The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09
4 Modern Atlas Converts Audiences
With the Markings Of His Palm.
WHITgEY'S THAT OF A HYPNOTlST.
Br,an Has One Of strong Religious views
Brics's Wonderful Lac OF Wealth.
why Il. &. rIatt Is Not An
Orator.
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great muscular N4tAN@ lH'tt-'
out before them. But IN thai niiei ''''0
OF time all saw it-and feit IT,
The sneaker paused in the sdaf'sS'
He had made his point lie h"d d'''"'e'
such and such a thing to be 'he .'"''''
and before the audience he sp'e"u o''
that palm In noble GESTURE.
As he lowered his hand sigh OF i'Ne'
oassed over the house. THE audience
settled back well pleased ana INC
sneaker went on to the next point IN n's
address. But the principal point h"n
been made. and that by palm ih"'
,or,ec,lv wol.bannccd hand could say
,.oras which no tongue could tell
THE "TInEF' BUMP.
~ ,,.,,o was AT enc time tho very
,cs' friend Of n statesman no Jess
ro,o,vned in history. Once, getting
LEV OF that statesmans hand. Blame Is
,cnortcd 10 have fallen into moouy
smell. Il did not know no was l"'e''
he was heard 20 mutier. until 81"
his hand" And Blaine. the man VINO
couid run tho whole gamut OF poh''ta
ana die without ever having been
millionaire had no use for "A tniei'
The hand whether by chirognomy or
OliTNnNnfN. Is rNINiF ttAA AAiNtAN e'ft''' go
mans leanings. Chirognomy Is the shape
OF the hand. whether long or short or
4hin or thick. CT fat or lean. Chiromancy
deals with the lines upon the palms ana
,he markings Both together make pal
snistry. and palmistry is a science tnat
grows instead Of diminishing in favor.
The chief mount or the hand is the
elevation upon the inside Cf the palm at
the base OF the forehnger. 10 Is the
Mount o. Jupiter. And If too well de-
velopod 10 lock symmetrical upon the
hand it means the taking OF property
that docs not belong TO one. In poll
tic'an II might mean a working OF sell
fish interests 10 moneyed benefits. In
the street Arab II would mean the max
fng OF a pick-pOcket. An absolute de-
preston at tho base OF the forehnger
means too much honesty. Honesty that
Sights ones self.
A mount at tho base Of the middle FIN
ger means the hOrdng OF money. A de-
preston at tho same spot means a spend
thrift. 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 "spcngers.'
hur when they put down money they are
going 20 see IL come back tn some form.
A mount at the base OF the third finger
stands for devCutness. o.. I'm 4 broad
interpretation devotion to a cause The
candidate William J. Bryan has that
mount very largely developed; and we
know he is n good Presbyterian He pro
badly came q church-going people for
generations. Clergymen have a decided
bump at the base Of this third hneer.
ArKINLEY'S BUMPS.
The elevation at the little nnger-the
little cushioned pad. as IL appears 10 be
-signihcs generosity Mckinley mas this
well shown lie is a generous man-al-
most 10 prodigality. one hand mas Al
ways been I'm his pocket for the needy.
A man with a very broad pad here will
never have any money, and one with
very high pad will spend it all at once
as fast as he gets IL. Or rather. will
give il away or bostow II upon some one
or something. IL is the bump that al
lows no accumulation OF riches.
The inventor has a bump on the outer
and lower side of the hand. This In Edi-
son and Nicola Tesla is so pronounced
as 10 make the hand wedge shaped
There is a very curious development 20
be found upon the hands OF many people.
II is upon the mount at the base f the
thumb This is the Mount Of Venus. ana
a high protubcrance here signifies = dude.
Men who dress extremely well have al
ways "a bony appearance upon his n side
lobe. IL is very pronounced develop
ment Of this portion Of the Mount OF
Venus.
Should the entire mount be fun and
extend towards the middle of tie hand
Il means a tendency 10 stay at nome and
entertain, to dress well and be society
man. Ward McAllstor's Mount OF Venus
took up one-half of the palm OF the hand.
David u. Hin has just such pronounced
lobe. But in his case IL Is neutraizcd by
a very strong mentality line. which We
shall talk about later on. That line Genes
in the reading OF the palm. At present
we are taking about the shape Of the
hand.
People with big thumbs have awful will
power. Their minds predOminate over
matter. and over will itself. Hypnotists
have such thumbs TWO hig-thumbcd
men are Whitney and Cleveland. The
former could have been a NpnClist with
out difficulty. II W h'tney looks ut you
and explains thing you believe It some
how That Is, II you get within 'aree OF
his direct glance. lie has hypnotic power
On the lines OF his face and in his eyes.
His thumbs show great mind power. A
man who cannot be swervcdi
Tho fcrciinger is one Of the surest keys
ef tho mind. most certain 10 unlock the
mental secrets. Select the forehneer OF
thu left hand because IL Is less ap 70 be
deformed by work or using the pen.
SUPREME COURT FINGER.
A broad FIAT forchngcr means love
OF Justice \ big round fOrehnger
larger at the tip than in the middle. de-
notes tendency 10 measure all things
by judicial standards. an overreached
justice. Where you see man with this
cub-like f0rehngcr YOU will iind one
who cannot temper Justice with mercy.
stern Judge. Chief-Justlco Fuller has
one of these big fCrehngors but fortu-
nstely the bump OF generosity NJ ITO
mound OF the finger IS 30 large that II
oyerbslances this grea; justice finger,
making II not cut OF proportion I'm the
character A crooked forohnger means
an ability 20 judge fairly. and a taperng
one means that the sense OF Justice IS
swayed by appearances and ciicum-
stances. even ny the weather.
The love Of fun is shown by the tip or
the middle finger. In Chauncey NJ. De
pew this middle finger Is fat almost
spatulstc. In spite OF efforts 10 make IT
taper like the other fingers This shows
q high sense OF humor. All the funny
men have big middle nngers spreading
at the ends.
Those with artistic ability nave. nearly
always. the third finger large and round
Ing at tho very tip. never tapcgng. Some
very artistic hands have pointed fingers.