Descriptive mentality from the head, face and hand (1899)
Merton, Holmes Whittier, 1860-1948, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC, Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Philadelphia : David McKay · leaf 166
lines, hairlike lines arising from or running parallel toa main line, or falling from such a line, indicate weakness in thesame manner as chained and wavy lines. Circles are unfortunate signs except when found on the Mountof the Asteroids Told Mount Apollo). On any other region, or ona line, they… … The principal lines of the hand, as seen bythe engraving of the palm, are the Line of Life,Head or Natural Line, Heart or Mensal, For-tune or Saturnian. These lines and all theirsigns are considered in Descriptive Mentality,as we have seen, but as being of minor import-ance, while in Cheiromancy…
Phrenology · Physiognomy · Palmistry
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