Chapter M (2)

1. He thinks of you very often.
2. Yes, but it will not bring you happiness.
3. Always be happy and pleasant; never be angry.
4. Your mother’s advice is best.
5. None.
6. A young, handsome man who loves you very much.
7. Take the advice of an older female friend.
8. His was love at first sight, and lasting.
9. You will soon fall in love, perhaps on your next journey.
10. A few interesting ones, and you will be protected against
the unpleasant ones.
11. Yes, but not very.
12. Everybody seems to be unconcerned about it.
13. People think well of you.
14. He is thinking of coming to you soon.
15. Yes, you will soon receive an interesting one.
16. A little pleasing present, not so soon.
17. You will not take advantage of an opportunity.
18. Yes, and to your advantage.
19. It is up to yourself.
20. Yes, and it will make you very happy.

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1. He thinks of you, but not very seriously.
2. You will have many charming ones.
3. Try to have your skin tanned, by means of the sun.
4. To a certain extent.
5. Twenty-five, if you take advantage of all offers.
6. Ugly, lame, and very thin and tall.
7. Yes, by all means.
8. He loves you, but conceals it because he does not think
it is reciprocated.
9. Within two years.
10. No, very few.
11. You will be wealthy as you wish.
12. Guard yourself and others, for there has been a leak.
13. Good at heart, but conceited and not very sensible.
14. Perhaps thru some coincidence, for he has sworn never to call.
15. You will receive rather a mysterious one.
16. Yes, a very small and dear one.
17. Some sad interference will prevent it for some time.
18. Yes, but not as you wish it.
19. Enemies will prevent it.
20. Pleasure at first, but later will cause tears.

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1. He is thinking tenderly of you at this moment.
2. A fellow of a very stout appearance.
3. Pay very much attention to him, sit at his left side and eat
nothing that contains onions.
4. No, let him coax for a while.
5. Perhaps one, possibly none.
6. Beloved of all, favorite in society and among ladies, and a
darling of yours above all.
7. Yes, by all means, for he never deceived you.
8. Yes, but it is very painful to him.
9. In two years or more.
10. Quite some.
11. Be satisfied with what you have.
12. Some know it already.
13. Original and witty.
14. In a month and two days.
15. Yes, this week.
16. Yes, but you will be sorry that you ever got it.
17. Yes, and with a gentleman.
18. Yes, and it will bring joy to you.
19. Something will interfere and delay its fulfillment.
20. If you overcome all anxieties on its account, it will.

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1. Very little, but still it is more than you think of him.
2. Yes, a romantic, sentimental, foolish fellow.
3. You must learn table etiquette.
4. It would bring joy to you, but sorrow to more than one.
5. One, and he will be a burden to you.
6. A weak-minded drunkard and gambler.
7. Yes, but be watchful.
8. He loves you as much as you allow him to, which is not very much.
9. In four or five years.
10. They will be mischievous ones, and cause trouble.
11. Yes, very; in ten years.
12. Be cautious, and it will not.
13. At times foolish, but prudent and quite humorous and witty.
14. Next spring, when the snow melts.
15. The one wished for is on its way.
16. Yes, and you will rejoice over it.
17. No, but perhaps a year from now.
18. Yes, as you wish it.
19. It will, but not so soon.
20. It will prove as you interpret it.

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1. He very seldom thinks of anything or anybody.
2. Tomorrow a person will fall in love with you.
3. Try to be as witty as possible.
4. Take your father’s advice.
5. Three worthy gentlemen, within a month.
6. Handsome and well situated in the business world.
7. Trust him as far as you feel it is safe.
8. He would love you if he knew it would be mutual.
9. In three years.
10. Some at intervals of years.
11. You will have plenty if economical.
12. No, but would be to your advantage to have it discovered.
13. Humorous and interesting.
14. At the next meeting of a large crowd.
15. Do not expect one very soon, for he is very angry.
16. Yes, and from one you love dearly.
17. Not soon, but then it will bring much pleasure to you.
18. According to how you act. Be cautious.
19. Yes, but to your disadvantage.
20. If it happens naturally, it will bring joy.

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1. Very little.
2. Yes, from a soldier.
3. Please him in every respect.
4. It would do no harm if you would.
5. One, and he will give himself entirely up to you.
6. A fellow who will be a burden to you.
7. He is fond of flirting, but is true to you.
8. He loves you only.
9. In four or five years.
10. Only while out of your home town.
11. If you are economical.
12. It may, but a long time from now.
13. Clear understanding, but a very poor listener.
14. Today perhaps.
15. No, unless it is an answer to yours.
16. Yes, but from one you don’t admire.
17. There will be no particular opportunity, but perhaps you will.
18. Yes, but not so soon.
19. Yes, but it will bring sorrow to someone.
20. No, unfortunately not.

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1. He is constantly thinking of you.
2. Not in two or three years yet.
3. Be patient, and allow him to have his own way.
4. If you do, you may regret it.
5. One, but an unworthy one.
6. Very uninteresting and tiresome.
7. You would hurt his feelings, if you did not.
8. Very much, and very dearly.
9. In five years.
10. Only when you attend crowds of people.
11. Conveniently so.
12. Not so soon. Be cautious.
13. Just so. You have many admirers.
14. Be independent and wait for him to come, before going to him.
15. No, not a present.
16. Yes, but not a very large one.
17. As you desire; it will be up to yourself.
18. Not that it will make much of a difference.
19. Yes, and it will bring many friends to you.
20. Yes, in disguise.

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1. Yes, very pleasing thoughts.
2. Yes, very many and at the present time.
3. When you see him again, place a flower in his buttonhole.
4. Do it unintentionally.
5. Four at the same time.
6. Disfigured and very ugly, but you will not notice it.
7. Do not trust him, unless you feel sure that he can be trusted.
8. He cannot live without you.
9. In six or seven years.
10. Many at unexpected times.
11. For a very short time only.
12. Yes, but not so soon.
13. All think you very witty and humorous, but conceited.
14. He will not come; laboring under a wrong impression.
15. Yes, a very interesting one.
16. No, not for a long while.
17. A very short one.
18. When you most heartily wish for it.
19. Yes, but that will bring you an enemy which will sadden the joy.
20. A blessing to all.

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1. He thinks as often of you as you of him.
2. Tomorrow evening about 8 o’clock.
3. Answer, but do it gracefully.
4. No, you must not do it.
5. Only one.
6. Pleasant and handsome.
7. No. He is a scoundrel.
8. He feels that he cannot help himself.
9. In a week or more.
10. Your life will be very peaceful.
11. You will always have plenty.
12. It would be very good to be discovered.
13. Not witty, and interesting only at times.
14. Yes, very soon.
15. Tomorrow perhaps.
16. Not so soon as you desire.
17. Very soon, a long one.
18. Yes, to your happiness.
19. It will not.
20. Yes, to the best happiness.

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1. He does not.
2. Unfortunately for you, much too soon.
3. He hates to see you dressed with a low-necked dress
and bare arms.
4. Yes, without any fear.
5. Two; one squints, and the other is bald.
6. Tall and round. He is patient and fond of sweet things.
7. You have had enough proofs that he has the best heart
in the world.
8. He is yours in heart and soul.
9. In three years.
10. Your life will be like a foaming torrent.
11. As wealthy as you are at present.
12. No, but is advisable to disclose it quickly.
13. Neither very discreet nor very witty, very interesting to one.
14. Before the autumn wind blows over the meadow.
15. Yes, but not the wished-for one.
16. Yes, a bouquet of flowers.
17. You will soon see cities which you never expected to visit.
18. When you wish for it to change.
19. If that is really your wish.
20. No. That is an impossibility at present.

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1. He thinks of you in sleep and in dreams.
2. You are constantly surrounded by admirers.
3. Treat him with frankness and candor, but don’t act coquettishly.
4. Whatever you do, do it prudently.
5. One, and a very jealous one who will constantly watch you.
6. Loving and tender; he will claim daily a score of kisses.
7. Always; you need not mistrust him so very much.
8. Does not his pale countenance betray his deep sorrow?
9. Yes, in six weeks or more.
10. Yes, thrilling adventures.
11. Quite rich.
12. It will unless you guard yourself cautiously.
13. A good creature.
14. No. You are separated forever.
15. Yes, one is now on its way.
16. Yes, but not from the one you expect.
17. A short, sentimental one.
18. Yes, but it will not be of much advantage to you.
19. If you do your best to promote it.
20. It will bring both joy and sorrow.

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1. Your eyes are a pair of stars which, once seen, can never
be forgotten.
2. Yes, but be prudent, for he is a sad rogue.
3. Show more kindness to human beings, and less toward cats.
4. It would be unjust to refuse.
5. One; a fat little fellow.
6. Very ugly, but in your eyes the very handsomest.
7. Yes, with your full heart.
8. Do you not see his cheeks redden when he looks at you?
9. Never, or not till late in life.
10. Too many, especially love adventures.
11. Your wealth will exceed your knowledge of what to do with it.
12. It is discovered at the present time.
13. A mischievous little vixen.
14. Very soon, sooner than you expect.
15. The one you want you will never receive.
16. Very soon, a very sweet one.
17. Yes, the one you are looking forward to with pleasure.
18. It will depend upon yourself only.
19. Yes, certainly.
20. It will bring joy and happiness to you.

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1. He would like to, but is afraid.
2. When you cease your coquettish ways.
3. Upon your next meeting, give him your hand and say,
“I am exceedingly happy to call you my friend.”
4. You cannot well do anything else.
5. One, and he will bring much joy into your life.
6. Very tall, brown-complexioned, noble, manly and amiable
young man who wears spectacles.
7. You may believe him and not the world’s tittle-tattle.
8. The next time you hand him a glass of water, and if in taking
it he tries to touch your hand, he loves you.
9. In a year and six months.
10. Very many with rogues and robbers.
11. Rich in love and all amiable virtues, but not rich in money.
12. You think it to be a secret, but it never has been one.
13. Very capricious.
14. If you write that he should come, otherwise not.
15. Very soon, and a very tender one.
16. Yes, a living present, with a kiss.
17. Yes, but not the one you are now thinking of.
18. Not very soon.
19. Yes, but not so soon as you would like it.
20. As long as you keep your heart pure and true.

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1. He tries not to, for when he does it is very painful.
2. A rich old, lame gentleman, with a mustache.
3. Do not conceal your love; prove it by sending him a gift.
4. It will bring about important consequences, depending upon
yourself whether it will be advantageous or not.
5. It is best that you have none.
6. A very handsome man, a genius, and your love is mutual.
7. Trust him and him only.
8. In the same way as you love him.
9. When the first snow falls.
10. You are subject to many.
11. Your present conditions will continue.
12. Yes, by an enemy who will betray it.
13. Very artless, nothing else.
14. At the beginning of autumn.
15. In a month or so, the longed-for one.
16. Someone is thinking at present to make you one, but whether he
will or not is unknown.
17. Yes, to England.
18. Yes, soon.
19. To a very small extent.
20. It will bring much happiness to you.

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1. No, perhaps later.
2. One is paying attention to you at the present time.
3. He thinks you faultless.
4. If you think it will give you pleasure and joy.
5. One, the one you love.
6. A witty fellow, full of mischief and fun.
7. Take care in trusting him.
8. He does, but conceals it.
9. This year or next.
10. A very interesting one, but not so soon.
11. Yes, but be very economical.
12. Yes, next week all will be known.
13. Very silly at times, but you are pardoned by all.
14. You have driven him away, he will never return.
15. This week; a very interesting one.
16. Perhaps this week, but surely this month.
17. Yes, to some other foreign country.
18. To some extent, and will bring much joy.
19. It is up to your behavior.
20. It will bring many happy hours.

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1. Yes, but with sorrow.
2. Yes, it will start by the presentation of a flower.
3. Whatever you do will not please him. He is a faultfinder.
4. If you do, you will be laughed at by the one of whom you are
asked to do it.
5. One, an unexpected one.
6. A worthless fellow who will bring you sorrow, yet a dear fellow.
7. Don’t place too much confidence in him.
8. He loves you very much and would be happy to gain your hand.
9. Next spring.
10. Not very soon, but you will in time.
11. If you make up your mind to be.
12. Yes, when least expected.
13. Very foolish at times, yet witty at other times.
14. Tomorrow perhaps.
15. Yes, sooner than you expect.
16. Yes, a ring.
17. A pleasant trip eastward.
18. Not the way that you would wish it.
19. If you desire it truthfully.
20. At present it is doubtful.

THE SCIENCE OF PALMISTRY[A]

If we regard either hand closely, we notice that the surface of the fingers and palms consists of elevations, depressions and lines. The ancients gave these different formations separate names to which they attached certain meanings.

For the purpose of divination the science of palmistry is of great importance, because it is these selfsame lines and elevations in the palm which betray the character and disposition of its possessor. The old notion that they also disclose his future has been discarded by modern authorities.

The lines on the palm remain unchangeable and irremovable. This has been often proved in the cases where through accident the palm happened to become disfigured; even where the entire skin came off, it was observed that these delicately indented lines which seemed to be only in the superficial layer of the skin were in reality indelibly stamped into the tissues of the hand, and the new skin bore them in the same manner.

[A] _The significance of the lines and mountains of the hands are compiled from several old and authentic treatises on Palmistry._

The Line of Life and the Line of Fate are the only ones to undergo any change, and they are also the lines which, though unable to hint the future, clearly show the earliest past and the direction which the possessor should pursue. But despite some pretensions to the effect, it is impossible to tell whether the objects sought for will be reached. When it is desired to do that the other lines which are unchangeable must be called to assistance. For instance, if the Line of Character is strong and well defined, the palmist assumes that the object will be accomplished, and _vice versa_. As may be seen, this method is one of probabilities rather than positive truths.

The chief value of palm-reading consists in the helpful suggestions which it offers to the conscientious psychic in his efforts to unravel the future of his client.

Principal Lines of the Palm and Their Meaning

1. _The Line of Life_, which begins over the ball of the palm, may with equal reason be called the line of the heart, because it furnishes the skillful palmist with information concerning the heart as well as concerning long life. If this line is long, firm, continuous, it indicates continued good health and a strong heart. It shows cheerfulness and old age. If the line is discontinued, cut transversely with short lines, interrupted with small indentions, spots and warts, and in addition has a pale color, it signifies poor health and heart trouble. If the line is weak and thin at the beginning, but grows stronger toward the end, it means that its possessor is not healthy in his youth, but will acquire robust health as he grows older. If the line begins firmly and then tapers off toward the end, just the opposite meaning is to be deduced.

If the Line of Life issues a branch opposite the index finger and pointing to it, it presages honor and riches for the possessor.

2. _The Line of Fate or Fortune_, so called because its peculiar formation holds the secret of the possessor’s fortune, which secret may be disclosed only by the skillful palmist—runs from the wrist toward the fingers. If the line begins at the ball of the palm, it signifies success in love and a rich marriage. But if it begins toward the end of the hand, it signifies success in one’s journeys and in foreign countries. Should the line reach the first joint of the middle finger, it signifies good results, but at the same time it also betrays greed and selfishness.

If little twigs issue from the main line they indicate riches and legacies, according to the number of the twigs; while departing branches, on the other hand, show poverty and sometimes imprisonment.

A skillful palmist does not have to see the actual hand in order to give a correct reading. An impression of the palm on a sheet of smoked paper, which is afterward covered with oil in order to retain the impression, shows him the main line with sufficient distinctness to enable him to give a correct reading.

The Shape and Length of the Phalanges

represent certain qualities and features of character, as presented in the following:

_Jupiter_, the first finger.—If the first phalanx is longer than the second, it indicates ability to control others, direct and maintain order; if the second phalanx is long and well developed, it indicates leadership; if short and thin, intellectual weakness; if the third phalanx is long, it indicates love of power in material things.

_Saturn_, second finger.—If the first phalanx is longer than the second, it indicates ability for mastering scientific subjects; if the second phalanx is long, it indicates great interest in subjects requiring deep study; if the third phalanx is long, it indicates a love of metaphysics and money.

_Sun_, third finger.—If the first phalanx is longer than the second, it indicates love of the arts; if the second phalanx is long, it indicates success and love of riches; if the third phalanx is thick, it indicates an inherited talent for the arts.

_Mercury_, fourth finger.—If the first phalanx is longer than the second, it indicates a taste for and love of research; if the second phalanx is long and well developed, it indicates industrious habits; if the third phalanx is long and fat, it indicates a desire for the comforts of life.

The following points, upon which the science of Palmistry is based explain its mysteries, and will be found very interesting, amusing and instructive.

Form of the Hand

Hands are classed in seven types:

1. _The Elementary or Bilious Hand_, indicating brutal instinct instead of reason as the governing power of the character.

2. _The Square or Jupiter Hand_, indicating a practical, stubborn, methodical and conventional character; one apt to be suspicious of strangers and radical in views.

3. _The Spatulate or Nervous Hand_, so named because of its imagined resemblance to a spatula. It is broad at the base of the fingers, and indicates great energy and push to discover; also courage and fearlessness.

4. _The Philosophic or Venus Hand_ has a long, thin, muscular palm, with long fingers; indicates a student of nature and searcher after truth.

5. _The Mercury or Artistic Hand_ indicates quick temper, impulsiveness; a character that is light-hearted, gay and charitable, today; and tomorrow, sad, tearful and uncharitable.

6. _The Lunar or Idealistic Hand_ indicates an extremely sensitive nature.

7. _The Harmonic or Solar Hand_ indicates a character of great versatility, brilliant in conversation, and an adept in diplomacy.

Character from the Shape of a Hand and Fingers

The shape of the fingers is frequently a correct indication of the character of the individual, and taken in connection with the lines of the palm they serve as a forecast of the person’s life in the past and future.

A hand with pointed fingers (see Fig. 1) is rare and is usually the accompaniment of a delicate, sensitive palm and is the hand that is most often found among dreamers, poets, idealists, artists and philosophers. It is an indication that soul rules over matter and indicates a high-grade personality.

Conical fingers (as in Fig. 2), with a well-formed thumb, indicate that the person is quick in action and is ruled by impulse rather than by calculation. They are the sign of a clever, nervous, energetic character.

Square fingers (such as are shown in Fig. 3) indicate perseverance, regularity and a love of order. They are generally found with a thorough business man, a progressive, law-abiding citizen with a talent for conception and execution. Their owner is usually methodical, punctual and neat.

Spatulate fingers (as shown in Fig. 4) derive their name from the fact that the “spatula” is a knife-shaped instrument used by druggists, where the tip is slightly wider than the stem. Fingers of this kind show action, energy, self-confidence. They are often found in men who labor with their hands, and seldom with the idle rich.

Knotted fingers (as in Fig. 5) are an indication of toil, energy and resourcefulness. The person is usually more imitative than original, but is able to turn any situation to some practical advantage.

The refined woman’s hand (see Fig. 6) has the fingers neither spatulate nor square, but usually of the tapering type, tho not often pronounced, except in the idle women. Possessors of such hands love beautiful things, crave excitement, act on impulse, but make good wives and loving mothers.

The criminal’s fingers (see Fig. 7) are usually short and ill-formed. The fingers are wide at the base and rounded at the nails, which are apt to be thick and coarse. The palm is soft from lack of manual work. The thumb is short but flexible.

In the workman’s hand (see Fig. 8) the palm is hard and thick; not necessarily from toil but by nature. The thumb is short and slightly turned back. The fingers are usually coarse and thick. This hand indicates improvidence, lack of forethought, and primitive passions. It is also the hand of the savage and the illiterate.

The Mountains

are joints or elevations on the palm.

_Mount Venus_, if prominent, indicates a person of strong passions, great energy in business, and admiration of physical beauty in the opposite sex; it also indicates love of children, home and wife or husband. When not well developed, there is a lack of love for home, children, wife or husband; and in a man it indicates egotism and laziness; in a woman, hysteria.

_Mount Jupiter_, if prominent, indicates a person who is generous, loves power and is brilliant in conversation; if a woman, she desires to shine and be a social leader. When not well developed, it indicates lack of self-esteem, slovenliness and indifference to personal appearance.

_Mount Saturn_, if prominent, indicates a serious-minded person, religiously inclined, slow to reach a conclusion, very prudent, free in the expression of opinions, but inclined to be pessimistic.

_Mount Apollo_, if prominent, indicates ability as an artist, generosity, courageness and a poetical nature; apt to be a spendthrift. When not well developed, it indicates cautiousness and prudence.

_Mount Mercury_, if prominent, indicates keen perceptions, cleverness in conversation, a talent for the sciences, industry and deceitfulness. If not well developed, it indicates a phlegmatic, stupid disposition.

_Mount Luna_, if prominent, indicates a dreamy, changeable, capricious, enthusiastic and inventive nature. When not well developed, it indicates constancy, love of home and ability to imitate others.

_Mount Mars_, if prominent, indicates self-respect, coolness and control of self under trying circumstances, courageousness, venturesomeness and confidence in one’s ability for anything undertaken. When not well developed, it indicates the opposite of these characteristics.

A Reading of the Lines and Other Characteristics

THE FATE LINE

commences at Rascettes and if it extends straight to Mount Saturn, uninterrupted, and alike in both hands, good luck and success are realized without personal exertion. If not in one hand and interrupted in the other, success will be experienced only by great effort. If well defined at the wrist, the early life is bright and promising; if broken in the center, misery, for middle life is indicated. If this line touches Mounts Luna and Venus it indicates a good disposition and wealth; if inclined toward any mount, it implies success in that line for which the mount stands. If it is made up of disconnected links, it indicates serious physical and moral struggles. Should it end at the Heart Line, the life has been ruined by unrequited love. If it runs through a square, the life has been in danger and saved. Should it merge into the Heart Line and continue to Mount Jupiter, it denotes distinction and power secured through love.

THE GIRDLE OF VENUS

is a curved line extending from Mount Jupiter to Mercury, encircling Saturn and Apollo. It appears on few hands, but it indicates superior intellect, a sensitive and capricious nature; if it extends to the base of Jupiter it denotes divorce; ending in Mercury, implies great energy; should it be cut by parallel lines in a man, it indicates a hard drinker and gambler.

THE LINES OF REPUTATION

commence in the middle of the hand, at the Head Line. Mount Luna or Mount Mars indicate financial success from intellectual pursuits after years of struggling with adversity. If from the Heart Line, real love of occupation and success; if from the Head Line, success from selfishness. An island on this line denotes loss of character, a star on it near Apollo implies that success will be permanent, and a square, brilliant success. The absence of this line implies a struggle for recognition of one’s abilities.

THE LINE OF INTUITION

beginning at the base of Mount Mercury extends around Mars and Luna; it is frequently found in the Venus, Mercury and Lunar types of hands; when deeply dented with a triangle on Mount Saturn, it denotes clairvoyant power; if it forms a triangle with the Fate Line, or the Life Line, a voyage will be taken.

THE HEALTH LINE

commences at center of the Rascettes, takes an oblique course from the Fate Line, ending toward Mount Mercury. If straight and well defined, there is little liability to constitutional diseases; when it does not extend to the Head Line, steady mental labor cannot be performed; when it is broad and deep on Mount Mercury, diminishing as it enters the Life Line, death from heart disease is indicated; small lines cutting it denote sickness from biliousness. When joined to the Heart Line, health and business are neglected for love; if made up of short lines, there is suffering from stomach trouble or catarrh; if it is checked by islands there is a constitutional tendency to lung disease.

THE MARRIAGE LINES

extend straight across Mount Mercury; if short, affairs of the heart without marriage are denoted. When near the Heart Line, early marriage is indicated; if it turns directly to the Heart Line, marriage will occur between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one; if close to the top of the mount, marriage will not take place before the thirty-fifth year; if it curves upward it indicates a single life; when pronged and running toward the center or to Mount Mars, divorce will occur. If the end of this line droops, the subject will outlive wife or husband; if broken, divorce is implied; if it ends in a cross, the wife or husband will die from an accident. A branch from this line upward implies a high position attained by marriage. A black spot on this line means widowhood.

CHILDREN’S LINES

are small and upright, extending from the end of the Marriage Line. If broad and well defined, males, if fine and narrow, females are indicated. A line of this order that is deep and well defined denotes prominence for that child.

SMALL LINES

have a signification depending upon their position and number. A single line on Jupiter signifies success; on Saturn, happiness; on Apollo, fame and talent.

Ascending small lines are favorable, while descending lines are unfavorable signs.

Several small lines on Mars indicate warfare constantly.

Cross lines, failure.

LINES ON THE HAND

If not well defined, indicate poor health.

Deep red lines indicate good, robust health.

Yellow lines indicate excessive biliousness.

Dark-colored lines indicate a melancholy and reserved disposition. The Life Line extends from the outer base of Mount Jupiter, entirely around the base of Mount Venus. If chained under Jupiter, it indicates bad health in early life. Hair-lines extending from it imply a weakness, and if cut by small lines from Mount Venus, misplaced affections and domestic broils. If arising from Mount Jupiter, an ambition to be wealthy and learned. If it is joined by the Line of the Head at its beginning, prudence and wisdom are indicated. If it joins Heart and Head lines at its commencement, a great catastrophe will be experienced by the person so marked. A square on it denotes success. All lines that follow it give it strength. Lines that cut the Life Line extending through the Heart Line denote interference in a love affair. If it is crossed by small lines, illness is indicated. Short and badly drawn lines, unequal in size, imply bad blood and a tendency to fevers.

THE HEART LINE

if it extends across the hand at the base of the finger mounts, and is deep and well defined, indicates purity and devotion; if well defined from Mount Jupiter only, a jealous and tyrannical disposition is indicated; if it begins at Mount Saturn and is without branches, it is a fatal sign; if short and well defined in the Harmonic type of hand it indicates intense affection when it is reciprocated; if short on the Mercury type of hand, it implies deep interest in intellectual pursuits; if short and deep in the Elementary type of hand, it implies the disposition to satisfy desire by brutal force, instead of by love.

THE HEAD LINE

is parallel to the Heart Line and forms the second branch of letter M, generally very plain in most hands; if long and deep it indicates ability to care for one’s self; if hair-lines are attached to it, mental worry; if it divides toward Mount Mercury, love affairs will be first, and business secondary; if well defined its whole length, it implies a well-balanced brain; a line from it extending into a star on Mount Jupiter, great versatility, pride and love for knowledge are indicated; if it extend to Mount Luna, interest in occult studies is implied; separated from the Life Line, indicates agressiveness; if it is broken, death is indicated from an injury to the head.

THE RASCETTES

are lines across the wrist where the palm joins it.

It is claimed they indicate length of life; if straight it is a good sign. One Rascette indicates thirty years of life; two lines, sixty; three lines, ninety.

THE SCIENCE OF PHRENOLOGY

In 1796 a German physician by the name of Franz Gall first announced what he considered a wonderful discovery and named Phrenology. It was first introduced into the United States by Dr. Charles Caldwell of Kentucky, who studied under Gall and who lectured and wrote on the subject. It made very little headway, however, until Dr. Spurzheim began to lecture on the new science in Boston, since which time the number of its adherents has been growing steadily, although there are many scientific minds who still doubt its teachings.

It is a system of the philosophy of the human mind founded on the structure of the brain, and embraces a theory of psychology and organology. It pretends to be able to tell the characteristics of a person thru signs and bumps. It assumes a corresponding value between the convolutions of the brain and the character or temperament of the individual.

The idea was not original with Dr. Gall. In the thirteenth century Albertus Magnus divided the cranium into three regions controlling Faculties, Judgment and Imagination. In 1562 Luigi Dolce divided the brain into nine regions controlling as many mental powers. Gall first noticed that all his fellow schoolboys who were noted for their knowledge of languages and memory of words had prominent eyes. Following this as a clew, he arrived at the functions and locations of twenty-seven organs of mental faculties which he named according to their action. Spurzheim found still others, and Drs. Fowler and Wells, the best known American phrenologists, increased the number of such divisions to thirty-five. They divided them into four principal groups:

1. Domestic group; including love, patriotism, fondness for home, attachment to friends, etc.

2. Selfish group; including combativeness, destructiveness, appetite, fondness of inflicting pain, etc.

3. Moral group; including sense of right, integrity, justice, veneration, benevolence, etc.

4. Self-perfecting group; including constructiveness, sense of the beautiful, imitation, wit, etc.

Besides these there are two minor groups of Intellectual Faculties:—

A. Perceptive Group; including individuality, perception of color, weight, arrangement, etc.

B. Reflective Group; including dependence, efficiency, power of analysis, sympathy, etc.

Many physicians have tried to prove the accuracy of this theory. Thousands of skulls of human beings as well as of animals have been examined and their cranial bumps studied. It is believed that each convolution of the brain is a separate organ and that the great centers of motion are in the front part of the brain. Many books have been written on the subject.

To tell the character of a person by Phrenology requires the services of a trained expert, and the few indications we can give here can only serve to call the reader’s attention to the subject in a general way. The foregoing chart is generally used by phrenologists. The numbers specify the location of each organ, and the following is a description of the same.

These organs are on the head in the shape of protuberances or bumps, and can be felt with the fingers. In many cases there is nothing to indicate their existence, in other cases they are well developed.

PROPENSITIES.

1. Amativeness. 2. Philoprogenitiveness. 3. Concentrativeness.
4. Adhesiveness. 5. Combativeness. 6. Destructiveness.
6a. Alimentiveness. 7. Secretiveness. 8. Acquisitiveness.
9. Constructiveness.

LOWER SENTIMENTS.

10. Self-esteem. 11. Love of Approbation. 12. Cautiousness.

SUPERIOR SENTIMENTS.

13. Benevolence. 14. Veneration. 15. Conscientiousness. 16. Firmness.
17. Hope. 18. Wonder. 19. Ideality. 20. Wit. 21. Imitation.

PERCEPTIVE FACULTIES.

22. Individuality. 23. Form. 24. Size. 25. Weight. 26. Color.
27. Locality. 28. Number. 29. Order. 30. Eventuality. 31. Time.
32. Tune. 33. Language.

REFLECTIVE FACULTIES.

34. Comparison. 35. Causality.

The judgment of the phrenologist is determined by the size of the brain in general and by the size of the organs that have been formulated, and these are estimated by certain arbitrary rules that render the boundaries of the regions indefinite.

A study of the cuts and comparison of the sizes of different heads and their shape will prove very entertaining with most any group of persons intellectually inclined, and it will be found that persons that are naturally good readers by instinct of human nature, with its help, can make remarkable readings in the delineation of character.

THE SCIENCE OF PHYSIOGNOMY

Physiognomy is the science of reading character thru the features and the facial characteristics. Many persons have a peculiar effect upon us. We feel antipathetic toward them in spite of their friendliness. Others awaken our sympathy at once. This has been ascribed to an “Aura” or electric emanation that affects our own psychic being. It is easy for the practiced eye to read a person’s peculiar traits by a close examination of his face. This can be corroborated by a study of his habits and the way he dresses. While no definite rules can be laid down for all, the following indications will be found fairly correct and may be taken as a guide.

What Different Eyes Indicate

The long, almond-shaped eye with thick eyelids covering nearly half of the pupil, when taken in connection with the full brow, is indicative of genius, and is often found in artists, literary and scientific men. It is the eye of talent, or impressibility. The large, open, transparent eye, of whatever color, is indicative of elegance, of taste, of refinement, of wit, of intelligence. Weakly marked eyebrows indicate a feeble constitution and a tendency to melancholia. Deep-sunken eyes are selfish, while eyes in which the whole iris shows indicate erraticism, if not lunacy. Round eyes are indicative of innocence, strongly protuberant eyes of weakness of both mind and body. Eyes small and close together typify cunning, while those far apart and open indicate frankness. The normal distance between the eyes is the width of one eye; a distance greater or less than this intensifies the character supposed to be symbolized. Sharp angles, turning down at the corners of the eyes, are seen in persons of acute judgment and penetration. Well-opened, steady eyes belong to the sincere; wide, staring eyes to the impertinent. Gray eyes are supposed to be the strongest, blue the weakest, while large eyes are most subject to the defect known as near-sightedness.

Reading Character by the Color of the Eyes

_Blue_ (dark).—Humorous and original. A maker of fun. Good-hearted and kind. Enjoys the company of the opposite sex. Moderate in all things.

_Blue_ (light).—Vacillating character. Talented. Jealous to a degree. No great vitality. Controls his nature. Easily discouraged.

_Gray_ (light).—Easy-going disposition. Moody at times. Reserved on short acquaintance. Often cold and shrewd.

_Gray_ (dark).—Very determined. Quick-tempered, but easily reconciled. Practical. Head rules heart always. Affectionate toward opposite sex.

_Brown_ (light).—Fickle. No great depth of feeling. Makes friends easily. Mischief-lover.

_Brown_ (dark).—Usually talented. Loves to travel. Independent in action. A bright conversationalist.

_Green._—Jealous and pessimistic. Does not share happiness with others. Shrewd in business.

_Black._—Compelling power to control others. Strong passions. Keen sense of humor. Intuitions usually right. Favorite with opposite sex.

_Hazel._—Loving and easily led. Believes in a good time and at best when in company. Good-tempered.

Disposition by the Shape of the Nose

_Long, Thin, Abrupt Nose._—Shrewd, cold and distant. Will win success. No sentiment, but practical and thrifty.

_Upturned, Pug Nose._—Easy-going, jolly and light-hearted. Doesn’t worry. A person who never thinks deeply, but enjoys life.

_Thin, Hooked Nose._—Lover of money. Forward and progressive. Shrewd thinker. Very obstinate at times.

_A Long, Lumpy Nose._—Disagreeable, bold and daring. Adventurous nature. Great courage but little taste.

_Thick, Hooked Nose._—Talented. Fine feelings. Original and inventive. Loves money. Emotional.

_Grecian Nose with Hump._—Commanding and proud. A true friend. Quick-witted and intellectual.

_Medium, Slightly Aquiline Nose._—Affectionate. Easily hurt. Determined when aroused. Gentle-mannered and musically inclined.

_A Lumpy, Venous Nose._—Addicted to drink and apt to have other bad habits. Careless in dress, spends freely.

Reading Character by the Form of the Lips

_Thick, Sensuous Lips._—Lover of art and music. Affectionate. Truthful and intellectual. The lips of a talented person. Able to think and express self well; falls in love easily.

_Thin, Compressed Lips._—Strong character. Cool-headed under trying circumstances. Practical in all things. Quick-tempered. Shrewd in business.

_Downward, Pouting Lips._—Sound intellect. Determined. Can command others. Devoted to a few. Courageous when necessary. Often pessimistic.

_Full, Upward-turned Lips._—Gay. Good company. Optimistic. Sentimental to degree but of good judgment. Jealous at times. Lovable.

_Thin Open Lips, Showing Teeth._—Weak character. Easily led. Moody when angered. One to take life easy. Sometimes dangerous.

_Sneering Lips._—Often dangerous character. Unfriendly and not easily moved by pity. Often talented, but has few friends.

_Cupid-Bow Lips._—Usually lovable nature. Fond of flattery and amusement. Sometimes talented.

Reading Character by the Shape of the Ear

_A Shell-like, Normal Ear._—Sentimental at times and fond of the romantic. Tender-hearted, with affection for all. Enthusiastic. Fond of music.

_A Long, Narrow Ear._—A deep thinker and philosopher. Cool-headed and practical under trying circumstances. Strong-willed. Shrewd in business deals.

_A Short, Irregular Ear._—Accumulative of wealth. Work is recreation. Quick decision in all matters of business. Economical.

_Long and Wide Ear._—Pleasant company. Extravagant. Very optimistic. One who will always get along in life and make money.

_A Thick, Short Ear._—Fickle-hearted. Self-centered, with a jealous disposition. A poor listener, but a great talker. A pessimist.

_Short, Irregular Ear._—Thoughtful. Inventive nature. Learns from what he sees and hears. Truthful. Trustful. Affectionate. Optimistic.

FORTUNE-TELLING BY GROUNDS IN A TEACUP

Pour your tea into a white cup and drain off the liquid, leaving the grounds in the cup. Shake them well so as to spread them over as much of the surface as possible. They will form groups of imaginary figures, and the fortune-teller must exercise ingenuity to discover in these figures resemblances to familiar things. To the inexpert eye there may be nothing but detached particles of tea, but to the chiromancer it will be easy to find familiar forms.

Long wavy lines are interpreted as meaning loss and trouble.

The more lines there are, the greater their influence.

Straight lines indicate long life and peace.

Circles indicate that money will soon be received, but if they are connected by straight lines, there will be a delay.

Squares and oblongs denote peace and happiness, while angular and distorted figures foretell annoyance and worry.

A large number of lines running parallel signify a happy old age.

A crown brings honor and success.

A cross is a bad sign and usually means the death of a dear one.

But if there are two or more crosses, it means an unexpected honor.

A ring denotes marriage, while if there is a letter of the alphabet inside of it or near by, it foretells the initial of a lucky spouse. If there are lines above or below the ring, it means a disappointment.

A clover leaf is a good sign and usually denotes good luck.

Figures of flowers denote long life and happiness. If at the extreme bottom of the cup, they mean a disappointment.

Figure of a tree near the top foretells disappointment. Several trees are a sure sign of misfortune. A tree near a circle denotes a visit to the country. An X is a good sign and means that your wishes will soon come true.

A mountain denotes a trip to be taken shortly.

A star denotes happiness, while the crescent of a moon means success.

Birds are a sign of good luck.

The figure of a fish denotes good news from a distance.

A snake is a sign of an enemy and tells you to beware.

A heart signifies joy and the receipt of money.

Any letter by itself denotes good news from a person whose initial letter that happens to be.

A long line signifies a journey.

A circle with a cross inside usually foretells the birth of a child and is a lucky sign.

An anchor means success in business. If near the top of the cup, it speaks of fidelity and love.

A crown and a cross near each other denote that you will inherit a large fortune.

People of poetical views will be able to find many more articles from which they can draw their own interpretation.

Telling fortunes by means of coffee grounds in a cup follows the same general rule, altho the figures are much less varied.

DREAMS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION

Dreams are the thoughts or impressions that occupy our minds when we are asleep.

Every night, unless disease or strong excitement prevent, we are the subject of a phenomenon which if it only occurred once in a lifetime we would consider one of the greatest mysteries. We pass in an unconscious moment from the usual world of deed and action into another world, where we are unaware of what goes on around us; where we see, not with the eyes, where we hear things of which the ear gives no impression; in which we speak and are spoken to, altho no speech passes our lips or reaches our organs of hearing.

In that world we are excited to joy, to grief; we are moved to pity, we are stirred to anger; and yet these emotions are aroused by things that do not exist. Time seems to have lost its landmarks; distance offers no barriers; the dead return and the past comes once again to cheer or to grieve us.

We live in a land of Dreams. Many of the thoughts that pass thru our brains are forgotten before we awake. It often happens that people talk in their sleep, thus proving that they are dreaming, but on being awakened they deny that they dreamed, for their dreams have left no trace upon their memory.

The question whether we ever sleep without dreaming is as old as the days of the ancient Greek philosophers, and there are many able authorities on both sides of the question.

Locke, a great writer on mental phenomena, is of the opinion that dreaming is not always present during sleep; but many of the ancient as well as the modern writers contend that the mind is never at rest but continues uninterruptedly even in sleep, and that to cease to dream would be to cease to live.

Sir William Hamilton argues as follows: “When we dream, we are assuredly asleep, but the mind is not asleep, because it thinks. It is therefore manifest that mental processes may go on even tho the body is unconscious. To have no recollection of our dreams does not prove that we have not dreamed, altho the dream may have left no trace on our memories.”

Dreams, like our waking thoughts, are dependent on the laws of association. Altho the senses, are usually torpid in sleep, some of them continue to transmit to the mind imperfect sensations which they receive. Experiments have been tried to determine how far external impressions will cause dreams. A bottle of hot water applied to the feet of a sleeping man caused him to dream that he was on the crater of a volcano and that the hot earth was scorching his feet. Another man, having a blister applied to his head, dreamed that he was being scalped by Indians. A match suddenly lit may cause a man to dream of a terrible storm with lightning and thunder. Darwin relates the case of a man who was born deaf and dumb, and who never dreamed that he conversed with others except thru the sign language. So, also, a blind man never dreams of seeing vivid colors. Thus we see that our dreams are in many cases dependent upon our senses.

The condition of our digestion may also influence our dreams. If the digestive functions are properly performed, our dreams are apt to be pleasant, whereas every one knows the torturing dreams that may follow an indigestible supper of Welsh rabbit or lobster. In the same way the dreams that are caused by opium or other drugs or by intoxicating liquors are apt to be of a disagreeable nature.

The mind works with wonderful rapidity during sleep. A person who is suddenly awakened by a loud noise may dream of many things in the short second before he awakens. A long story may spin itself out in his brain,—adventure, robbery, war,—until he is awakened by what he believes is a shot. A certain writer was suddenly aroused from a sound sleep by a few drops of water sprinkled on his face. He dreamed of the events of an entire life in which sorrow and happiness were mingled, of a fight on the banks of a stream into which an enemy plunged him. We can dream more in a minute of time than we can enact in a day.

So, too, dreams are often characteristic of the peculiar life and thoughts of the dreamer. A miser will dream of saving money, a merchant of business deals, a musician of melody, etc. As a general thing our dreams are wanting in coherence. They do not seem true to life. They mix together things that are absurd and unconnected. We never dream of the past as a thing that is past, but as a reality. People that are long dead appear to us as living.

Do Dreams Foretell the Future?

It is a popular belief, and has been thru all ages, that dreams foretell for us what will happen. Many remarkable cases seem to prove this. All nations of antiquity believed in the divine nature of dreams. The Bible is full of allusions to dreams and most of the important events were revealed to men thru dreams.

Jacob dreamed that he saw a ladder which reached into the sky and that angels were ascending and descending. His whole life was shaped by this vision. His son, Joseph, was called “The Dreamer” by his brothers. We all know the fascinating story of his dreams, his interpretations of the visions of the butler and the baker and his reading of Pharaoh’s dream which eventually obtained for him the position of ruler over Egypt. The Books of the Prophets and of Daniel are based on dreams. So are many of the incidents of the New Testament.

Coming down to more modern times, we find that many intelligent men—writers, inventors, kings—believed in dreams.

Franklin believed that he obtained a clearer insight into political events thru his dreams and often acted upon the inspiration he received while asleep.

A celebrated doctor discovered a well-known remedy thru a dream. Tartini, a celebrated musician, is said to have composed his “Devil’s Sonata” under the inspiration of a dream in which the devil appeared to him and invited him to try his skill upon his favorite fiddle. When he awoke, the music was so firmly impressed upon his memory that he had no difficulty in writing it out on paper.

The poet Coleridge is said to have composed his poem “Kubla Khan” in a dream. He had taken an anodyne for some slight indisposition, and fell asleep in his chair. When he awoke he retained the impression of over two hundred lines of verse which had come to him in his slumber.

Cabanis, the philosopher, found in his sleep the conclusions of many problems that he was not able to solve while awake. Condorcet, the mathematician, found in his sleep the final steps in a calculation that baffled him while awake.

Napoleon was a great believer in dreams and was often guided by them in his campaigns.

Columbus, it is said, dreamed that a voice spoke to him saying, “God will give thee the keys of the gates of the Ocean,” and that it was this that kept up his courage.

In remote times the greatest of importance was attached to dreams. The ancients resorted to them in cases of difficulty or calamity. When pestilence spread among the Greeks before Troy, Homer represents Achilles as taking refuge in dreams, his reason being,—

“_Dreams descend from Jove_.”

Aristotle, Plato, Zeno, Pythagoras, Socrates, Xenophon and Sophocles have all expressed their belief in the divine or prophetic character of dreams.