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Practical palmistry; a clear and common-sense explanation of the science by means of which everyone may read his own charater and foretell his own future and fate - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...and caution. There should be a good Head-line right across the hand showing brain-power, as in No. 5, also a good line of Fortune ending on the mount of Mercury, as in Nos. 6--6, rising from the Life-line, showing own merit. The deep line on the mount of Mercury, No. 7, shows money made in business, and a good Life-line, No. 8, gives good health. No. 9 shows versatility, the opening of the fingers indicating self-confidence. A good mount of Mars gives courage and speculation, as shown in No. 10. A tripod to the end of the Fate-line, as in No. n, shows great success with regard to business. A long finger of Mercury, as in No. 12, indicates a certain amount of acquisitiveness and care of money. No. 13 indicates gratified ambition, a line from the Lifeline going towards Jupiter. And No. 14, a well-formed triangle in centre of palm, indicates intuition and forethought. A BUSINESS HAND ILLNESSES Lines wide and pale: very bad health. Lines very red: tendency to fever. Yellow lines: internal illnesses. Irregularly coloured lines: fluctuating health. Fluted nails: chest trouble. Fluted nails with hot damp skin and narrow quadrangle: consumption. Dry skin and narrow quadrangle, and fluted nails and a broken-up Health-line: asthma. And a line from Venus to the quadrangle, as in No. 8, Plate I. Thin, brittle nails: very bad health. White spots on nails: illnesses, and very often gout. Curved nails bending over the tip of the finger, and shaped nails with an island on the Life-line: a sure sign of spinal trouble. Broken Heart-line, as in No. 5: kidney disease. A blurred Heart-line and a circle on the Heart-line, and in a good hand an island on the Heart-line: heart disease, more especially if the lines and nails are blue. A cross on the Life-line, as...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0217740081
- ISBN 13 9780217740081
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages38
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