The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-08-14
CHARACTER IN FINcEp ~.
the Heat of the Blood so,t..
mOlds the Gold. and

r"N1SR RINGS
Tho Heat of the blood
There is q popularity in rings ~, I,
many people must have noticed ani ~
though it is likely that very fa, a.
considered it far enough to disso NV navs
cause. That is the tendency wh i y
some rings have to shape thems sa.sp
to the finger around which tha s''Ses
worn. This condition does M gre
only to delicate, pliable rings, or 1 ,;aaI
worn thin by use, any of which NJ. u y
bent by the pressure while tal;nas y
and OF, but it is true also Of hs = \
rings, thick bands of gold who..
strength is well able to resist anv tsa
sion that may be put on them in A. - !
binary way of their wear or hand,;s.
Many OF these rings, it will be founS
although perfect circles when or;r
inally purchased and placed on i.
finger, will after time shape tbsm T.
selves almost exactly to the lines !,
the finger around which they are won
And SO you think you have bit u
something extraordinary, do youss
exclaimed a jeweler to whom / b.a
shown a ring that had DISPLAYED MI
peculiar tendency.
swell, you have-and vet It is ou;t.
common. BY the hea, of the blood A.
rings are softened and around the ANN
of the finger the muscles and surfaos
Of the finger acting as the sledge tbev
have been shaped into what YOU sec a.
their peculiar forms"
"One would judge from this then.
was suggested, "that you ought to IA
able to read character, in manner il /
rings"
II should say so.' was the reply
"Now, take this ring right here, fot
instance, that the lady claims is ris.
shaping her finger. See the peculiar
curve in it on the right side this IS ths
front-and the corresponding straight
| ening out and loss of curve on the other
| 1t means ease. carelessness. 1t meaps
that the woman who wears it has M
worry, no care, and makes no effort
| She is a beautiful woman Of the Ian.
guild and yet alert southern type, and
her husband does everything for he'd
have noticed time and time again thal
women of this type have fingers alRt
and their rings become shaped the SAM
| way. 1t is the indication of careless
ness, just like the wearing down ofth
i outside of the heel is.
"Now, here is ring that is wornt
typewriter. See, it has been conver
ed into long ellipse by the strainingo
| the fingers up and down on the ken
| And the typewriter is rapid one,
| is evident from the speed that is n
quired to put the ring to such ten
| sion.
i sHere is one that belongs to a raths
| clever girl of ease and culture, who's
only work is an occasional strummln1
on the piano. You will note thatIt
| somewhat fiat and broad, which p
cuIiar shape is caused by the expand
ing width of the muscles OF the HDgen
the result of the strain in reaching y
octave while playing difficult pieces
"This ring here is worn by Wona
Of strong character. You will noae
that it is square almost to perlS
rectangle. That means that the w "
ans fingers are of that shape
are long and square and bony.
that is the way the woman is in sta'n
And that is the way she is in tempo
ment. Her features are homey'
cidedly SO, but her mind is well ae'
oped.
II could go on all the Afternoon
ing instances to you ana cal,i,s
characters from rings. Now tnlsi
here is worn by woman WIN
blood. You see it is of fine, sol's
and has been worn long, anu "
perfectly round. That woman nns
are very soft and have no blood mum
She is dull. Her Temperament ss "
pish and Indifferent. She mas
personality. She is dead in N, zoe NJ
that ought to contain her li,e,
we see gold ring that has Oeea
- nse On a certain finger and :
perfectly round then we away, r,,,
i 4Nd
+ that that finger lacks pioou'
Times-Herald.