The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-01-13
IN RINGS.
The Heat Of Me Blood eoftens and Molds
tho Gold. D. b

Auo4o HoouAA0AAs ~ AAaS6S
which many people must have no
tioed. although It is likely that very
few have considered it far cnoHn1
10 discover it's cause. That is tie
tendency which Some rings have to
shape themselves 70 The finger
around which they arc worn. This
condition docs not apply only to de]i-
eats, pliable rings, o rings worn
thin BY uss, any Of which may be
bent by the pressure while tsking
on and OF, but 1t Is trne also Of
heavy rings, thick hands Of gold,
whose strength il vol able to resist
any tension that may be put on them
in tbs ordinary way Of their wear
or handling. Many Of thsse rings,
it will be found. although perfect
circles when originally purchased
and placed On tho finger, will after
. time shape themselves almost OK
aotly to the lines ct tho finger around
which they r worn.
And 40 you think you have hit
on something extraordinary, do
your" exclaimed a jeweler to whom
l had shown ring that had display
ed this peculiar tendency.
well, you have, and yet 1T IL
quite common. BY the heat Of she
blood the rings sre softened, and
around the anvil Of the finger, the
muscles snd surface Of the finger
acting as the slodge, they have been
shaped into what you Q are their
peculiar forms"
Zone would judge from this,
them" was suggested, that you
ought 10 be able to read character,
In a manner, In rings"
II ehould say So" was the reply.
"Eow, take this ring right here, for
instance, that the lady claims ia
misshaping her Anger. See tho pc
ouliar curve IN 1t on The right side
this is tie front-and the corre-
spending strengthening to and loss
OF curve on the other. It means
case, eareles2noss. It means that
the woman who wears il has 10
worry. no csye and makes no effort.
She is q beautiful woman, Of the
languid and yet alert southern type,
and her husband docs everything
for her. l have noticed time and
time again that women of this typo
have fingers alike, and their rings
become shaped tbs sams way. It is
the indication Of o~lrelassness, just
like the wearing down Of the outside
Of the heel ia.
Nov, here is . ring that is worn
by typewriter. See, it has been
converted into = long ellipse by the
strsining of tho fingers up and down
on tho keys. And the typewriter is
. rapid ono, ss is evident from the
speed that is required to put the
ring to such q tension. s
Here Ia n that belongs to o
rather clever girl Of ease and cul-
ture. whose only work is Al COCA.
SIGNAL strupmins on the pisno. You
will note that it Is somewhat Fat
and bsosd, which peculiar shape Is
eaused by the expanding width of
the muscles OF the fngera, the result
OF the strain in reaching the octave
while playing difficult pieces.
This ring hero IL worn by q WON
an Of strong character. You will no.
tioe that it is square almost to a per.
feet rectansle. That means that the
woman's fingers are Of that shape.
They are long and square and bony.
And that Is the way the woman is
Ia stature. And that is the way she
is in temperament. Her features
are homoly. decidedly so, but hes
mind is we'll developed. f
II could go on all the afternoon
citing instances TO you and calling
off characters from rings. Now. this
ring bsse is worn by q woman with
cold blood. You eee, it is Of fine,
soft gold and has been worn long
and yet Is perfectly round. That
woman's fingers are very soft antl
have 40 blood In them. She Is dull.
Her temperament is sluggish and
indifferent She has little PERSONAL.
ty. Che ia dead in the cells that
ought to contain her life. When we
see q gold ring that. has been long
in u q on a certain finger and is still
perfectly round, then we a1way1
know that that finger lacks blood
Chicago Ti,nes-Herald.
A sced Pod That Expledes.
1t Is a funny little brown pod
about the shape of q cigar and only
an inch long. But II 1t Is dropped in
a pail Of water 1t will explode sud.
denly with . load crack, and from
the inside Of ii q shower of small
seeds viii shoot rpward into the air.
This pod is the fruit of a semi.
tropical plant OF the genus justioia,
ard nature has given it the power
Of bursting SO that it may seattle,
it's seeds far and wide. sometimes
after it falls Oh the water it will lie
for soms minutes quite still and
then burst with q sharp explosion.