| Show I I Illllllt ftll lmrilta 9XIIIIII I In earlr tlmea u WAS ronaidered that I bad luck would certainly attend any person who lugleeud to either burn I or bury the parings oC his finger nails Among the Hebrews It was tile custom to part Iht nails on ill Friday and the operation had lo be conducted In a cvr i talks manner The little finger on the left hand had first to be operated on than the mlddli linger followed by the fourth finger thumb and tore finger The nail of the middle finger of the I right hand had next to be cut then came the thumb then the fore finger and afterward Hit fourth and little linger When fortune telling was more In vogue Hum at present the shspe anti appearance of the finger nails were looked on as having reference 10 ones destiny The nail were first rub bed over with a mixture of wax and soot and after being thus prepared war held ao that Hit sunlight fell fully upon Hum On the horny Iranepan substance were supposed lo appear signs and characters from which Ihe I future could be Interpreted Vermont too with certain deacrlp1 lions of nails wore supposed 10 peasom certain characteristics Ior Instance a man with red aM Bpotted nails was of a fiery hot I tempered disposition whllt ptlc lend entered nails denoted a melancholy temperament Ambitious unit quarrelsome people were distinguished by narrow nails while lovers of knowledge and liberal I sentiment had round Shaped nails Cancelled obstinate and narrow minded persons were ponstssed of mail nails lazy Indolent Individuals of Fleshy nails an I Ihost ot a settle timid nature of broad nails Those portions milling wills I1row Into I lie Mesh at the sldss are generally luxuriously Inclined while them wIth very late nails art subject to both bodily and mental suffering |
