FINGER-TIPS YOUR FORTUNE

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 26, 29 March 1907, Page 2

FINGER-TIPS YOUR FORTUNE

LTCARX YOUR CHARACTER FROM

YOUR HAND

Wo have heard a good deal, at one time and another, about the gentle art, or —as it has been called—science, of palmistry. 'Those who practise it claim to tell both disposition and fate in the dilTerent mark-ings—-by Hues—of the palms of the hands. While this phase of the study has monopolised attention up to the present, a far surer index to charac-ter-reading, that, supplied by the finger, its formation and quality, has been left completely in the cold. A thin, yet well-covered hand, of almost feminine softness and whiteness, whose finger-nails seem as if they never needed any special attention, together with slender, long, tapering lingers owning a pear-shap-ed mound 0 n the first joint and narrow, rather deep-tinted nails, is to be found upon the artist, the poet, the dreamer of dreams, the builder of aerial castles, but, is never the hand that will light against dillinillies. This type of hand is never observed on what, are styled “selfmade” men. Short, well-formed fingers, inclined to plumpness, and short nails, not broad, nor too perfectly shaped, demonstrate the quick impulsive, but kindly disposition, ’i h • owners of such usually jump rapidly to conclusions, are alive to every possibility, and are hasty in temper, intelligent and practical. Creat inventors, builders, and engineers are found among their possessors.

Tlie cowardly nature may be noted by stilV, long lingers, which curve inwards, and nails that grow flat on the lop instead of standing out from Hie tip of the linger. Hands to which such lingers are appended belong to crafty selfish folk. In this class spies, informers, and traitorh generally abound. When, on the other hand, the fingers are long and supple, and will bend a long way (inck with ease, the nails of which are well, but by no means beautifully formed, and are thin and brittle in substance, charming, affable, ailed innate individuals, with not too much will-power, but with a good word for everyone.

Whan fingers are thick and clumsy at the base, and the nails grow broad and inwards towards .the sides of the lingers, the possessor will bo one who places his own comfort above everybody olso’s. A too groat fondness for luxury in eating and drinking, together with a hypercritical, irritating manner and a fondness for saying sharp things, are other characteristics thereby noted, are the owner’s family and wife are much to be commiserated with if he happens to be married. Fortunately, however, he is to bo found more often than not as a pillar of Ifis bachelors' "club.” ’When the fingers taper at the base almost like a waist, and the nails arc rather narrow, they denote a n unselfish gentle disposition, with great fastidiousness in regard to matters of food and dress; moderate in temper, in appetite, and in speech; resigned and cheerful under difficulties, and proclaim an altogether clinging, lovable alfectionato being. MEN ON TOP. The hardworking, plodding, neverdaunted man who usually comes to the top in the end, is the owner of short, plump fingers, thick at the top, and with nails “spread ” as it were, and inclined to bo fiat. These characterise the hands of men who make foriunes and are philanthropists a s They possess generous hearts, and are always aiding their less fortunate fellows. The miser’s hand may be known by the long, clawlike, skinny fingers, with nails which bulge out from iho sides and are always more or less long, but, the peculiarity of their growth gives them a longer appearance than they are entitled to by actual measurement. When the fingers seem like puddings stuck on to the palms, that is, without any particular shape, and the nails ace broader than I hey are long, these are tokens by which we may know (he , pugnacious, arguing, quarrelsome man; always on (he defensive, ’vady to lake offence at anything, not at all the sort of person to entertain at a social gathering. Another disagreeable feature is that this person is a worry, who not only worries himself, but will do the same for all those around him.

WELL-SHAPED FI NO ERS

When the fingers are well shaped, but short in comparison to the rest of the hand, with nails which do not grow long and clawy, and are well formed, then a person of keen judgment, one who is a sound critic, good conversationalist, and possessed of a sense of humour is discovered. Such make the best judges and debaters. Very often one finds a hand which looks all knuckles, the joints seeming too large for the rest of the lingers, while the nails are perfectly white and indifferent in shape. These denote great brain power, originality, and a capacity for reading character. Philosophers and scientific men usually own this class of hand.

HANDS OF BEAUTY

The hand of beauty alone, with no particularly - pronounced characteristic, is that in which the fingers are of medium length, while the nails tire Albert-shaped, with perfectly-de-fined ’•half-moons' - and are pink ami shiny. The lingers as well as the nails taper off at the top. The possessors of such, we may be sure, never did any work, and usually devote the small modicum of brains to the better trimming a nd keepingup of their beauty. It seems a hard ding to say, but the fingers which are naturally crooked, distorted and twisted, the nails of which are of a

\ery horny substance, usually with I ridges running down them, are the \ sure indexes of a distorted, evil nature: a covetous, envious, grasping, jealous disposition, and are found on hard hands at driving a bargain. If the fingers are crooked, but dos-

sess well-shaped nails, thin in tes* ture, and are joined to a wellshaped palm, then many of the above ngly characteristics disappear, and a quizzical personality takes its place.

Honest propensities are some of those which stand out unmistakably ant) proclaim themselves from both fingers and nails. The lingers of the thief are generally long and bony (not skinny, be it understood) with nubbly " ends. A glaring characteristic in this form of hand is its restlessness. Always beware of people who cannot keep their hands still. in cases where other dishonest traces are absent, a fidgetty, restless hand is a sign of insincerity, untruth, and generally undesirable qualities in its possessor. 'Phe hand of friendship maji be seen and tonown at once by no loss striking peculiarities than the above. r J he lingers are moderately long and too thin, the nails inclined to be too square for beauty, while they are well rounded from the phalange of the base. They are either white or pinky, and grow, as they look, square. When you have a friend whose hands present these signs, hold on to him or her, as the case may be for you have indeed a friend It may interest you to know why one waxes warm on this type of friend. It is because generosity, unselfishness, and self-sacrifice, even to the death, are some of the features of such a one. The hand of the votary, of pleasure is thick in the palm, with fingers thick for their length, and nails that arc usually hard to keep in order. They grow irregularly, and are of a soft, tearing quality. The owners of these a ro not nice to number among your intimates .—"T. A. T