The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
What Your
Hands Show
nv "a. ADDINGroN BRUCE
Author Of The Riddle OF Person
aiity," Psychology and
Parenthood." etc.

The reading OF character am des.
tiny from Tie human hand. as prac-
ticed by professional Palmista, is
pretty generally dlscredited. Mover.
theless the hand does undoubtedly
furnish many helpful indications re
garding its possessor.
So true Is this that certain OBJ.
servant physicians are nowadays
making IL a point to scrutinize their
patients hands as an aid in dag.
nosis. In particular they ind il
possible 70, derive helpful informa.
ton from The color end condition OF
The palms and nails
Which, after all. IS not surprising.
II stands 10 reason that Abnormal
states OF internal organs and FRO
oesses should tend to reveal them
selves by wasting. fattening. discol-
oring, etc. OF the hands.
Other observers. more interested
IN problems OF character than In
problems OF health, similarly proflt
from hand study But what they
chiefly note Is not 80 much the hand
itself as the way Il IL used. They
are firm believers in the theory
which picturesquelv affrms:
The hand IL gesture, gesture Is
visible speech, speech Il the soul.
the soul Is man. the soul OF man "a
Ia the hand"
These observers recognize. OF
course, that there are definite psy-
Geological types OF hana. Bur also
they recognize that hands BY ne
means always run true TO psychic
logical type.
Thus. slender. delicate hands, with
tapering fingers and convex nails
are supposed to have rs PSYCHOLOGIST
cal accompaniment sensitive ma
,ure. a fnc character. and high 9e.
gree ~ intelligence. short. stocky.
coarse hands. with fat nai's ere
regarded as indicative OF a coarse
nature. an unpleasant character. and
a low degree OF intelligence.
Such. in fact. is he rule Bus il
/ Y rule which has so many excep-
tons rs 20 he scarcely depend Die.
Therefore the prudent rely moro on
observing the way the hand il used
than in studying its formation.
With pose and gesture as tho
guide here are few well establish
cd points
When tho hands are habitua,ly al
lowed TO fan limp and lifeiess by
the side. lack OF a real life.purpo4e
"a indicated with perhaps a mulish
stubborancs5 IN place of tue
strength OF character.
IT, during conversation. the
hands are customarily held lightly
clasped, Il IL safe to infer that the
person thus olasping them = a ger.
ION OF grcat self-command.
Aimless shifting OF the hands. as
The in dOu0t what 10 do with them.
n haoitual is indicative OF a person
poorly controlled emotionaIly n
occasional II merely indicated nerv.
Gus excitement
Hands with fingers held widely
extended are the hands 81 a person
not lightly 10 be trusted with inn
/ portant secrets. they are the
| hands u the laxative.
Also beware OF the man whose
customary rose is 20 stand with one
hand partly hidden in coatfront. the
other behind bis back The lilali
hood IL that he il a man with some
thing unpleasant % hide.
But you nay trust him no stands
or walks with hands straight az his
ride. the fingers turned slightly in.
ward. He Is almost sure 10 be hon.
est and straightforward.
His opposite. the hypocrite. you
can discern In the man who unctu-
ously rubs his hands lightly tozetA.
CT while h. talks 20 you. This mo.
ton OF ths hands you instlnctively
resent. and you are justified.
Hands kept swinging freely White
walking arc usually the hands OF a
hold. eneEstic man. In this case
The whole pose is plainly indicative
Of energy.
These, ! repeat arc only a few
FONTS as TO hand rcveiations. hut
remember them. You will End them
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