The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-26
CHARACTER TOLD
ON PALM OF HAND
Easy Lessons in the Double Art oi
Chiromancy and Chirogaomy.
INfALLIBLE INDEX TO BEHAVIOR
The Mounts and the Lines.. How to
Tell an Orator, a Thief aud a Dude.
The Funny Finger, the Religious
Bump and the Obstinate Thumb.

Bump and the Obstinate Thumb.
From the Globe Democrat.
At a great political mass meeting last
winter one Of the speakers held up his
hand, palm outward, to the audience.
1t was only for two seconds that the
great. muscular white palm was spread
out before them. But in that brief
space of time oil saw it-and felt it.
The speaker paused in the address.
He had made his point. He had de-
clared such and such a thing to be the
truth, and before the audience he spread
out that palm in noble gesture.
AS he lowered his hand a sigh of re-
lief passed over the house. The audi
ence settled back we'll pleased and the
speaker went on to the next point in
his address. But the principal point
had been made, and that by q palm.
That perfectly well-balanced hand
could say words which no tongue could
tell.
Mr.. Blaine was at one time the very
earnest friend of q statesman no less
renowned In history. Once, getting a
view OF that statesnan's hand, Blaine
Is reported TO have fallen into q moody
spell. II did not know he was thief,
he was heard to mutter, until I saw
his hand" And blaine, the man who
could run the whole gamut Of politics
and die without ever having been O
millionaire, had no use for "a thief"
The hand. whether by chrognomy or
chiromancy, is surely an indication of
mans leanings. Chirognomy is the
shape Of the hand, whether long OF
short. or thin or thick, or fat or lean
Chiromancy deals with the lines upon
the palms and the markings. Both to-
eether make Dalmistry, and palmistry
Is a science that grows instead Of d.
minishes In favor.
The thief" mount Of the hand is tha
elevation upon the inside OF the palm
al the base of the forehnger 1t is the
Mount OF jupiter And il too we'll DE-
veloped to look symmetrical upon the
hand 1t means the taking Of property
that does not belong to one. In q
politician II might mean a working OF
selfish interest TO mOneyed benefits. In
the street arab 1t would mean the max
ing Of a pick-pocket. An absolute de-
preston at the base Of the forefinger
means too much honesty Honesty that
sights ones self.
POINTS WORTH NOTING.
A mount at the base Of the middle
finger means the boarding Of money. A
depression at the same spot means 8
spendthrift. There are people who
have an elevation here upon the inside
Of the hand that almost defOrms the
palm. Such people hoard their money
while others spend. They may not be
"spongers," but when they put down
back in some form.
a mount at the base of the third fin.
ger stands for devoutness,or, In broad
Interpretation, devotion to a cause. The
candidate. William ]. Bryan, has tina,
mount very largely developed; and we
know he Is good Presbyterian. He
probably came Of church going peo.
pie for general tions. Clergymen have @
decided bump at the base of this thirC
finger.
The elevation at the little finger-th.
little cushioned pad. as 1t appears to bt
signifies generosity. Mckinley ha,
this we'll shown. He Is generous mar
almost to prodigality. One hand has
always been in his pocket for the needy
A man with very broad pad here vii
never have any money, and one with 6
very high pad will spend 1t all at once
as fast as he gets 1t. Or, rather vii
, give II away or bestow it upon some
one or something. 1t is the bump thai
allows no accumulation Of riches.
The inventor has a bump on the outel
and lower side of the hand. This II
Edison and Nicola Tesla is so pro
nounced as to make the hand wedge
shaped.
There is a very curious development
to be fuond upon the hands Of many
people. 1t is upon the mount at thu
base Of the thumb. This Is the Noun
Of Venus, and high protuberance here
signifies a dude. Men who dress ex
| tremely well have always u bony ap
pearance upon this inside lobe. 1t is 6
very pronounced development Of thi.
| portion Of the Mount OF Venus.
| Should the entire mount be full ant
extend towards the middle of the hant
| it means a tendency to stay at hom'
| and entertain, to dress well and be s
society man. Ward McAllister's Noun
| of Venus took up one-half of the palm
| of the hand. David 3. Hill has jus
such q pronounced lobe. But In hi.
case it is neutralized by a very strong
mentality line, which We shall tall
about later on. That line comes in tn
reading OF the palm. At present we ar,
talking about the shape Of the hand.
WHAT BIG THUMBS MEAN.
People with big thumbs have awfu
will power. Their minds predominant
over matter, and over will itself. Hyp
notists have such thumbs. Two big
thumbed men are Whitney and Cleve
| land. The former could have been ;
hypnotist without difficulty. If Whit
ney looks at you and explains thin
YOU believe It somehow. That is. 1
you get within range Of his direc
| l.r1o hn hCnnnftn
lines Of his face and in his eyes. Hi
thumbs show great mind power. /
man who cannot be swerved.
The forefinger Is one of the sures
keys of the mind, most certain to un
lock the mental secrets. Select the fore
finger of the left hand, because 1t
less apt to be defoImed by work o
using the pen.
A broad, fiat forefinger means low
Of Justice A big. round forefinger
larger at the tip than in the middle
denotes q tendency to measure a.
things by judicial standards, an over
reached justice. Where you see ma
with this club-like forefinger you Wi
find one who can not temper justic
with mercy, stern judge. Chief Jus
tice Fuller has one of these big fore
fingers, but fortunately the bump q
generosity at the mound of the finge
is SO large that 1t overbalances thi
great justice finger. making it not ou
of proportion in the character.
crooked forefinger means an abilit
to judge fairly, and tapering on
means that the sense of justice
swayed by appearances and circum
stances. even by the weather.
The love of fun is shown by the ii
of the middle finger. In Chauncey N
Depew this middle finger is fiat. almcs
spatulate. in spite of efforts to NAL,
1t taper like other fingers. This show
high sense Of humor. All the funn
men have big middle fingers, spreadin
at the ends.
Those with artistic ability have
nearly always, the third finger larg
and rounding at the very tip, neye
tapering. Some very artistic hands hav