Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-28
FOUND In THE PALM
SOME OF ITS TRUTHS AND HOW
TO FIND THEM.
What the Lines, Dents, Curves and
Mounds In the Hand show-Marks
That Portend Serious Resuits-How
They May Be Averted.

That Portend Serious Results-How
They May Be Averted.
There are all sorts OF palnists. the
same as Of doctors. aud the art is cap
able OF just as much quackery. Too
many professional palmists mix a
little truth with a good deal Of specu.
lation. to please their patrons and get
trade. For the ordinary person al
ways does want to know little
more and the person who will give
1t TO them is always a bit more attrac.
tive (for the time being). But palm.
istry Is real thing. there's no doubt
about that and the more IL Is studied
and its conclusions verified. the more
true and wonderful It proves itself to
be-
And 1t Is an art that any one can
easily learn. Many a woman In our
cities who hasn't the usual talents to
help please a company, has been asked
to read hands" at church and other
entertainments. know one such
woman who is in constant demand
in her own city and neighboring places
yet shehas never advertised herself In
any way and is very modest concern
ing the remarkable ability so many
others have attributed to her / must
say that / was a skeptic myself until
personal contact disclosed a woman
who really did remarkable things
who read the lines Just as they were
written, and yet was constantly aston
ished to learn that they had expressed
the truth. No inducement can make
her generalize or go beyond the
Eel
clairvOyant and palmist said to her,
after a short consultation, Madam.
you would never succeed IN New York,
you are too honest There Is no need
TO be quite so honest. and besides. IL
you said a little more. Il would please
better and not be much out Of the
way" But our palmist looks with
awe on the wonderful lines, and with
childlike simplicity feels that she is
accountable TO God for being as hon.
est and accurate as possible; feels
that the more she strives for her ideal
the closer she will be to God and the
more she will act and speak as he
wishes her TO do Churches OF every
denomination. associations OF clubs
and the like, 10 say nothing OF private
individuals, from a New York million
are and prominent business man down
down to the humber classes tas faI
as material prosperity goes) have all
been her patrons.
The left hand lines show character
istics with which you were born
Those on the right hand are YOU
Individuality lines, and also show
whether you have made better OF
worse inherited qualities. The han,
lines will almost always vary more Of
less on every hand. The vital line Of
the line of life is long and encircle
the mount of Venus, which gives lonl
life. free from illness: II the line o
health crossed It prominently. Il woull
mean probable death az the age ind
Gated by the crossing. Age is COUNTIES
on the line OF life. Many little line
crossing the life line denote many III
nesscs or troubles. Other things ar
= denoted when separate lines rise o
fall from it. It is a sign of a YER
strong constitution TO be without tn
health line, but few are II shoul
start from the bracelet or from tn
line Of life and 80 on toward the noun
' of Mercury. If It joins the line o
head, it shows tendency to brain al
. tack from overwork or over-excite
ment. A cross on the line shows al
Illness. the date OF which must b
looked for on the line of life. Tn
longer the line of heart the more idea
the love. Branches rising and fallin
from the line of heart show the in
fiuence of other people on the affeS
tiOns, and as these branches ar
crossed or otherwise, so Is the lov
successful and returned, or disappoini
ed and unhappy. When a branch cut
4 4
beneath Il, It is a sign of disappoin
ment. No branches mean a loveles
life, as far as the opposite sex Is COZ
cerned. Dots and dents on the hear
line always show troubles, physicl
or mental A hand without any hear
: line shows hard-heartedness and crue
. ~ When the line of head is SEPT
rated from the line Of life, it mean
, self confidence and rash impulsiYl
u ness. When the lines are joined as "a
as the middle great timidity. Whe
the head line is long and sloping,
means imagination. artistic feelinl
poetry and but little judgment
curved in excess. IL will bring folly an
dclusion. II straight II means con
mon sense care and economy. II th
line advances only TO the middle.
j. means want OF spirit and balanc
, The line Of fate shows worldly success
: or failure and the general course
.. the life. II the fate line rises from til
y line of life it is good and common
I from the middle of the hand. a life {
trouble. but of hope and energ
81 From the bracelet to the mount {
=. Saturn. great success. OF cours
. there is a great deal more to sa
about these lines and many Other
= not pictured and their influences ov'
one another. Stars. squares. triangl,
and circles also have their meaning
:, The leaning of the fingers toward on
- another and their form also have yer
I, decided meanings in regard to cha
!, acter and characteristics.
:, One fact should be emphasized
~ connection with palmistry. II
marks that portend serious result
- mean that those results viii vel
{, probably take place unless the MOD
- Of life as hitherto been practlced
completely changed And wheth'