Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-02-21
SIGNS IN THE THUMB
WHAT THEY MEAN AND HOW YOU
MAY LEARN TO READ THEM.
They Serve as an Index TO the
Character of the Individuai-Ihe
"Thumb Center" In the Brain-Posf-
lion of the Well Balanced Thumb.


tion of the Well Balanced Thumb.
The gypsies have always recognized
that the thumb is the most important
factor in delneating special tendencies.
These nomadic people are the most IN
tuitiye on earth, and the fact that IN
their fortune telling they often coniine
their representation to the thumb
alone is worth more than passing no.
tice
The fact that there Is what Is known
as the thumb center" In the brain, rec
ognzed by all surgeons, demonstrates
the immense importance attached to Is
by medical science II there Is tend
ency toward paralysis the physician
notes 1t in the thumbs long before the
malady shows itself In other directions.
An operation to avert the calamity III
possible is frequently performed ondhe
thumb center Of the brain, and the
thumb itself is watched for results ia
yorable or otherwise. 1t Is II matter OF
record that the thumbs of idiots and
those mentally weak are understood,
characterless and usually cling closely
10 the side OF the hand. There have
been books written on signs IN the
thumbs as deuoting criminal instincts.
and detectives have been often moved
to consider seriously this phase of the
hand in making their deductions In
puzzlng cases
80, t,puftInn nf rho thTrnli with rptpr-
euce to the rest of the hand makes Ell
thcr for or against favorable teuden-
cies. If it is bound TO the first finger at
close angle, lying nearly parallel, 1t
indicates q weak and cowardly nature.
People with such thumbs are not open
and frank in character, preferring to
creep along In the shadow and profit
by another's enterprise. Ii In connec-
tion with this position it should be
very small, with vacllating, almost in
visible joints, it indicates mental weak
ness If, on the contrary, 1t flies out at
right angles or even farther it shows
want of balance in another direction.
The person will rush 10 extremes and
is independent and aggressive almost
to foolhardiness. Such people are dis
agreeable to associate with In any en-
terprise, as they always want their
own way and are not sUbservient to
authority.
The well balanced thumb lies at an
angle of about forty-tiye degrees from
the first finger The joints of the
thumb also tell their story. The timber
jointed thumb which turns back from
the hand Is misfortune to It's owner.
lie will never be rich by saving his
earnings, and If fortune should be
left him it Is likely 20 be soon dssi-
pated. He is a spendthrlft by nature,
not only in money, but in thought. II
he gets n hobby he rides 1t to death,
and his policy in all the affairs otNife
viii be- IF little is good, more is bet
ter. lad If he does not actually live
out all his impulses he viii always
fret in the spirit and grow rebellious In
resisting his natural tendencies.
The stable iointed thumb Is every
thing that is the opposite to the first
~ llts anu w Alit AAi' ItpIiit WI lItNU
thumbs are not so companionable or so
helpful 10 others they succeed by con
centratiOn and q certain amount or
selfishnesS They have the directness
of purpose and the tcnaci,y 20 carry to
successful issue great enterprises. They
are stubborn, material, Stolid, resist
less, The chimparZec, which has the
hand most nearly resembling the hui
man. shows the greatest weakness and
want of intelligence in its understood
short thumb And in the human race
the long thumb may be taken as indl.
eating the more intellectual nature
The shorter the thumbs the more hru-
tai and passion governed the nature.
The relative length of the joints also
plays an important part The first in
dlcates the will power, the second de
notes judgment reason and logic. and
the third, which controls the mount
of Venus, indicates the affections and
love Of fellow beings In well bal
anced nature the first and second
Joints are about Of equal length This
Indicates wholesome adjustment be
tween the judgment and the will. II.
however, the first joint Is longer than
the second the will exceeds The judg-
ment and the person is likely to be
stubborn and often acts without rea-
son. When the second joint Is the
longer person plans better than he
executes In this way he often gets
the reputation Of being visionary and
Is frequently fun of schemes which he
lacks the viii to carry out.
The third joint, or "ham." OF the
hand when too thick indicates uugov.
ernablc passions and an inordnate
love Of the opposite sex. Such a per.
son will be hail fellow well met"
boon companion but IS likely to neg
lcct the intellectual demands both of
his home and his other self.
When the second joint Is thin aud
small In circumference as compared
with the first it is said to Indicate
great tact and uiceties in Judgment,
eNcn TO the splitting OF a hair Wheth.
cr the hand 4, firm or nahby It has q
modifying influence in an cases.
Idle Lives.
No IDLE life can produce a real man