Practical cheirosophy, a synoptical study of the science of the hand (1887)
Heron-Allen, Edward, 1861-1943 · New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 68
reviewthe seven leading types of hands. The seven types of hands are the elementary,the spatulate, the conic, the square, the knotty,and the pointed, with a seventh hybrid typewhich I have called the mixed hand. The Ele-mentary hand (Plate III.) is so called from itsbelonging exclusively to the… … Plate ni. —THE ELEMENTARY HAND. Denoting the lowest grade of intelligence, sloth,dulness, and coarseness. (From the cast of an Esquimau hand.) ON THE SHAPES OF HANDS. 65 large and thick and hard, and, #s a rule, longerthan the fingers, as is the case in an infantshand. Such hands are very rare…
Palmistry
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