Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-16
XCIy. LINE OF MERCURY.

AVN. LINZ VI nNLRSONi'
The last of the main lines is h a of
Mercury. You will sometimes find it
referred to In works IN palmistry as
the Liver line or the Hepatic line,
which. OF course, is the Latin for Liver
line. In many hands 1t is entirely alb
sent. This should not, however, be any
cause of worry. for, like the Saturn
line, its absence does not imply the
opposite of what its presence signifies.
It merely means that the subject IL,
so to speak, the maker or destroyer OF
his own health in a more especial man
ner than if the Inc were present.
For, in the latter case, the quality and
other aspects of the line show what the
natural. constitutional health of the
subject is, irrespective of anything he
may do to make or mar its condition.
Like all other lines, the length and
character Tor quality Of the Mercury
line must be carefully scanned in order
to get at a correct estimate of its va
ried meanings.
First of ALL you must be sure that 1t
runs either to the Mount of Mercury
or at least lin case it Is a short line)
heads in that direction. Otherwise, II
is not a Mercury line at all, though 1t
may usurp the Mercury lines position
part of the way. In the latter event
the line is merely a chance line and
must be given an entirely different in
depreciation than that which attaches
to a Mercury line.
The source OF the Mercury line is
manifold. 1t may rise from the Mount
of the Moon or any other place neal the
base of the hand from the Mount of
the Moon to the Life line. There is
no special significance attached to
where it begins, except in the case of
its origin from the Life line. This is
considered an evil sign, presumably be-
cause it defects the vital current from
the Life line. turning it into an unnat-
ural channel, or resulting in what in
electrical p%arlance is called "the burn
ing out of the fuse"
The clear, deep Mercury line is the
best. And il it runs in this way
throughout its course to high I'D on
the Mount OF Mercury, the indication
is that the subjects life will be un-
marred by disease at any time. And,
notably. the stomach and liver condi-
tons will be excellent, for these are the
organs to which the Mercury line is
correlated.
II the line is thin. it shows a sorire-
what weaker operation of the stomach
and liver. although by no means any
delicacy in them.
1t is only when we come TO a broad,
shallow line that there is indicated a
disposition toward disease. And usual.
~ there will be found some CORE
spending sign Of sickness or
disorder, either on one of the other
main lines or on the mounts or nails.
The really ominous, p%ortentous line
of Mercury is the chained one. This
shows positive. chronic troubles Of the
stomach or liver or of both. And. II
is almost certain, in this case" that
none of the other lines In the hands
will be altogether free from defects
II he line of Mercury is broken 1t
indicates dyspepsia. II the line is lad
der-like it shows stomach trouble in
the most aggravated form.
A wavy line of Mercury indicates
chronic biliousness.
Islands on the line do not neces-
sarily tell Of stomach or liver dis
orders. For some strange, and, to me,
unaccountable reason. they refer to
bronchial and thoat troubles, and II
the islands are very large they signify
serious lung ailments.
Dots IN the line also have no neces.
sary connection with stomach or liver
conditions, but signify fevers. and the
particular ailments In which these
fevers occur must be gathered from
signs in other. parts of the hand. SO,
for instance, if there is a grille on the
upper Mount of Mars, it will signify a
severe attack Of either p%eritonitis or
appendicitis, or the like. If the grille
is In the middle of the mount of the
Moon it indicates rheumatism or govt.
And now, i%ndulgent readers, / shall
take my leave of you. | thank you for
having followed me so long and
patiently through the often intricate
mazes of these articles. They have
been a source Of great Joy and solace
to me, and l hope they may have
served also to help you to a better
understanding of yourselves. And so,
craving pardon OF all to whose queries
time was not afforded me to reply, I
bid you all a sincerely cordial goodby.