The daily sentinel., 1899-10-03
MADAM RUPLE, PALM1sT,
Replies to the Editor of the
Sentinel.

1OuE aFtIClo III CQ0 OACuFQey ISSUE OF
the Sentinel affords me much amuse-
ment and with your permission, would
like to answer a few of your remarks
through the medium of your most valu-
able paper.
First. In regard to my name, you are
correct-I am English and il you will
kindly refer to your paper of the 18th OF
September, you will find in my ad that
am Madam Ruple' the English PALM
ist not Nine. and am a descendent OF
as brave and true an Englishman and
soldier as ever wore the stripes in her
Majsstys service, one whose name will
be in history for brave deeds and chiv-
airy long after you and l shall have
passed into eternity.
You say it il not conceded by scisn-
tific authority that the hand reveals the
mysteries OF life, save that where toll or
life of ease 10 shown. will add that
) it doea not require the art of science to
demonstrate the above; any child with
ordinary intellect can do that, but it does
take science and long years of study to
delinsate the character, past, present
and future, by the lines of the nand
Every island, cross or square, shows
sorrow OF Joy upon the hand of the
subject
Wherever found, Palmistry is a science
and is conceded by men Of letters to be
one of the most interesting studies in
the scientific world, and it is the broad,
intellectual people who follow, believe
in and seek to follow it and you have
many readers who were panied to see 80
beautiful and interesting study as
Palmistry 30 lightly spoken OF.
Why! London is the home OF several
palmists Of prominence. a few Of whom
will mention. Msssrs. Allen, Cheiro,
Bello and Sparks; while Mrs. st. Hill
and Miss Oxenford are in no wise infer
ior to any Of these.
The article referred to in the Ency-
olopedia Britannica, in my opinion does
not refer to the Science of Palmistry,
but to those who seek to impose or pre-
tend. About that date in more than
one isolated place in England and other
plases, Christians were burned at the
stake for believing in Christ. How is it
today? This is an era OF prog, ession
and not stagnation.
1t would be folly for me to attempt to
give the names OF all the sa1ents who
wrote volumns on the subject Of Palm
istry, acknowledged it's scientific princi
pies, practice it professionally or other
wise since the time OF Anaxagoras, who
is known to have practicsd and taught
it 423 B. O., 80 will only mention the
names of such writer's and philosophers
a. Antiochus, Pythagorus, Aristotle,
Homer, Plato, Piiny, Albertus Magnus,
Lutz and Bulwer.
Balzac. Barthelemy, Jules Janin and
others expressed themselves favorably
upon the works OF Caspard, Jean Bellot,
Adrian Desbarrolles and Captain d'Ar-
pentigny.
Captain d'Arpentigny published his
first work in 1884. He was prob bly,
the first person to Q, scientifically collect
facts ascertained by ancient palmists
and corroborated by himself, about the
mounts, lines and signs found on the
palm and the relation they bear to the
contour and si4e of the hand. it's fingers
and thumb.
Mr.. p. Heron Allen, an Englishman,
and very learned palmist, translated
and enlarged this work.
The work of Albertus Magnus is
thought to be the Oldest work extant,
written in a modern language on the
subject Of palmistry.
Many eminent writers OF our own day,
az we'll as ph ysicians and surgeons Of
note, have paid particular attention 10
the hand. Among whom will name
Bel, Owen, Beamish. G. Warren Hum
phreys, Meissner, and Baughan.
In the larger cities Of America there
are many foreigners, who no doubt are
competent palmists. practicing the
science professionally. Among whom in
New York, Barmeith, an Englishman,
has taken the lead, but who 10 not only
professional palmist, but q scholarly
man and = writer.
QUOTATIONS. FROM THE BIBLE.