Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-05-11

oouy nand and
reciting an i'm
promptu dissertation on character
Inc ingenuity Of some OF these fellows
Is amazing.
used to watch one OF them in
ura"lng-rooms. and he found his
greatest success. curiously enough,
not In flattery but In graceful insult.
IL was treat to see him take the
nand OF a hopelessly respectable old
'ady OF an unblemished humdrum-
merry glance at her palm, start with
shock. look at her with amaZement,
sno refuse to read her hand before
people. / said II was a treat to watch
her. as she writhed with delighted
horror at his aspersions on character
istics which, he told her. discretion or
cowardice had kept in check, but
which her hand-ah. her hand dis
played so that he who read might
run!
Palmistry has kept what place 1t
has kept In civilized liberation by
the fact that It's character studies can
hardly go entirely wrong. And palm
lists have taken good care to provide
refuge from every mistake. The
wicked trait which one mount" pro
claims is annulled by the opposite
trait proclaimed by star" the aw-
full thing which this Zine" threatens
Is Cancelled by the shape of a "pha-
lange;" grille" contradicts 'tri-
ANGLE" island" conquers Cross"
spatulate finger gives the lie to conf
cal thumb. and the nails to the
knuckles.
Palnistry. then. involves nothing
very tragic. because its very believers
do not believe in 1t very much. The
chief objections to it are that 1t is
false In premise and conclusion, that
1t Is a silly superstition allying itself
to astrology and phrenology and for
tune-telling. and that IT is used to an
extent by cheap swindlers to wheedle
money from people who could find
better uses for It,
When palmistry pretends to vivisect
character. 1t is merely diverting non
sense like charades and conundrums.
When palmistry assumes to utter
prophecies, 1t becomes impudent as
well as puerile. When the palmist sets
himself up as counselor upon mat
tiers OF personal conduct, he becomes
public nuisance. 1t Is a pitiful thing
for a state to allow liars and charla.
tans to decoy the poor and the fool
ish 0or no one else visits them), and
take hard-earned dollars for worthless
advice. 1t is obtaining money under
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| ened communities professional palm
lists are under the legal ban along with
thimble-riggers, clairvoyants, pick
pockets, quack doctors. and confidence
operators.
! Among the numerous palmists work
ing New York IA one who has the un.
| speakable impetAnence to advertise
such monstrous falsehoods as this:
-, the palmist, tells you about
| business, lawsuits, changes and the
best moves to make. how to turn fail.
ure into success and accomplish your
ends. Marriages, divorce, personal
disagreements, love affairs and all SO.
cial matters, and how to rectify mis-
takes are dwelt upon with great ac-
I GuldCys TIC ndb DIOuBuL llBuL 10 many
in trouble. I'll health, accidents, dan
gers. enemies and all the evils that
beset mankind are plainly indicated,
and words OF warning given. You
make no mistake in consulting him
The hand is the mirror rejecting
the many events the future holds. and
palmistry shows how to change your
relation to Fate, and thus choose the
/ best course Thousands who are sue
/ cessful in every walk Of life are be-
/ Ing guided by Il today"
These are typical springea for
/ woodcocks, and many palmists are
/ even less immodest in their claims
than this man. All the professionals
guarantee not only to sound the
caverns Of character, but also to read
the vast backward and abysm" OF
/ your past and the vast forward and
abysm Of your future
The Libraries contain blackIetter
tones 10 the French, English, Ger
/ man, Latin OF centuries ago giving
true and infallible signs which make
any palm as legible as this mornings
\ newspaper
should like to quote some Of the