Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-20
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 1.-THE
ideal hand. symmetrical and slender,
may be absolutely characterless; even
worse. it may indicate undesirable
traits. according to Mrs. Harriet Gum
Robertson. the we'll known character
analyst.
"If you have long, delicate fingers.
you probably have good judgment
about your dress and personal appear
ance," says Mrs. Robertson, whereas
tho short fingered person is apt to be
less of a connoisseur in this respect.
Where the owner of the stubby fingers
scores is that he is likely to be a more
loyal friend than the longer-hngered
person. Short fingers go with COM
nonsense, STRAIGHTFORWARD tempera-
ment, and long ones mean greater in
terest in fine detail. The long-hngered
person is more aesthetic type, and
one which is likely to bo supersensi-
tive. easily offended.
ThiS is NOT Pa,misa5y Rnberaag e.p,ains
Character is written as plainly in the
hand as it is in the face. The one
serves as n check upon the other.
"If I see signs of strong executive
ability in the hand ] look for the same
indications in the face. If I find the
quality there in lesser degree, then
my conclusoion is modified. But the
face and the hand generally agree. You
will not find the sign of great exc
cutive ability on the hand and the eA-
treme opposite in the face.
1.-The hand which shows this partcu-
lar trait of managing affairs has long
first finger, Napoleon, an outstanding
example of the executive genius, had
a first finger that was as long as ms
middle finger. This popularity has
been shown in some of the statues of
Napoleon.
Third Finger Significant
THE third finger, or ring finger,
carries the sign of success. The more 1t
approaches the second finger in
length, the more successful the owner
is apt to be. In the little finger. length
indicates capacity for friendship and
business versatility"
1t is not easy for the layman to see
how psychology is connected with
these theories concerning length of
fingers. There arc other connections
between hands and character that are
easier for us to understand. For one
thing. schools of salesmanship teach
pupils to glance at the back of the
customers hand to note the texture.
The person with coarsely
grained skin will be less particular
about the beauty of an article and
more interested in wearing qualities
or practical value.
This seems simple reasoning. We
naturally accept the statement that a
finely grained skin goes with an aris-
tocrntic personality. But this idea has
! been established in the same way as
the theory of tho long first finger be-
ing n sign of signal executive talent
Both are based on observation and
general conclusions.
Some of the theories on this subject
are very old, handed down first by ira
ditions and superstition. and later
written into books on character. or
mentioned casually in general writings.
other formulas have been fixed by per-
sons who devoted years to the study OF
the hand. One Frenchman. especially,
observed the hands of people in var
ious countries for 30 years, and delved
into literature and history to gather
data on hands and their relation to
character. Tho result of a lifelong
study he placed in n thick volume with
the facts and conclusions carefully de
tailed. That book was published over 30
years ago, but the bulk OF its con-
clusions are in accord with what psy-
choiogy says about the hand today.
Thus. modern medical science recoE-
nizcs a close connection between hand
and brain. and AYERS that there is a
thumb center in the brain. This bears
out tho theory of the F'rcnchman. who
after his 30 years study announced
that Infants. up to the time when
their Intelligence begins to bo dcvel-