The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-23
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
Information Bureau
FREDERIC j. HAsKIN. Director.
Washington, d. C.
THE TELITALE HAND.

may be absolutely characteriess; even
worse, it may indicate undesirable
traits, according to Mrs. Harriet Gum
Robertson. the well known character
analyst.
IF you have long. delicate fingers,
you probably have good judgment
! pearance," says Mrs. Robertson.
whereas the 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 like
| ly to be a more loyal friend than the
| longer fingered person. Short fingers
so with a common-sense, straight
| forward temperament, and long ones
mean greater interest in fine detail.
The long fingered person is more
esthetic type, and one which is likely
to be supersensitive, easily offended.
This is not palmistry. 1t is psy-
'chology," Mrs. Robertson explains.
I"Character is written as plainly in the
hand as it is in the face. The one
serves as a check upon the other.
! .tIf 1 see signs of strong executive
ability in. the hand look for the same
/ Indications in the face. If find the
quality there in a lesser degree. then
my conclusion is modified. But the
! face and the hand generally agree.
! You will not find the sign of great ex-
ecutive ability on the hand and the
| extreme opposite in the face.
1.-The hand which shows this par
| ticular trait of managing affairs has
a long first finger. Napoleon, an outs
standing example of the executive
genius, had a first finger that was as
; long as his middle finger. This pc
culiarity has been shown in some of
the statues of Npoleon.
Third Finger Significant.
i-d iuc
carries the sign of success. The more
| it 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
these theories concerning length of
fingers. There are other connections
between hands and character that are
easier for US to understand For one
thing, schools of craftsmanship teach
pupils to glance at the back of the Gus
TONER'S hand to note the texture, The
persons with n 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 aristo-
cratic personality. But this idea has
been established in the same way as
the theory of the long first finger be-
ing a 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 writ
ten into books on character, or men
toned casually in general writings.
Other formulas have been fixed by
persons who devoted years to the study
of the hand. One Frenchman, espe-
cia1ly, observed the hands of people in
various countries for 30 years, and
delved into literature and history to
gather data on hands and their rela-
ton to character. The result of a
lifelong study he placed in a thick
volume with the fact and conclusions
carefully detailed. That book was
published over SO years ago but the
bulk of it's conclusions are in accord
with what psychology says about the
hand today.
Thus, modern medical science rec
ognizes a close connection between
hand and brain. and AYERS that there
is a thumb center in the brain. This
bears out the theory of the French
man, who after his thirty years study
announced thai Infants, up to the
time when their intelligence begins to
be developed, keep their hands con-
tinually closed, folding their fingers
over the thumb: but in proportion as.
i "
veloped. the thumb in turn folds itself
over the fingers"
Watch the Thumb.
AS an extension of this theory that
the thumb is directly connected with
intelligence, it has often been said that
persons who habitually hold the
thumb folded inside the fingers are
times been refuted on the grounds
that while mental detectives often do
this, persons of recognized mental
ability have been known to have the
habit of nervously holding the thumb
between fingers and palm.
Character analysts, say that a
large, well developed thumb indicates
strong will, and an understood, thin
thumb shows a character lacking in
decision. Feeble minded people some
times have this undeveloped thumb,
and in occasional cases, no thumbs at
all.
There is much medical lore back of
this thumb theory. 1t is well known
to DOCTORS for instance, that after
death, or sometimes as death ap-
proaches, the thumb, symbol of the
Will and mental control, turns in to-
ward the palm, in token of surrender.
Doctors take note of the hand in
general practice as guide to the ply
steal condition. of the patient. The
yellow tinge indicating a bad drain
are shown plainly in the hand, as well
as the clear pink of the healthy per-
son.
Character, health, and experience,
Mrs Robertson says. are all written in
the hand, and sometimes even more
than in the face, because the hand is
not under control as the face it. This
is shown in the effect of trouble on
the face and hand. A woman tries
to keep lines of worry out of her face
and constant attention, she can sue
coed remarkab bly,
Such a woman Mrs Robertson
says, came to me the other day. Her
face was smooth and fresh, but her
hands had lines showing worry and
cares. You have had a good deal of
trouble [ said to her. Nothing but
trouble all my life,' she answered
but I've tried TO hide it,
The lines of trouble in the hand,
Mrs. Robertson holds have NO con-