The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-26

fingers Is abnormally wide, the person is generous almost to a fault. He is in- capable of secrecy-a weakness that, while he may be aware of its existence, seems utterly beyond control. To him, system Is unknown and concentration is a hardship
 While a hand, generally, may present
 certain indications that cannot be clas-
 slfled under any particular type, the fingegrs will have phalanges bearing
 nails of such form as to admit of their
 classification under the head of spatu- lated, square, conical or pointed.
 Among the younger generation, the
 purely spatulate type is seldom eneoun-
 tered. It resembles in form the spatu-
 la used by the apothecary, the tip being
 slightly wider than the other portion of
 the finger. The possessors of spatulate
 fingegrs usually have large and well-
 shaped thumbs They have confidence
 in their ability to overcome obstacles
 and obtain desired results, but are fre-
 quently afflicted with bashfulness
 arising from morbid self-conscious-
 ness, which is not in their case, conceit.
 They are fond of outdoor sports and of
 music we'll executed. Tn religion, they are seldom orthodox having views pe-
 culiarly their own, and with these
 views the "courage of their convlc-
 tions.' They are energetic and system atic pleased with nothing that does not reach high degree of excellence. For them success will be found in the exact science. such as statics, dynam- ics navigation, military and naval architecture
 Persons the tips of whose fingers are square, while possessing many charac- teristcs in common with those in whom the spatulate type predominates, are more polite and not so prone to speak the "unvarnished truth" Hav- ing much respect for public opinion, they are conventional in the extreme, Their views are just, but not liberal. In consequence of their instinctive re- spect for authority, they make excellent citizens. They possess great com mercial talent and excel in moral, phil osophic and social sciences, grammar, language, logic and geometry and in exact literature. The fingers of Aris- totle were square.
 Comic fingers belong to those who while not fanatics, are enthusiasts. Their possessors are worshippers of beauty; indeed, so strong is this in stinct within them that constant asso- citation wit h ugglness, whether in per sons or things, will frequently reduce | them to state of nervous irritability. This type of fingegr is found among sculptors, artists, monumental archi- | tects and poets of the imagination and senses,
 Pointed fingers are the fingers of | idealism. Among the mathematician | people of America and England this | formation of the finger tips is compar- atively rare but in southern Asia it is found in large majority. Sculptors and | artists have united in giving pointed | fingers to those works of art which rep | resented the highest degree of human perfection. These fingers belongg to the dreamer, the poet, the composer | and among their possessors will be | found some of the most unhappy peo- pie in the world.
 By the shape and formation of the
  cated, and by their quality the state of ] health is told. Large, hard and pink, f they are the signs of sanguine tenn strength and energy; pale and very brittle, they tell of debility and weak lungs, and when extremely thin and "luted' there is danger Of With nails long, thin and curved, the possessor will be cruel, besides having nature that morally leaves much to be desired. In general, long nails usually indicate physical | weakness, short ones possession and quickness of intellect. It has been said that if a woman have long and very white nails she is treacherous. In ascertaning the length, only the DOT ton of the nail from it's beginning to the tip of the finger should be consid- cred as beyond that the length is regu- lated by individual taste:+ The nail of refinement, good temperament and cor