_Sun_, third finger.—If the first phalanx is longer than the second, it indicates love of the arts; if the second phalanx is long, it indicates success and love of riches; if the third phalanx is thick, it indicates an inherited talent for the arts. _Mercury_, fourth finger.—If the first phalanx is longer than the second, it indicates a taste for and love of research; if the second phalanx is long and well developed, it indicates industrious habits; if the third phalanx is long and fat, it indicates a desire for the comforts of life. The following points, upon which the science of Palmistry is based explain its mysteries, and will be found very interesting, amusing and instructive. Form of the Hand Hands are classed in seven types: 1. _The Elementary or Bilious Hand_, indicating brutal instinct instead of reason as the governing power of the character. 2. _The Square or Jupiter Hand_, indicating a practical, stubborn, methodical and conventional character; one apt to be suspicious of strangers and radical in views. 3. _The Spatulate or Nervous Hand_, so named because of its imagined resemblance to a spatula. It is broad at the base of the fingers, and indicates great energy and push to discover; also courage and fearlessness. 4. _The Philosophic or Venus Hand_ has a long, thin, muscular palm, with long fingers; indicates a student of nature and searcher after truth. 5. _The Mercury or Artistic Hand_ indicates quick temper, impulsiveness; a character that is light-hearted, gay and charitable, today; and tomorrow, sad, tearful and uncharitable. 6. _The Lunar or Idealistic Hand_ indicates an extremely sensitive nature. 7. _The Harmonic or Solar Hand_ indicates a character of great versatility, brilliant in conversation, and an adept in diplomacy. Character from the Shape of a Hand and Fingers The shape of the fingers is frequently a correct indication of the character of the individual, and taken in connection with the lines of the palm they serve as a forecast of the person’s life in the past and future. A hand with pointed fingers (see Fig. 1) is rare and is usually the accompaniment of a delicate, sensitive palm and is the hand that is most often found among dreamers, poets, idealists, artists and philosophers. It is an indication that soul rules over matter and indicates a high-grade personality. Conical fingers (as in Fig. 2), with a well-formed thumb, indicate that the person is quick in action and is ruled by impulse rather than by calculation. They are the sign of a clever, nervous, energetic character. [Illustration] Square fingers (such as are shown in Fig. 3) indicate perseverance, regularity and a love of order. They are generally found with a thorough business man, a progressive, law-abiding citizen with a talent for conception and execution. Their owner is usually methodical, punctual and neat.