The language of the hand, being a concise exposition of the principles and practice of the art of reading the hand . n,and, according to some old authorities, the amountof hair upon the back of them is significant of agood temperament or of an unstable one, accordingas the hirsuteness be less or more. (Vide supra Chirognomy, Ch. I.) The parts of the hand for oui investigation aredivided, and when it is extended open we find theVo/a, or inner part of the hand, where the lines are;Tubercula, or rising parts; the Ferriens, or smitingpart *; the Cavea, or hollow; and the Mensa, or five f
The language of the hand, being a concise exposition of the principles and practice of the art of reading the hand . n,and, according to some old authorities, the amountof hair upon the back of them is significant of agood temperament or of an unstable one, accordingas the hirsuteness be less or more. (Vide supra Chirognomy, Ch. I.) The parts of the hand for oui investigation aredivided, and when it is extended open we find theVo/a, or inner part of the hand, where the lines are;Tubercula, or rising parts; the Ferriens, or smitingpart *; the Cavea, or hollow; and the Mensa, or five fingers, viz., the Pollex or thumb, the Indexor fore-finger, the Medius or middle finger, theAnnularius or ring finger, and the Auricularis or littlefinger, have each a bearing on the question. Infine, the elements to be considered are the thumb,fingers, joints, lines, and the rising parts, or mountainsof the hand. OF THE PALM OF THE HAND. Before proceeding to explain the mounds of thehand we will make a few observations concerning thedivision of the palm, and the curious deductions * Called also the Fig. a The Palm of the Hand. 81 which writers have made from it. We shall soon seethat the hand is divided into three zones or parts,which are bounded by certain lines to be hereafterexplained. Our readers will perceive, when they consider thequalities attributed to certain mounts, that the upperor northern divisions of the hand contain all themanly, aggressive and hardy qualities. The maleportion or the upper part ( Vide Fig. 8) have industryin Mercury \ art based on sciences in Apollo ; ambi-tion and force in Jupiter; in the three first fingers, orrather in their bases. Mark this and continue. Let us look now at the southern or female side—the lower portion of the hand. Here we havesensuality, imagination, love, and various feminineattributes as distinguished from hardiness andaggressiveness. This is evident. Now compare the inhabitants of the North andSouth countri
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