same for him in 1914-1915, and 1916 gives again the same radix number that in 1898 saw him receive a vote of thanks from both Houses of Parliament, and a gift of PS30,000 from the State. From the standpoint of those interested in this strange study of hands, the accompanying impression of Lord Kitchener's cannot help but be regarded as of[Pg xvii] great importance. In it, the rules of Palmistry that I have given in the following pages are borne out in all their details. Returning to the impression of this remarkable hand; even in shape alone one may read by the rules of this science the following 5 clearly-marked characteristics: Length of fingers--intellectuality (page 134), strong determination and will-power (chapter on the Thumb, page 127), mentality and firm determination of purpose (see Line of Head, page 17). The remarkable Line of Fate running up the centre of the hand and turning towards the first finger, denotes ambition and domina- tion over others (page 52). The Line of Success and Fame, starting on the hand from the Line of Life and ascending to the base of the third finger, exactly coincides with the period in Lord Kitchener's career when he began to find recognition and success (page 63). As in my larger work on this subject I published Gladstone's hand as a remarkable illustration of the truth that may be found in this study, so in this present work with the same confidence I give this illustration of Lord Kitchener's as another proof of character indicated in the shape and lines of the hand, and as it has been said so often that "Character is Destiny," so it is surely not illogical to point out that in following the rules laid down by this study one may obtain a clear idea of the destiny that the Character, Will, and Individuality trace out in advance--tracks, as it were, stretching far out into the distant future for the engine of purpose and achievement to find already laid and ready to be used at the "appointed time."[Pg xviii] In conclusion, as I have now completely retired from all professional work, I may be allowed to point out that I am not publishing this book with the idea of seeking clients. I have no desire but to see this strange study taken up as a useful and practical means of obtaining an exact judgment of the character, qualities, and hidden tendencies that might otherwise be ignored. I think that if all parents knew at least something of Palmistry, the vast majority of children would be more usefully trained and their proper tendencies developed. It is often too late when a child discovers--and most probably by accident--some tendency or talent that had never been suspected by its parents. It is no wonder that so few persons find their true vocations in the world, when it is remembered the random, haphazard way in which children are brought up--educated for the most part in some scholastic mill that grinds down all to the same dead level of mediocrity, and then turns them into the Army, the Church, or into trade. If, on the contrary, all these studies that teach the understanding of character were more encouraged, parents would have less excuse for the supreme ignorance they now show as to the real nature of those children who hold them responsible for their entry into the battlefield of existence. These same parents would lift up their voices in righteous indignation if soldiers were sent into battle untrained, without their proper equipment, and yet these same parents have never, in the whole course of their lives, made the simplest study of any one of those many subjects by which they could in knowing[Pg xix] the nature of their child, have strengthened weak points in the fortress of character, or by developing some talent or gift, doubly armed him for his entry into the battle of life. It is from this standpoint that I earnestly hope this study of hands may some day be taken up. It was from this standpoint that I interested such men as Gladstone, Professor Max Muller, of Oxford, Lord Russell, when he was Lord Chief Justice, King Edward VII., and many others too numerous to mention; and lastly, it is from the same standpoint that I have now written this book, which under the title of Palmistry for All, will, I hope, appeal to all classes, and cause such an interest in the Study of Character that, instead of such an art being left in the hands of a few, it will, on the contrary, become universally used for the benefit of all. Cheiro Note.--Cheiro retired from all professional work some time ago, and the public is therefore warned against persons pretending that they are the real "Cheiro," and endeavouring to pass themselves off as the author of his well-known works.[Pg xxi] CONTENTS PAGE Preface iii Introduction xv PART I 6 PALMISTRY OR CHEIROMANCY CHAPTER I. A Brief Resume of the History of the Study of Hands Through the Centuries To The Present Day 1 II. The Line of Head or the Indications of Mentality 8 The Line of Head and its Variations 10 The Line of Head joined to the Line of Life 16 The Line of Head separated from the Line of Life 19 The Line of Head and its Secondary Signs 22 Changes in the Line of Head 26 Crosses and Squares in connection with the Line of Head 30 Double Lines of Head 31 The Line of Head on the Seven Types of Hands 33 III. The Line of Life and Its Variations 36 IV. The Line of Mars Or Inner Life Line 44 V. The Line of Destiny Or Fate 47 From the Line of Life 50 From the Wrist 50 From the Mount of the Moon 51 [Pg xxii] From the Middle of the Palm 55 Influence Lines to the Line of Fate 57 Double Lines of Fate 57 VI. The Line of the Sun or Success 61 From the Line of Life 63 From the Line of Fate 63 From the Plain of Mars 63 From the Mount of the Moon 63 From the Line of Head 63 From the Line of Heart 63 VII. The Line of Heart as indicating the Affectionate and Emotional Nature 67 VIII. Signs Relating to Marriage 73 The Line of Marriage: At the Base of the Fourth Finger 73 Influence Lines to the Fate Line 77 Influence Lines on Venus 79 IX. Lines denoting Children, their Sex, and Other Matters concerning Them 81 X. The Line of Health or Hepatica 83 XI. The Girdle of Venus 88 The Ring of Saturn 90 The Bracelets 91 XII. The Line of Intuition 92 The Via Lasciva 93 XIII. La Croix Mystique 95 The Ring of Solomon 96 XIV. Travels, Voyages and Accidents 97 XV. The Island, the Circle, the Spot and the Grille 101 [Pg xxiii] XVI. The Star, the Cross, the Square104 XVII. Different Classes of Lines and Right and Left Hands 107 XVIII. The Great Triangle and the Quadrangle 110 XIX. How to tell Time and Dates of the Principal Events in the Life 112 PART II CHEIROGNOMY--OR THE SHAPES OF THE HANDS AND FINGERS I. The Study of the Shape of the Hands 117 The Seven Types of Hands: The Elementary 119 The Square 119 The Spatulate 121 7
The Philosophic
122
The Conic
124
The Psychic
125
The Mixed
126
II. The Thumb 127
The Supple Jointed 128
The Firm Jointed 128
The First, Second and Third Phalange 131
III. The Fingers 133
Length of Fingers to one another 133
Smooth Jointed 135
Knotty Jointed 135
IV. The Nails 136
Long Nails 136
Short Nails 137
Flat Nails 138
Their Indications of Disease 139 [Pg xxiv]
V. The Mounts of the Hand 140
VI. The Mount of Mars 144
VII. The Mount of Jupiter 150
VIII. The Mount of Saturn 154
IX. The Mount of the Sun 158
X. The Mount of Mercury 162
XI. The Mount of The Moon 168
XII. The Mount of Venus 173
XIII. Advice to The Student: the Best Means to make Casts or take Impressions of the Hands 178 [Pg xxv]
ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE
Cheiro Frontispiece
The Lines of the Hand 1
Lord Kitchener's Hand 2
PLATE
I. The Three Principal Positions for the Commencement of the Line of Head 11
II. The Line of Head joined to the Line of Life and its Terminations 18
III. The Line of Head separated from the Line of Life 20
IV. Islands on the Line of Head 24
V. More Variations of the Line of Head 27
VI. The Line of Head and Line of Heart running together 29
VII. Double Lines of Head, also Crosses and Squares 32
VIII. The Line of Life and Sections
