Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-24

parents and grandparents. This was "a
mere matter Of sentiment, and it Is only
of late years that the scientific value Of
such casts has become known. When In
fants grew up and became engaged, the
bride and bridegroom to be exchanged the
models Of their baby hands. >a.,,ea.
A cynic who had heard just enough Of
the new theory to make him a little more
cynical than usual strolled into Miss
Graefs pretty studio the other day to find
out more about her belief, The first men,
tai impression that he got was O setback,
for the young woman sat before a table
studying three plaster models Of hands,
and every one Of them was the hand Of q
man. ls5,.G
$50 you want to see some of my mod
els and know more of my theory" said
the artist graciously, carefully noting the
curve of the cynic's mouth.
Eyes, l do" he answered: "Now, Of
course, know it's very much like palm
istry'- M
Mot at all" interrupted the artist. II
have undertaken to prove the connection
between art and anatomy, and 1 presume
that you, like many Others get the idea
that my theory is similar to that of palm
istry from the word casts, as if were
taking casts of horoscopes or dealing 9TH
erwise with the transcendental arts. On
the contrary, mine Is a purely scientific in
vestigation. For years have travelled all
over this country, visiting hundreds Of
asylums prisons, sanitariums, poorhouses,
hospitals and other public institutions Of
all classes, always with this theory in
mind spent my summers at fashionable
resorts, for there one sees human nature
in all its phases, and I've done nothing
but study study, study people of all class
es and nationAlities. All winter I've been
modelling the hands Of prominent men
and women here, and I've made models Of
the hands Of many citizens In public and
private life Sfa
II proceed on the theory that the hand
executor Of the will, and that the express
ly be sought in the hand rather than in
relied upon for character reading.
my theory has proved itself. At first
when people began to have their hands
modelled they didn't pay much attention
to the character reading. Now, that's the
reason they have them modelled. I always
manage to take the favorite position of the
hand when in repose, for this tells much
of the temperament and natural character
istics of the subject can tell whether a
person Is inclined to lung or acute diseases
or to insanity, and can also tell whether
he would steal or commit murder.''
The cynic smiled, but ran his hands
down in his trousers pockets a little I'M
easily.
Miss Graef passed on to a model Of Sa-
rah Bernharlt's hand, which she made just
before the actress left the city.
'This is one Of the queerest hands I've
ever modelled" she began. 1T denotes
two distinct natures. Itexpresses extreme
affection, devotion and passion on the ono
side, and on the other revenge, and tho
length and character of Mme Bcrnhardt's
forearm show that she has the strength to
control, command and conquer any of
these peculiarities at will. She has an ex-
ceedingly thick palm, which indicates her
ardent temperament and tells us that she
is able to throw out much and hold much.
Her pointed fingers are not in harmo-
ny with her thick palms, and they tell the
tale Of q revengeful nature. 1don't believe
she INDUCES In revenge, but 1t Is In her
to do so. The fingers are very short CON-
pared with the length of the palm, and che
usually keeps her hand clinched, slightly
the index finger, and thereby
holding the vibrations Of
her force power in reserve for her work.
Sarah goes to the utmost degree Of excita-
bility in everything. Her nerves are strung
up to their tensest pitch until after her
work is done, and then there Is q complete
relaxation until her nerve force Is again
necessary. She picks up her force powers
or puts them down in an instant, and that
Is the secret Of her power and immortal
youth
"Let me see your hand" said Miss
Graef suddenly to the cynic.
He threw his left one up as II train
robber from the wild and woolly west had
him, and then said, from sheer
force Of habit:
I" A royal straight flush. -
II know all about 1t without your tell
ing me anything" she said with q laugh. .
"Oh, what q flexible hand you havep' she
cried out in amazement. "Why, you could
adapt yourself to any people or any circum-
stances" |
Guess that's pretty much my business
he answered
"But for all that you are coward"
she went on. "You are not suited with the
way things are going. You make up your
mind to say certain things to certain peo-
pie, but when the time comes you don't do
it You put of unpleasant things instead
Of getting over with them"
"Gee whinkensl but you are worse than
q Roentgen ray. New York Sun.
HEIGHT of Clouds.
Photographs taken simultaneously at
the observatories Of Steglitz, Nanen and
luminous clouds-that Is to say, the lu-
minous masses Of vapor sometimes OBJ