Show to T Tell ell JJ ur r Child I V Vocation by bv Hiss His Hand y f J Jy y I I 1 r v tt i iY nay f Y i i 4 x I n a e ea 4 o oJ J 0 r Who a e edren's mothers can Judge their children's childrens chil drens dren's vocation TO cation In la life ho from their hands bonds Through reading the palm It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is p possible to strengthen weakness neatness of character correct faults develop II talents and choose a congenial life lifework work nork without restricting g th the e childs child's happiness or marring the tho parental peace of mind The typical sketches here shown are selected from the authors author's authors author's au nu thors thor's onu own collection of several thousands thousands thou thou- sands of prints hand-prints made during fifteen fifteen fit teen years pears study of Individuals in all walks of life We Study these sketches then guide train and govern your our child accordingly accordingly- By Dr PEARL FEARL J. J rAnKER PARKER I I RENTAL misunderstanding of ot a achild's achild's P PARENTAL childs child's real character Is more often than not the cause of ot wrecked lives and aDd the production of ot criminals An expert palmist in every school police court and correcting institution would go far tar toward lessening the number of ot inmates in penitentiaries and charitable asylums The hand rightly read becomes a book of ot life lie for each individual and Us its texts are gospel truth With a little study you youcan youcan youcan I can easily read It yourself How flow to Begin To determine a child's childs childs child's nature and andi i characteristics compare characteristics compare the hand with the e sketches ketches here ere reproduced and ascertain as as- as certain to which type It belongs or If it it is a combination of two or more types In the latter case the type i I r 9 1 r 1 l Philosophical belongs to intellectual intel Intel- I tit l. l worker idealistic J and Impractical x t most ost strongly manifested will give the predominating characteristics Then Ten take the thumb and each finger In succession and examine them closely I i 1 The Squarer Square r This is also called the practical or useful hand and Is really the rou foundation foun- foun 1 dation of ot all the others It Is recognizable by Its square palm and fingers square at the tips Ups Often the four fingers fingers- will wll be almost of the same length The square hand denotes a nature Interested in material things Possessors Possessors Possessors Pos Pos- of ot such hands are naturally good business people and will al always always always al- al ways put business before pleasure They are methodical and great lovers of law and order They are willing willingto to go slowly but surely Once they Java learned a thing they will never I forget it They are not changeable t They TheT make up their minds to accomplish plash a c certain thing and they persevere per- per I 1 severe until they succeed They I i t s. s usually IlY select some trade or profession profession sion sion slon and to follow low It through life Ufe and 0 W N y 1 y t I 1 tr y t if J hand each hand each finger belongs to a different nt type trPe Indicates Indicates Indi Indi- cates versatile nature perhaps die In in inthe the same place where they theT were born The Where this type Is in ink In evidence you will find a nature al almost the opposite of the square in many respects The shows an active restless disposition disposition dis dis- dis- dis position one fond of ot change travel and excitement It is the hand of pf originality and independence Such characters never follow In the footsteps footsteps footsteps foot foot- steps of others they are always pioneers in some line It is the mark marlc of a born inventor navigator or ex ex- It is as natural for such to move onward as it is for a duck to I f I y ems j Square Square denotes denotes pr practical nature interested in material things slow methodical swim wim swim They have uncommon uncommon non creative ability If parents and teachers only knew this they could save themselves and the children mu much h trouble Give Ghe such children materials and permission to make something and they will be happy otherwise they can plan plan mischief enough to keep a I whole school busy You cannot curb their energy but you can an turn it Into us useful ful channels Many splendid hands are found in prison because of parental parental parental par par- ignorance on this one pointY point Y You U can an readily recognize this type Y of hand by the palm spreading cut ut at the the side side sometimes making almost a moon half-moon curve b between tween the little finger and the wrist and and the tips of the fingers will be wide as if they I had been pressed between rollers The TIle Philosophical This This is is easily recognized by its I length It has a long narrow palm and long bony fingers and is also also called the Intellectual or professional I hand band Its owner naturally belongs In some line of intellectual work with witha I II a regular salary or business manager I I Such persons are idealistic and Impractical im impractical Im- Im im-I im practical and have very little business ability They are instinctive humanitarians humanitarians I and love to work worle for foi the good I they can do The have little notion I I of the value of money and never count I I success in dollars and cents Such have been known to devote a lifetime I I Ito to some great work and die In the poorhouse If parents parents and teachers I I were aware of this weakness in the beginning proper corre corrective Uve Influences could be brought to bear EO to that such sucha I a child on reaching maturity would I have a well well- well balanced nature I The Ille Conic or Artistic I You can can tell this by the top of the palm being cone shaped the tips of i the fingers will also be rounded This I indicates a great love of art and music and of everything beautiful In life lite People with such hands will be bo most successful In some line of ot work where they can exercise ex their artistic talents I I 1 I There are two distinct classes of I tills this hand One firm firmand and hard these hard these are workers the other soft and puffy f these these latter are rather for ornament than use They love loye ease and luxury and are inclined to be extravagant I Here Is another weakness that has given us many of what the world calls criminals They were not criminals at all originally but were born with certain weak traits which could easily have been strengthened in childhood so they might have led useful lives The majority of criminals it Is now generally acknowledged are made not born The Mixed Hand I This Is difficult to describe As there are no two lives quite alike s so so I there are no two hands bands exactly the same In this illustration is shown a hand not infrequently found The palm is a combination of several types and each linger finger r also belongs to I a separate type This denotes a changeable and aid versatile nature n nature ture Such persons will wm be Jacks of Jacks all ll trades and masters of none They willI will never be specialists in any line yet it I cannot be said that they are not suc suc- They are never bound by I circumstances they can do an anything thing after a fashion and It does not matter matter matter mat mat- ter whether they have ever eYer tried it before or not s Sometimes you will find all thep gers except one belonging to a certain type then of course the one oie will stand only for a slight influence on tho the life lite Thumbs and FIngers ringers i A Along 4 long thumb thumb denotes Intelligence I If stands up firm and straight It shows good practical common common sense and usually business ability but it if I It is ts flexible and diverges at right angles from the hand It shows generosity generosity gen gen- I often extravagance If it is s full inside the first 01 or nail phalange it I shows temper I T The e first finger is the finger of I i pride power and ambition This should come up about thre three fourths fourths j i the he distance distance between the first joint I and the end of the second finger I Ith Ithen th then theny 1 all these qualities are normal I If It It is short they are l lacking and I Isho sho should should ld be developed Many lives have haye i I been lieen jee complete failures through this j one weakness j I I Tile The second finger Is the finger o of I 1 science science and religion If this Is long it shows a deep thoughtful nature interested in the serious problems of life If short it t will denote denoto just the opposite 0 f 1 I S 'S I r l r v 1 I I f indicating indicating originality II active neUve and restless disposition I The third finger is called the finger of art and talent talent The rest rest of the tho I hand will show in m what direction i it will be us u ed 1 If the third finger is j I I very long it denotes a speculative i nature Many professional gamblers have this finger as long as the second I The fourth or little finger Is the finger finger- of business bustness This should come up to the first joint of the third If It does not there Is a alack lack of business ability Most successful financiers have ave long little fingers If it is very long and there Is 15 s a little cross on the palm just below it it denotes a dishonest dishonest dis dishonest dis- dis honest nature and unless such an Individual has has' 1 elp it will be almost impossible for for honesty of character to be maintained If It there are arc small cushions Inside the tips of the finger that means a sensitive nature Such a child should should n never ver be scolded but controlled by appealing to its reason or affection according to other marks shown I Many 1 upright lines inside of ot the the middle phalange denote mental energy L Lines nes on tl the e lower phalange show physical energy I I I I nA nAr nAI r 11 Conic Cool or nr artistic the artistic the bond band of an artist musician or lover of the beautiful |