the lines and signatures engraven upon his head or hand—what, I say, is or can be more satisfactory than this to rational men, as touching the power and influence of the planets and stars upon these inferiors, and consequently of the lawful use and truth of the science called astrology, cheiromancy and metoposcopia, between which three sciences there appear to be such a secret coherence and harmony?" It is also written in the _Book of Job_, xxxvii. 7: "In the hand of all men he shall put a mark that everyone may know his own work"; but in our translation of the _Bible_ it is written as follows: "In the hand of all men he putteth a mark that every man may know his own work." This alone proves that Job believed in this science. The author does not claim that there is anything new in this work, although the method of translating and setting may be original. REFERENCES TO HAND. No. 1. _Name._—Mount of Jupiter. _Location._—Root of forefinger. _Interpretation._—When very fully shown denotes pride, tyranny; when deficient in size denotes idleness and vulgarity; when there are concentric circles shown by the pores of the skin, here they indicate sure success in religion, marriage and monetary matters, ambition; broken circles or elongated, slightly less powerful; entirely void, no success thereby. No. 2. _Name._—Mount of Saturn. _Location._—Root of middle finger. _Interpretation._—When fully marked denotes wisdom, prudence; when very full, taciturnity, sadness; when concentric circles are placed here success in all Saturnian affairs; when absent or elongated the person will never make much headway with such things and persons. No. 3. _Name._—Mount of the Sun, "Apollo." _Location._—Root of ring finger. _Interpretation._—When prominent it gives art, genius, intelligence; when very full, denotes a greedy and untruthful disposition; when flat or small, then it causes the person to be dull; when concentric circles appear here, the person will be very powerful, have riches and honour by the state, or marry a high-born person; elongated or none, shows the person will have mean preferment, or none, as the case may be. No. 4. _Name._—Mount of Mercury. _Location._—Root of little finger. _Interpretation._—When prominent and full, and with concentric circles thereon, it denotes science, inventiveness, wit and success in all Mercurial matters, as writings, professions, especially church and law, and journeys; when very large and with elongated circles, it denotes theft, lying, cunning; when flat or none, it shows a negative life, and unfortunate in all above. No. 5. _Name._—Girdle of Venus. _Location._—A curved line from root of forefinger to root of little finger.