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CONTENTS
PAGE PREFACE iii INTRODUCTION xv

PART I PALMISTRY OR CHEIROMANCY

CHAPTER
I.
A BRIEF RéSUMé OF THE HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF HANDS THROUGH THE CENTURIES TO THE PRESENT DAY 1
II. THE LINE OF HEAD OR THE INDICATIONS OF MENTALITY 8 The Line of Head and its Variations 10 The Line of Head joined to the Line of Life 16 The Line of Head separated from the Line of Life 19 The Line of Head and its Secondary Signs 22 Changes in the Line of Head 26 Crosses and Squares in connection with the Line of Head 30 Double Lines of Head 31 The Line of Head on the Seven Types of Hands 33
III. THE LINE OF LIFE AND ITS VARIATIONS 36
IV. THE LINE OF MARS OR INNER LIFE LINE 44
V. THE LINE OF DESTINY OR FATE 47 From the Line of Life 50 From the Wrist 50 From the Mount of the Moon 51 From the Middle of the Palm 55 Influence Lines to the Line of Fate 57 Double Lines of Fate 57
VI. THE LINE OF THE SUN OR SUCCESS 61 From the Line of Life 63 From the Line of Fate 63 From the Plain of Mars 63 From the Mount of the Moon 63 From the Line of Head 63 From the Line of Heart 63
VII. THE LINE OF HEART AS INDICATING THE AFFECTIONATE AND EMOTIONAL NATURE 67
VIII. SIGNS RELATING TO MARRIAGE 73
THE LINE OF MARRIAGE: At the Base of the Fourth Finger 73 Influence Lines to the Fate Line 77 Influence Lines on Venus 79
IX. LINES DENOTING CHILDREN, THEIR SEX, AND OTHER MATTERS CONCERNING THEM 81
X. THE LINE OF HEALTH OR HEPATICA 83
XI. THE GIRDLE OF VENUS 88 The Ring of Saturn 90 The Bracelets 91
XII. THE LINE OF INTUITION 92 The Via Lasciva 93
XIII. LA CROIX MYSTIQUE 95 The Ring of Solomon 96
XIV. TRAVELS, VOYAGES AND ACCIDENTS 97
XV. THE ISLAND, THE CIRCLE, THE SPOT AND THE GRILLE 101
XVI. THE STAR, THE CROSS, THE SQUARE 104
XVII. DIFFERENT CLASSES OF LINES AND RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS 107
XVIII. THE GREAT TRIANGLE AND THE QUADRANGLE 110
XIX. HOW TO TELL TIME AND DATES OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN THE LIFE 112

PART II
CHEIROGNOMY--OR THE SHAPES OF THE HANDS AND FINGERS
I. THE STUDY OF THE SHAPE OF THE HANDS 117
THE SEVEN TYPES OF HANDS: The Elementary 119 The Square 119 The Spatulate 121 The Philosophic 122 The Conic 124 The Psychic 125 The Mixed 126
II. THE THUMB 127 The Supple Jointed 128 The Firm Jointed 128 The First, Second and Third Phalange 131
III. THE FINGERS 133 Length of Fingers to one another 133 Smooth Jointed 135 Knotty Jointed 135
IV. THE NAILS 136 Long Nails 136 Short Nails 137 Flat Nails 138 Their Indications of Disease 139
V. THE MOUNTS OF THE HAND 140
VI. THE MOUNT OF MARS 144
VII. THE MOUNT OF JUPITER 150
VIII. THE MOUNT OF SATURN 154
IX. THE MOUNT OF THE SUN 158
X. THE MOUNT OF MERCURY 162
XI. THE MOUNT OF THE MOON 168
XII. THE MOUNT OF VENUS 173
XIII. ADVICE TO THE STUDENT: THE BEST MEANS TO MAKE CASTS OR TAKE IMPRESSIONS OF THE HANDS 178

ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
Cheiro Frontispiece
The Lines of the Hand 1
Lord Kitchener's Hand 2
PLATE
I. The Three Principal Positions for the Commencement of the Line of Head 11
II. The Line of Head joined to the Line of Life and its Terminations 18
III. The Line of Head separated from the Line of Life 20
IV. Islands on the Line of Head 24
V. More Variations of the Line of Head 27
VI. The Line of Head and Line of Heart running together 29
VII. Double Lines of Head, also Crosses and Squares 32
VIII. The Line of Life and Sections of Influences from the Mounts 37
IX. The Line of Life and its Variations 40
X. The Line of Life and Line of Mars 45
XI. The Line of Destiny and its Modifications 51
XII. The Line of Destiny and its Variations 53
XIII. The Line of Destiny and its Modifications 56
XIV. The Line of Destiny, Islands, and other Signs 59
XV. The Line of Sun and its Modifications 62
XVI. The Line of Heart and its Variations 68
XVII. The Line of Marriage 74
XVIII. Marriage Lines and Influence Lines which further help in denoting Marriage 78
XIX. The Line of Health 84
XX. The Girdle of Venus. The Ring of Saturn. The Bracelets. The Line of Intuition. The Via Lasciva 89
XXI. Travels, Voyages, Accidents, and Descending Lines from the Mounts 99
XXII. The Island, the Circle, the Spot, the Grille, the Star, and the Square 102
XXIII. Minor Marks and Signs 105
XXIV. Minor Marks and Signs 108
XXV. The Great Triangle and the Quadrangle 111
XXVI. Times and Dates of Principal Events 113
CHEIROGNOMY
ILLUSTRATIONS
I. The Elementary Hand 120 The Square or Useful Hand 120 The Spatulate Hand 120 The Philosophic Hand 120
II. The Conic