The language of the hand, being a concise exposition of the principles and practice of the art of reading the hand . theirs a good match. Our own is asad departure from the perfection here have said in a former chapter, that the girdle ofVenus is a bad sign, and so it is in a bad hand. Butin the hand here shown, it is present because itsaffections are directed into a proper channel; andno one will affirm that love, even in excess, whendirected to the happiness of ones husband or wife, isa moral fault, particularly as it is in this case tem-pered by good sense and wisdom. The en
The language of the hand, being a concise exposition of the principles and practice of the art of reading the hand . theirs a good match. Our own is asad departure from the perfection here have said in a former chapter, that the girdle ofVenus is a bad sign, and so it is in a bad hand. Butin the hand here shown, it is present because itsaffections are directed into a proper channel; andno one will affirm that love, even in excess, whendirected to the happiness of ones husband or wife, isa moral fault, particularly as it is in this case tem-pered by good sense and wisdom. The energy todirect ones goings in the right paths is present, andthus we may make our very faults subservient bythe application of a strong sense of right. Self-estraint, or force turned into a good channel, areequally good. The stream may pass its low banks,and overwhelm a village, but if confined withinproper bounds it will turn a mill, and conduce tothe happiness of the population. There are, however, circumstances connected withthis unfortunate Girdle, to which, in snch a workas this, we must be severely Fig. iS.—A Fortunate Hand. a. Double line of life. b. Perfect happiness, c. Enjoymentof true love. d. Happy marriage, e. Girdle of Venus. /.Talents, g. Art successes (renown), h. Perspicacity—fortuneand love. i. Good temperament. /. Long life. k. Love forone only. The Reading tf the Hands, 133 CHAPTER IX. ON THE READING OF THE HANDS.—THE DIFFERENCEBETWEEN THE RIGHT AND LEFT. In the foregoing pages we have briefly, and in noscientific manner, described the various mounts andlines of the hands and their significance, the qualitieswhich may be expected to be found in consequenceof their presence. They are the testimony of ourlives ; the Book from which we may be eventuallyconvicted, unless We eradicate the writing by a changeof existence. We have now, in a short chapter, to indicate thevarious marks which will, under certain circumstances,be found upon the hand. But
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