The herald., 1894-04-29
ALL ABOUT PALMISTRY.
THE ART OF THE GYPSY TREATED
AS A SCIENCE.
Remarkable Instances Of the Truth of
the Linss-The Relation OF Palm-
lstry Co the Past, Present
and Future.

istry TO the Past, Present
and Future.
Palmistry has been creating such uni
versal interest of late that, in conse-
quence, innumerable inquiries are aris
ing regarding it. SIS it actually a sci.
ence ?" "Can the future be told with
the same accuracy as the past?" etc.
To those who are willing to take the
trouble to investigate, scientific proof
may be found plentiful. But to those
other curious ones who cannot do so,
either from lack of time or lack OF In.
clinatIon for such tedious research, for
the benefit of those will endssvor to
give brief explanation of this subject,
together with a few facts, or, rather,
proofs, gathered from my own experience,
showing that palmistry is indeed a sci
ence, and ''reliable one."
Palmistry is, after ell, an old. old
friend. 1t was practiced by the Chinese
many yesrs before Christ. The ancient
Egyptians held it in high esteem. From
them it was copied by the Greeks; from
the Greeks by the Romans.
Homer 10 said to have written a COM
plete treatise upon the lines of the hand
at one time.
Aristotls's works are full of refer
ences to this subject, and numerous
other authors have written valuable
treatises upon palmistry.
Amang our more recent writer's
especially Adrian Desnarroles and NJ.
10 Cspitaine Stanislaus d'Arpentigny-
great credit is due; for through their
earnest and unsparing efforts COM
plete and comprehensive reduction of
this complicated science has been made,
and u path cleared for the less rer-
severinK students, enabling them to
obtain the basic principles without the
almost endless searching of scientific
evidence.
Balzac says, ITO predict to a man
the events OF his fife by the sight OF
his hand is not more extraordinary
to him who has received the power of
knowing it than to say to a soldier
that he will fight; an advocate that he
will speak; or shoemaker that he
will make pair of boots;" and that is
indeed q truism.
Authorities state thst on the ends
of the fingers and on the palm are
| little nerve reservoirs which are in
direct contact with the brain. Touch,
therefore, being in such close contact
with the brain renders results similar
to those produced from the opposite
ends Of an electric telegraph, between
which messagea are continually passing.
1t has also been demonstrated that the
hand is the organ of the will and the
brain. l will to shut my hand and the
fingers obey. So, il the prevailing
ideas Of the mind be evil, corresponding
muscles will be affected and developed,
and the same for good actions.
Reliable authorities again assert,
"that nervous fluid origiRat-
ing from without. is put into
circulation through the brain. This un-
known agent bears in its notifications
the names OF light, electricity and mag
netism." 1t is maintained that this
in which touch resides, IN direct refa-
tion with the brain and is the cause OF
the lines which furrow the palm."
In an article of this length it ia an
utter impossibility to more than merely
touch npon even these few ecisnrtc
evidences, and in conclusion can only
give few practical illustrations OF these
ststements which have come undsr my
own obeervatioDRdur the ten years
study OF this oject.
man, who was loved by all his associates
for his upright CRristian character,
showed me his hand, leughinaly saying
he wished ito Gee if palmistry could be
practically demonstrated" | noticed
lines indicating a natural propensity to
steal, but feeling certain thore must be
some mistake, judging from his well
known character for years, l mentloned
it az something could not understand.
| After o momentary pause he said that
one assertion convinced him there must
"be great truth in palmistry," further
explaining that he bad beea born with
that inclination to steal, and 1t bad
been the greatest struggle OF his llle to
! overcome that tendency.
| Another example which reHently came
under my observation was that OF lady
whose hand Indicated the loss of an eye
in early childhood: but glsncing up into
! her face | observed that her eyes were
apparently perfect. l mentioned the
indication of the lines, and she ex-
planned that she had lost the entire
sight of one eye in her girlhood through
paralysis OF the optic nerve.
Another case i've years ago was that
of young lady who had been given up
to die by her phvsicians IS hopeless
l COHeunlptlVe. her nhhQ 1nulChteus
however, that she would live to at least
45 years of age, with recovered health,
and l expressed the firm conviction that
such would be the caae. Today che Ia
we'll and healthy woman.
Another illustration equally convinc'
ing was that Of a young lady who at the
time [ examined her palm was enjoying
good health, With every prospect OF a
long life before here, but the line OF lille
indicated death at about 20 years OF age.
Carefully concsaling the fact from her, /
nevertheless mentioned it tn her rela-
tives, who were afterwards convinced oi
the reliability OF my statement by her
death occurring between 10 and 20.
Here again is an experience regarding
the lines and signs in reference to the
past, present and future of the financial
changes Of life:
Looking over the hand Of middle
aged gentleman a short time ago
noticed that the hand expressed an
early bereavement which not onl]
changed ths whole course OF his life bu
cut off an ambitious career as well. Al
about % heavy financial loss occurred
brought about by the deceit Of relatives
From then on until about 30 was
period OF financial successes, followed b.
a total loss of property. From theI
until about so was succession OF imam