The morning times., 1895-10-13
AN HOUR WITH A PALMISf
w. C. Whitney, a Man Who
Minds His Own Business.
HILL IS UNHAPPILY SENSITIVE
Harrison" He Says, "Will
Make Others Rich, But
Never Himself"

'.And God made rks upon the hands
of men that the SONS of men might know
them. Book of Job.
With a piece of impression paper on
which was stamped the impress OF many
hands certain amateur palmist made his
way to a large hotel the-other day, where
in a suit OF orieptally furnished rooms
lives the greatest palnlist of the day.
II have come" said the amateur, 'to
ask you to read these impressions.
have already done So myself, but, being
only an amateur, / want my opinions backed
by one of Unquestioned authority. 1 have
here the palms of eight of the greatest peo-
pie of the day and the reading should be
interesting"
Right or left hands?'' asked the palnIist.
Right"
THAT is good. The left hand sho VS.
natural propensities, but the right hand
presents attainnients and life-traits. Lay
the paper upon the table. Cover up all
but one PALM All, yes, therel Goodi
Now let US walk / can read palms bet
ter when pacing the floor and glancing
this way and that, Just as judge person
better by conversation than by staring
at him. We will take that palm first,
A VIEW OF HARRISON.
The hand laid out upon the table was
that OF ex- President benjamin Harri-
son, and the palmist stopped short in his
walk 10 give it searching glance.
You have selected the wrong hand"
said he, ''for ME to begin with. 1t is too
clear and open. No palnist but could
rattle off the traits of that hand with
out studying for an instant.
II see a curved-in thumb, an incurving
palm and fingers larger in the middle than
at the base. Result: Here is a man who
will never be rich, though he will make
others wealthy. He is tinlid for himself and
a little too honest; hollow palms are self
depreciating and self sacrificing. This
man is not good speaker except when he
has something to say. He could never, ike
Gladstone, talk hours about nothing, and
make a great ado about saying it. He has
been violently in love, and may be so yet,
but with Just one woman. He will never
marry second time, nor will he live be-
yond eighty. He will be strong until that
age and then die very suddenly"
The amateur smiled, but did not disclose
the identity of the hand. Rather unsatis-
factory" said the palmist, when you do
not tell me how l have succeeded. Let
US have the next one. Isee you are uncover
ing the hand OF an orator. Lay IL outi''
The spreading digits of Speaker Reed
lay before him.
REED LONG-L LIVED.
''Now, you are jumping me from one
extreme to another" grinned the palm
list, running his hand over the little finger.
Here lisa man W no could talk hoursuponsome-
thing he does not believe and end by making
himself believe it and you as well. In
other words, it the hand Of an orator
The fayorite gesture of this man is " ith
open palm. He is inclined 10 speak the
truth, and is what you might call the
typical honest man, as shown by the chunky
wrist
1.-The fault with this mans intelligence
is the part the heart plays upon it. Notice
the heart-shape at the wrist You con-
vince. him that you need his help and are
worthy of it, and bis speeches will be made
in your favor, " hateyer his own logic may
be. He is not very keenly alive to his own
interests, and, though he viii die of old
age, at a very remote period of life, be
will not then be a wealthy man. He is a
good business man, but the line of the heart
interferes even with this quality.
1.-The best point of this hand is its common
sense, as shown by the breadth. 1t is the
hand 81 a man who Will make his wa Y in the
world, and help those around him; a capa-
bic hand, without too much Yankee sharp
ness. AS a politician he would have two
factions, for and against him-his warm
friends and his hated Misunderstanding in
McKINLEY'S TALENTS.
THAT hand" said the pamist, lingering
the hand of William Mckinley, lis one ofthe
most remarkable have ever seen. That
mar could be painter, or he could be mu-
sician, or a statesman, or 4 lawyer. He
has the long, tapering little finger of art
and learning. He has the out spreading
thumb of diplomacy, he has the mounds at
The finger base of balanced mind, and
ne has the even spaces of man who could
90 in one or many directions. l like his
hand, His only danger is of trying too many
or too ambitious things, and / do not think
would promise his best work until late in
ife. After he has had sixty years OF ex
Derience he Will be a wonder of worldly
His health win be broken then,
he will have Severe illnesses
'or the remainder of his days.
whenever you see a hand sloping from
great breadth at the wrist to a narrow
span where the fingers Join, you see a
business man." declared the pamist, pick
ng up the print of Levi 2. Murton's hand.