represent certain qualities and features of character, as presented in
the following:
_Jupiter_, the first finger.—If the first phalanx is longer than the
second, it indicates ability to control others, direct and maintain
order; if the second phalanx is long and well developed, it indicates
leadership; if short and thin, intellectual weakness; if the third
phalanx is long, it indicates love of power in material things.
_Saturn_, second finger.—If the first phalanx is longer than the
second, it indicates ability for mastering scientific subjects; if
the second phalanx is long, it indicates great interest in subjects
requiring deep study; if the third phalanx is long, it indicates a love
of metaphysics and money.
_Sun_, third finger.—If the first phalanx is longer than the second,
it indicates love of the arts; if the second phalanx is long, it
indicates success and love of riches; if the third phalanx is thick, it
indicates an inherited talent for the arts.
_Mercury_, fourth finger.—If the first phalanx is longer than the
second, it indicates a taste for and love of research; if the second
phalanx is long and well developed, it indicates industrious habits;
if the third phalanx is long and fat, it indicates a desire for the
comforts of life.
The following points, upon which the science of Palmistry is based
explain its mysteries, and will be found very interesting, amusing and
instructive.