholly or il
part Such a person will deceive you if h,
believes he Will gain by it. In this connec
ton it may be aaid that many authorities
claim that no man can tell faisehood witt
his hand held fully open, unless by strong
effort of his will he controls the telltalt
member. The tendency of the hand is e
close when its owner lies You may put
this TO proof by observing the next ''sus
pcct" who crosses your path. II you be
lieve that he is passing the bounds Of yer
ny. notice his hands. If they are closed
sou may assume safely that the story re
quires corroboration.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
English as She Is Spoke.
A Frenchman Of some literary distinc.
ton, after studying English for few
months, wrote to an American friend, In
small time | can learn so MANY English rs