The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-20
CHARACTER IN Tnr FINGERS.
PhaIanEoIOEy Is an Ancient Egypt
ian Science Revived

ian Science Revived.
Phalangology is a new science. at least
its devotees claim that it is new to their
country. though they say it has ooen
known and followed in Egypt, and other
countries for many centuries. Its age,
where it had its origin. or who brought il
over to this country may be a mooted
question, bur to readers of Pudd'nhead
Wilson it is like meeting an old friend ia
a new dress For it was by phalangology
or marks of the finger tips that Pudd NJ
head was enabled TO win his first case i'm
court, and 10 save from the galows enc
al least of those extraordinary TWINS
Pudd'nhead's method, as every one Will
rembember, was TO take the impression on
narrow strips of glass which he FIRST rubb-
ed through his hair for The purpose of
obtaining thin coat of natural oil strips
OF glass are sun used. but instead OF the
oil from the hair. tneN are covered by
delicate film of light smoke, which II Is
GAINED receives and holds the impression
of the most delicate lines.
AS for the claims Of the science itself.
perhaps it is best 10 give them in the
words of a woman who has devoted much
time to its study, and is considered one OF
the best authorities outside Of Egypt and
other lands of the occult:
1--WE co not claim phalangology as a
branch of palmstry," this authority OK
planned but as a separate and distinct
science and very much more accurate
than any other for reading a persons nat
ural characteristics The lines of the palm
change. as every student Of palmstry will
admit; some deepen, while others disap-
pear altogether Such is not the case in
phalangology. From the earliest infancy
up to old age the lines remain the same
They are easily recognized by any one VINO
viii take the trouble to look at the impress
sions under an ordinary magnifying glass
The lines of each persons finger tips are
as distinct and as distinctive as the jea-
lures on their face.
"Can | give any general rules as guides
for reading these lines? Wen, that is hard
20 do. and general rules are ordinarily
very unsatisfactory, for the reason that,
as | have remarked, no two people have
the same finger markings But l think l
can safely say that curved lines on the
fingers are indicative of amability and a
desire to please; straight lines show indif-
ference to the feelings and opinions of
Others and determination to have their
own way; crooked lines well, l should ad-
wise you to be very chary about trusting
a person whose impressions showed up
crooked under the magnifying glass. Such
people as a rule have the characteristics
OF a fox and I have known them to close
ly resemble snakes.
II have examined the finger impressions
of more than one hundred confessed MUIR
derers and have found, with but one eX-
ception, a well defined cross on the mid
die finger of the right hand. Sometimes
that tell-tale mark appears In the middle
of the finger and at others farther to the
left or right,
How abou: the one exception? Well,
cannot explain that ! was told he had
confessed the crime, and l try always to
avoid being fanatical as to any of my
IDEAS. so 1 try to believe it is because 1
have not mastered all the details of the
science and not that the law has forced
a confession from an innocent man.
did / ever see that mark of Cain on
a baby's impression? Yes, but about such
marks / never speak. Neither do l tell
when see an early death in an impress
sion or any great calamity, for ! am OF
the opinion that as the lines on the finger
tips are Interchangeable, so also are the
events they indicate.
"Can / tell when a woman will marry
or when she die an old maid? Now, that
is hard to say, for there are lines which
signify success, and non-success. happi-
ness and unhappiness, and as both mar
ried and unmarried women share these
alike it is generally impossible TO tell to
what particular event or series of events
they relate. Nor can / always tell when
l have the impressions of great persons
before me unless there has been some one
or more very marked events In their lives.
DO I consider the science hard to learn?
Not as much so as palmistry. 1t takes
study, deep study, but there are not many
rules, and the lines are very characters
tic" Lafayette NJ. Laws.