The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-28
NAILS A KEY TO HEALTH
Finger Tip Diagnosis Explained
by a Chicago Woman.
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sIrs. AmaIia Marguerite Forwerg De-
cIares All Ills Of Mankind Can be
Diagnosed by study Of NaiIs-says
PaImistry should ne Part Of Ev-
cry Physicians Trainins.
No longer need a man 60 to physl-
elan 10 determine if he is suffering or
about to suffer from appendicitis. In
stead let him look at his thumb nails
and the inside Of his wrist, after which
he can quiet his conscience and pocket
the physicians fec or else rush pell
nell to the operating table and battle
his appendix before Il has chance to
struggle with his tranquility
This was but one 81 the lessons that
Mrs. Analia Marguerite Forwerg
taught the Progressive Health club Of
Chicago the other day in q little talk
called Nail Reading as the First Aid
to Physicians In the Diagnosing Of Dis
eases Not only appendicitis. but con
sumption. spinal complaints BTight's
disease and every other i'll Of man did
Mrs. Forwerg tell the physicians and
other clubwomen how 70 discover on
/ their nails. says the Chicago Inter
Ocean
1 The speaker said that every phySi-
elan should have d knowledge Of pail
mistry and that the nails alone always
fead to q correct diagnosis Of the mem
tality and physical condition Of the
patient
sThe thumb alone tells the history
of a person said the speaker. There
4 are four classes Of thumb the spatu.
/ late, square, comic and pointed. Long
nails never show such robust health
as the short broad type.
1.-THE spatulate thumb is the square
( tip with the spade at the top The
/ person with such a thumb is practical
and a good money maker, inventive,
active and does not want 10 he housed
up The square thumb, straight at the
top. denotes an orderly, orthodox, re-
liable. practical, emphatic character.
Iii men ii denotes a good business man,
In women, a good nurse.
'sThe comic type Is the long. narrow
nail and Is the nail Of the artistic tenn
/ permanent Musicians. actors, painters,
singers and society women have this
nail. and do not like TO read the hand
Of such a person, for the characters are
all alike. do not like to read the
hands Of society women, for they are
all the same and lack ambition If
they did not they would not be con-
tented with their useless lot
sThe nail that is pointed like a cone
belongs to the idealists Of the world.
They are the seers and the prophets.
and all mediums have IT Inspiration
does not come through the head. II
comes through the long, pointed nail.
People with this nail are impractical
and always have to be taken care OF. "
In diagnosing disease Nine. Forwerg
gave the following illustrations:
Appendicitis The top line in the
wrist rises and stands up plainly, and
the thumb nail looks rich DO not
wait for an attack, but have an imme
date operation.
'Lockjaw The thumb falls in. Aft
er the patient has been operated on il
straightens out
rheumatism thin. brittle mai
and line across the hands,
'Insanity.-A long descending head
line across the palm to the side on 8
line toward the wrist.
tuberculosis. The long, narrow
nail Dubbed at the end and ridgee
slightly.
Throat Trouble The big, broad
curved thumb nail
paralysis. Nail fat and daring a
the top.
'gThroat Chest and Lung Troubles.
long nails.
'sThe little red spots on the hear
line iii the palm tell Of heart disease
but most people who think they havi
heart disease are only suffering from
indigestion.
"And all Of this and much more cal
be learned just the same as dancing 2
French" said she
Mrs Forwerg urged that physician
operate on the thumb center Of tn
brain" for lockjaw or paralysis.
eIn these cases the thumb Is usualll
I crooked" she said, but II the opera
: tlon Is successful ii becomes straight