We now leave the domain of what must be considered Palmistry, the study of the Lines of the Palm--or
Cheiromancy, as it was called by the Greeks from the word [Greek: cheír], the hand, and proceed to consider the meanings that can be derived from the shapes of the hands, fingers, etc., which is called Cheirognomy.
These two studies may be taken up separately, but by a knowledge of both the student will be doubly armed, especially in the reading of character.
To a judge of horseflesh the limbs of the horse give him such a fund of information as to the animals' breed,
training, etc., that it enables him to draw conclusions that he could not otherwise obtain.
In the same way the shape of the hand gives an enormous wealth of information as to breed and peculiarities
of human beings.
In a book of this nature I shall be able to give only the leading traits denoted by each type, but if readers wish
to carry out this study further, I must refer them to my larger works on the subject, in which the shapes of the
hands are described in the fullest detail.
The most casual observation of character as shown by the formation of hands will soon convince any person
of the value of this study. Even in itself it possesses the most far-reaching possibilities in helping to a clear
understanding of the difference that exists in races, their various blends of types, that have now spread
themselves by intermarriage and travel over the surface of the earth.
For example, the difference in the shape of the hands of the French and German or the French and English
races would convince any thinking person that temperament and disposition are indeed largely indicated by
the shape of the hand itself.
It is even a remarkable thing that though work and exercise may enlarge and broaden the hand, yet the type to which it belongs is never destroyed, but can be easily detected by anyone who has made a study of such
matters.
The Seven Types or Shapes of Hands are as follows:
(1) The Elementary--or lowest type.
(2) The Square--or the useful hand.
(3) The Spatulate--or nervous active type.
(4) The Philosophic--or jointed hand.
(5) The Conic--or the artistic type.
(6) The Psychic--or the idealistic hand.
(7) The Mixed Hand.
Cheiromancy, as it was called by the Greeks from the word [Greek: cheír], the hand, and proceed to consider the meanings that can be derived from the shapes of the hands, fingers, etc., which is called Cheirognomy.
These two studies may be taken up separately, but by a knowledge of both the student will be doubly armed, especially in the reading of character.
To a judge of horseflesh the limbs of the horse give him such a fund of information as to the animals' breed,
training, etc., that it enables him to draw conclusions that he could not otherwise obtain.
In the same way the shape of the hand gives an enormous wealth of information as to breed and peculiarities
of human beings.
In a book of this nature I shall be able to give only the leading traits denoted by each type, but if readers wish
to carry out this study further, I must refer them to my larger works on the subject, in which the shapes of the
hands are described in the fullest detail.
The most casual observation of character as shown by the formation of hands will soon convince any person
of the value of this study. Even in itself it possesses the most far-reaching possibilities in helping to a clear
understanding of the difference that exists in races, their various blends of types, that have now spread
themselves by intermarriage and travel over the surface of the earth.
For example, the difference in the shape of the hands of the French and German or the French and English
races would convince any thinking person that temperament and disposition are indeed largely indicated by
the shape of the hand itself.
It is even a remarkable thing that though work and exercise may enlarge and broaden the hand, yet the type to which it belongs is never destroyed, but can be easily detected by anyone who has made a study of such
matters.
The Seven Types or Shapes of Hands are as follows:
(1) The Elementary--or lowest type.
(2) The Square--or the useful hand.
(3) The Spatulate--or nervous active type.
(4) The Philosophic--or jointed hand.
(5) The Conic--or the artistic type.
(6) The Psychic--or the idealistic hand.
(7) The Mixed Hand.
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