Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-08
FACTS ABOUT PALmIsrRY
Some Startling Revelations That Have
Been Made by Lines of the Hand.

Some Startling Revelations That Have
Been Made by Lines Of the Hand.
Most people who have had their
hands read by an expert palmist have
been filed with wonder at the accura-
cy Of the reading, not only in regard to
delineation Of character, but also to
| the detailing of events in their past
lives and prophecies about the future.
I Palmistry-or cheirosophy. to call It
by It's scientific name-is Of great an
| tiquity. In olden times 1t was looked
upon as witchcraft, and It was only
surreptitiously that the palmist could
practice her art Nowadays, even. peo-
Pile are only too ready to condemn
| what they do not understand, and so II
is that we often hear the words Chi
canery" and "trickery" applied IN what
In the opinion of many is entitled to
| rank as a science.
1t is generally admitted that mans
character and temperament leave their
traces upon his face. The bon-vivant.
the thinker, the athlete all have dis
tinctive points Of physiognomy which
indicate the nature of their pursuits
and avocations. The votaries of pal
mistry claim that in the same way as
many points of character are display
ed In our faces, our history Is writ
large on the lines OF our hand, and can
be read there by the initiated like an
open book. What Is more. not only by
the lines Of the hand, but by its fur
rows and folds, by It's degree. of hard
ness or softness, can a persons habits,
character, and his social position be
told. l5t l,-s hiss
It Is a curious thing that no two
hands are found with similar mark
ings. This is the reason why finger
prints are so efficacious In the detec-
ton Of crime.
The lines on our hands we have from
our birth. 1t Is a mistake to think that
they are caused by manual work. In
fact, as a rule, the working classes
have fewer lines on their palms than
the idle rich" On the hand the lines
are effected by mental causes, and can
be developed to a considerable extent
by mental exercise. In lunatics, as q
rule, the lines on the palm are uncer-
tain and indistinct. Selfish people,
whose one aim Is the qualification Of
their own needs, and who are little inn
pressed by the worries of those near
and dear to them, show, as a rule, very
few Of the finer lines on their palms.
There Is no doubt that great deal
Of ones life history can be read by the
hand, for great events and happenings
leave indelible marks upon It. Quite
recently a skeptic In regard to palmis-
try was induced to consult famous
palmist. He did so in a spirit Of derl-
sion, but his attitude was soon changed
to one of awed surprise. The palmist
detailed events in his life which were
known to himself alone. He had spent
ten years of his youth In America.
There he had married unhappily and
divorced his wife. When he returned
to England he determined to look upon
that part Of his life as a closed book.
and so his friends over here, without
exception. were ignorant Of the fact
that he had ever married. The palm
list not only read about his marriage In
his hand, but gave the exact year in
which 1t took place. the events which
led up to II, and those which led to Its
dissolution. After this striking demon
stration Of the art Of palmistry, the
skeptic was constrained to admit that
there was a great deal In 1t, after all"
It is claimed by those who study
palmistry that present and future
events are portrayed on the lines OF
the hand in the same way as the past.
A mans or woman's fate, the length OF
his or her life, whether happiness or
unhappiness will come, whether he or
she will be afflicted with illness or en-
Joy good health, success or failure" In
love, ambitions or the amassing OF
wealth, whether friends viii be false or
true-all can be foretold. Guidance
can be given also as to the right or
wrong course to pursue in certain cir
cumstances. Parents can be given ex-
cellent advice in regard to the best ca
reer for their sons to adopt, and I'm
which walk of life they would be most
likely to be successful. itaas
There are many striking instances
on record of the fulfillment Of the fu-
ture as foretold by the palmist. or
these perhaps the following authentic
case is the most striking Of all: -h
About four years ago two ladies,
more from a spirit Of diversion than
from any other reason, determined to
consult well-known paimist in Lon
don. The first lady was thunderstruck
by the accurate reading given OF her
past. She was promised happy fu-
ture also, and the palmist foretold
many events which have since come
true. --h's .f
The past of the second lady was read
also but the palmist refrained from
saying anything about her future.
When asked why she did not prophesy
In regard to this she replied:
II can see no future In your hand"
Barely ten minutes afterward the
lady, whose hand portrayed no future,
was run over and killed by motor
omnibus when crossing the Strand!
Such tragic prophecies happily. as
rule are few and far between. Few
hand-readers will consent to actually
prophesy any probable disaster they
may read on the hand Of the subject,
for they realize that such prophecy Is
apt to tell considerably upon the sub
ject's nerves, and 1t is well-known
fact that one can often fret oneself
into a trouble which could be other
wise avoided. In many instances, how
ever, the palmist. while foretelling dan
ger, has told how it could be avoided
and advised a certain course OF action
to follow In certain circumstances,
which advice, when adopted, has had
excellent results.
Facts have been given also In regard
to the trustworthiness Of friends, anu