Arizona republican., 1903-07-10
YOUR CHARACTER IN YOUR FOOT
Pedomancy Reveals Human Traits as Surely as the Palm or Head Bumps.

Surely as the Palm or Head Bumps.
 The human character betrays itself on every hand and every foo., and even on the human nose. if the obser- yer only knows where to look and how to apply his observations.
 Phrenology and palmistry are well known, but the art of pedomancy is the latest means of ascertaining the true character of the individual
 Domestic comfort is denoted by hay ing the second toe bumped above the rest. at the same time escaping a corn" On the other hand, or foot. small feet cramped by small shoes mark their owner as possessed of van ity and great courage A short. thick. stubby foot with rather large ankle shows mot SO much executive ability as dogged perseveJance.'
 Beware of a man whose ankles turn in; The is generally mean and selfish" and women who stand on one foot are full of ideas and originality" This duck-like attitude is certainly unusual. People who cross the feet or stand on one side of the foot are irritable, eccen- tric. talented and uncertain. An ad dendum is the declaration that men talty Is marked on the heel. \ net work of small lines denotes great yer satility and skill in art and literature, while a smooth surface of heel is a. sure sign of a placid, non-working brain.
 The long second toe means a master ful mind and Is clear indication that the owner ct the long second toe is the ruler of the domestic household. Short stubby toes indicate two things: First that the owner went shoeless when young. and secondly, a great firmness of character.
 A high instep shows a nervous per son. easily excited and as easily tired. A low flat instep marks the man who gathers together the money and holds 1t.
 Widespread feet indicate Tn a man a disposition to stop and consider before he acts, while a swinging foot that looks as if 1t was about to hook into ? it's mate shows irresOlution and lack ] O fdeterninat tion.
 | In woman a long. narrow foot all ways shows high breeding, and small foot does not always appear desirable. as the exceedingly small ones mean weak and submissive character. | Nosography is more. It nails from | Austria where much research has been devoted to the study of noses as an in ] dication of character. A small nose | indicates lack of moral vigor. flat l nose lowness of intellect d pug nose | indelicacy. q dropping nose dullness, while the Roman beak proclaims strength of will. and the Grecian pro- boscis goes with a refined character. These are merely the rudiments of
 l..as ferr,e- such as a thin bridge (shrewdness). two lateral prominences Literary skilD, wrinkles on either side (wealth). and large nostrils (courage). It is discon- certing that a mans character should be thus writ in his nose that all who join the Nosographological institute may read Can a man conceal his nose? When 2 bulbous nosed individ- ual sees a fellow passenger in the street car eying his prominent purpled organ. it is useless to attribute 1t to indigestion: the nose spells. as plainly as if 1t spoke. Black list" to the ob- servant stranger.
 Finger nails are also signs. Broad finger nails denote timidity and gentle ness: ambition and pugnacity are told by narrow nails. A short nailed woman will criticise her friends and foes. but she will also criticise herself with the same severity The best dramatic and literary critics possess this nail" In growing nails denote luxurious tastes. This Illuminating clue to character should be written in every mans hat as a spur to economy. Before leaving the hands the manner of their clasping must be set forth A frivolous woman interlocks her hands with the first fin ger. People who place two fingers of one hand between the thumb and fin gers of the other are deceitful and not to be trusted
 The greatest difficulty which profes-
 sors of the science of teeth reading have to encounter is the increasing re-
 sort to the dentist for artificial molars.
 Otherwise long and narrow teeth may
 be believed to denote vanity and pro-
 jecting teeth avarice. When teeth over
 lap inconsistency is to be expected. and
 small white molars bespeak a treach- erous nature.-Chicago Tribune.