The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-21
BY Mary Taylor Ross.

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can read them intcligently. Contrary
to the popular Idea. the tiny white spots
which mystcriously appear from, time TO time
upon the nails have no significance W .,,.
ever they are nothing more nor or, less i, ,ha ~
some unconscous moment. against something
hnrd very tender Is the ,Sese
SPOTS may 81 n lie result "s " Of no hsrser
nent than tho careless handling OF an orange
wood stick In tho hands Of q manicure /.
proved conclusively although few authorities .s
declare that spots indicate disturbance o. 2.
the nervous condition while they last st.,,at oa IS
to the shape, color and general FORMATION
Of the nails that the student must look. ana
these tell their true story OF the disposition.
about us. as we'll as. the general state of the
health and the prcdispostion to certain dis
eases.
1t has been observed that nails Oft certain
shape run In entire families, although the
ESils Of no two persons are exactly alike;
strengthen good constitution" Us We say;
The owner is very apt to be inenseiy crltical
e ns vsf SSe ad hcx sa in cry
are logical and reasonable with keen renee
Of the ridiculous. But alas. the person hay
quick. SHARP ana keen, dellght!ns IN argn-
ment. and simply putting aside as unworthy
sves thss ey 90 no. Mor
often In the mouths OF this tyne. rho person
having long nails Is quite the opposite OF
this, having a calm. judicial temper, taking
lifo easily. and allowing other people to do all
the frctting and fuming; Long nails show
an artistic temperament. inclining to idenliEo
everything with which they come In contact
Fond Of painting poetry and ture ana all
the arts calm. kindly and gentle. the long;
nailed person is invariably most lovahle, but
often the Resignation and calrnness are car
red so far that the individual becomes i'm
practical and shrinks with horror from all the
unpleasant details OF fe:@ dstasteful facts
are something to DO put away from one as
quickly MS It is possible to forget them. and
then we have the visionary--one who never
does any Of the real work OF tho world, and.
unable to turn his love otIthe ideal to rrnc-
tical account, Is not to be depended upon to
keep the wolf from. the door.
Between these extremes there are many
even the very long and the short nailed types,
The person having nails that are only in
clined to abh short makes g splendid critic;
sharp and keen in Judgment. but critical
things relating to himself They also make
good p lawyers--loglca). reasonable, able to
marshal facts in their order-nnything but
Visionary. and extremely fond Of debate orr
argument in which 1t Is very hard Tor them
to be overcome.
Il Nails that nre actually broader thnn they
are long denote a pugnacious disposition. and
such a person is strongly inclined to NEEDLE
with the affairs OF other people In which he
has no possible concern: they are also very
worrisome Interfering always at the wrong
time, and oftimes getting into trouble through
their meddlesomeness,
because OF being constantly bitten. one realizes
at once that here is the extremely nervous
temperament worrying constantly often over
things that never happen; this type is gen