reciting an im- "*"
prom ptu dissertation on character.
The ingenuity of some of these fellows
ts amazing.
I used to watch one of them in
drawing-rooms, and he found hi 3
greatest success, curiously enough,
not in flattery but in graceful insult.
It was a treat to see him take the
hand of a hopelessly respectable old
lady of an unblemished humdrum
»iery, glance at her palm, start with
a shock, look at her with amazement,
and refuse to read her hand before
people. I said it was a treat to watch
her, as sho writhed with delighted
horror at his aspersions on character
istics which, he told her, discretion or
cowardice had kept in check, but
•which her hand —ah, her hand dis
played so that ho who read might
run!
Palmistry has kept what place It
lias kept in civilized toleration by
the fact that its character studies can
hardly go entirely wrong. And palm
ists have taken good care to provide
a refuge from every mistake. The
wicked trait which one "mount" pro
claims is annulled by the opposite
trait proclaimed by a "star;" the aw
ful thing which this "lino" threatens
is canceled by the shape of a "pha
lange;" "grille" contradicts "tri
angle;" "island" conquers "cross;"
■spatulate finger gives the lie to coni
cal thumb, and the nails to the
Itnuckles.
Palmistry, then, involves nothing
very tragic, because Its very believers
<lo not believe in it very much. The
•chief objections to it are that it is
false in premise and conclusion, that
It is a silly superstition allying itself
•to astrology and phrenology and for
"tune-telling, and that it is used to an
extent by cheap swindlers to wheedle
money Jrom people who could find
■better uses for it.
When palmistry pretends to vivisect
■character, it is merely diverting non
sense like charades and conundrums.
When palmistry assumes to utter
prophecies, it becomes impudent as
•well as puerile. When the palmist sets
himself up as a counselor upon mat
ters of personal conduct, he becomes
a public nuisance. It is a pitiful thing
for a state to allow liars and charla
tans to decoy the poor and the fool
ish (for no one else visits them), and
take hard-earned dollars for worthless
advice. It is obtaining money under
ialse pretenses, and in many enlight
ened communities professional palm
ists are under the legal ban along with
thimble-riggers, clairvoyants, pick
pockets, quack doctors, and confidence
•operators.
Among the numerous palmists work
ing New York is one who has the un
speakable impertinence to advertise
£uch monstrous falsehoods as this:
business, lawsuits, changes and the
;best moves to make, how to turn fail
ure into success and accomplish your
ends. Marriages, divorce, personal
disagreements, love affairs and all so
cial matters, and how to rectify mis
takes are dwelt upon with great ac
curacy. He has brought light to many
In trouble. 11l health, accidents, dan
gers, enemies and all the evils that
beset mankind are plainly indicated,
and words of warning given. You
make no mistake in consulting him.
"The hand is the mirror reflecting
the many events the future holds, and
palmistry shows how to change your
relation to Fate, and thus choose the
best course. Thousands who are suc
cessful in every walk of life are be
ing guided by it to-day."
These are typical springes for
woodcocks, and many palmists are
•even less immodest in their claims
than this man. All the professionals
guarantee not only to r,ound the
caverns of character, but also to read
"tb.e vast backward and abysm" of
your past and tho vast forward and
Hbysm of your future.
The libraries contah black-letter
tomes in the French, lfcurUnh, Oos
niiin, Latin of centuries ago giving
true and infallible signs which make
any palm as legible fis* this moruiug's
jiewspaper.
I should like to (juote some of the
dogmas of the elder palmistry, con
trast the tangled and contradictory
doctrine of to-day, and then conclude
by quoting what real scientists say
of the evolution and meaning of the
curious features of the hand—that
wonderful tool which Aristotle called
"the instrument of instruments."
It may help the laity if I first out
line the major states and territories
of the hand-map as palmists see it. If
you open your palm as widely as pos
sible, you will see certain protuber
ances and certain lines. The protuber
ances, according to evolutionists, are
remnants of the pads of our ancient
quadrupedal ancestors. 13y palmists
they are called "mounts," and they
are not only named after the Greek
gods of astrology, but are still sup
posed to Indicate the qualities typified
by those gods and the influences ex
haled by their namesake planets.
There is something really sublime
in this process. An ancient race grad
ually invented a group of gods. These
gods were fortunate enough to have
a number of marvelous poets, dra
matists, and sculptors as press agents.
They became very popular and their
fame remained long after their power
had vanished. Some of these gods
\ got their names arbitrarily affixed to
certain large but remote chunks of
whirling slag called planets. Then the
' stupendous idiocy of astrology was
evolved, and by jugglery of dates and
! zeniths and things, It was—and still la
i —asserted that these chunks of slag
s affect the soul-structure, the complex
-3 ity and destiny of the Individual born
t "under" them. If Saturn was in"the
E ascendency" when you were born, you
- will be sour and saturnine; if Jupiter,
1 you will be jovial, etc. One might as
} well say that a person born in Wash
-1 ington square could not lie, and a per
son born in Lincoln square would be
t assassinated.
Now lengthen the ears of these
• jackastrologers one yard more and
r you reach the palmists. Certain
3 lumps of muscle In what used to be a
3 foot but is now a hand are arbitrarily
given the arbitrary names of these
a planets and then assigned tho qualities
» of those imaginary gods by whose tl
ties fchese planets were dubbed as they
. were identified. And so we reach the
i uttermost tip of the top icicle on the
s peak of idiocy and are told that slnco
r somebody called the large thumb
. muscle "the mount of Venus," there
i- fore the thickness of your thumb-mus
h cle is the exact gauge of the quantity
;- you posses of those qualities for
e which Venus was a proverb.
There is nothing in all palmistry so
;- incredible as the credulity of the be
i- lievers in it.
0 So we have a "mount of Jupiter"
which measures the Jupiterlan quall
t ties. So we have lines which Indicate
e intellect, sentiment, wantonness, and
I- even destiny. And wo have little sub
r sidiary quirks of pattern called stars,
il crosses, grilles, and tho like, which
)• mean other things.
Hut to outline the hand; At the base
of tho thumb is the mount of Venus;
y at tho base of the first finger is the
mount of Jupiter; second finger. Sat
. urn; third, Apollo (who had no plan
' et); little finger, Mercury. Under
a neath Mercury Is the mount of Mars;
and underneath this at the base of tho
K hand is tho mount of tho moon. The
1 hollow of the palm Is the plain of
r Mars.
® The large wrinkle made by the
; thumb turned in is the life-line, on
whose clarity and length depend
longevity and health. This line can
r bo charted off for dates by beginning
e at the top and dividing it into nearly
3 equal arcs for periods of five or ten
s years. The fate-line which runs up
0 the middle of tho hand can be charted
' off for dates by beginning at the top
'' and dividing it into nearly equal arcs
for periods of five or ten years. The
fate-line, which runs up the middle of
r the hand—if it does—can also be
•• charted in five-year periods, begin-
M" ning at the base. If tho lingers are
a folded inward they form in most palms
s two wrinkles. The upper is the"
heart-lino and it shows "the satisfied
0 or unsatisfied state of the affections."
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1910.
The lower crease is the head-line; It
indicates "the inclination of the
nature."
Other lines are the lines of Apollo,
of marriage, of travel, of the liver or
health, and of Intuition. Then there
is the ring or girdle of Venus, a
curved line sometimes found running
between the first and fourth fingers
This we are told "has been the sub
ject of great disagreement among
various authors." According to one,
it gives "energy" to either good or bad
occupations.
This is a very bald outline of the
nearly infinite material of palmistry.
C. Vanlair, in the Revue de I3elgique
published a series of articles, "La
Main Psychologique," in which he
states that in hands still young there
are hardly more than two kinds of
lines. Age gradually develops others
more fine, short, superficial. Then fi
nally appear the lines of senility,
which are nothing but the wrinkles of
the haud.
lie quotes Fere's recent observation
of the gradual development in a pi
anist of those little curved folds em
bracing the base of the fingers which
chiromancers designate as "the rings
of Venus." The wrinkles in question
were marked little by little as a re
sult of the very assiduous exercises
meant to perfect the individual play
of the fingers.
He notes that the superior monkeys,
the gibbon and the orang, have three
folds across the palm; the chimpan
zee, more akin to us, has two. Some
times criminals, Idiots, and degener
ates have only one transverse fold,
while normal human palms carry two.
As for prophecy by palmistry Van
lair exclaims: "Are there not already
in the most simple hypotheses relative
to the slew evolution of inanimate
things, enough unknown terms? Has
the science of nature predicted with
a complete enough certitude the in
finite transformations of the medium
which surrounds us that one should
dare to broach that imbecile audacity,
the problem of the future of a human
creature? Can one forget that if there
Is one mystery more insoluble than all
others, it is surely that of the innum
erable contingencies presiding over
our destinies?"
Prof. Stirling, professor of physi
ology at Victoria university, England,
stated in the course of a lecture at
the royal institution:
"Palmistry is an absolute absurdity;
the whole thing is beneath contempt.
Look at your palms, and you will find
certain classical lines. These lines—
the so-called lines of life, heart and
head, and the girdle of Venus and the
bracelets of life around your wrists—
what do you suppose they really are?
They are nothing more nor less than
creases or folds produced by the ac
tion of the muscles. Tho line of
heart, for instance, is the flexure of
the four fingers. The lino of life is
the result of the action of the thumb.
All these lines that have been given
astronomical names by palmists are
characteristic flexures. You will find
the same lines on the palm of the
Barbary ape. Humanity Is daily
gulled through its extraordinary igno
rance of the elementary facts of physi
ology."
Prof. Stirling placed finger prints in
a very different category. "The print
of the thumb alone," he said, "is suf
ficient to identify a person for all
time." But this Is because of its
physical, not Its psychical individu
ality.
There is. In short, no scientist of
any standing whatsoever who gives
palmistry any rating whatsoever. By
the testimony of its own adepts it is
in a state of hopeless contradiction
and dispute. Its character-analysis is
false, its prophecies do not come true.
The hand is a marvelous mecha
nism, and it has slowly evolved from
the foot of the padded type. Its sen
sitiveness and dexterity have coin
cided with intellectual progress, but
it is no primer of psychology, no tab
let of mental and spiritual mysteries
Its lines and bulges have no more sci
entitle significance than the wrinkles
in an old coat sleeve.
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PROFITABLE SHEEP FLOCK
Greatest of Care Should Be Exercised In the Selection of
the Ewe as Well as the Sire—Time and
Patience Also Necessary.
(BY W. R. GIT .BERT, CANADIAN EX
PERIMENT STATION.)
In laying the foundation of the flock
the ewes should be selected as uni
form in character and quality as pos
sible.
The first few years should be de
voted to improving the ewe flock.
This is more easily achieved and far
less costly than ram breeding, inas
much as sires suitable for getting
good ewes never command such high
figures as those likely to beget high
class rams.
In the selection of sires I argue in
favor of choosing robust rams. In no
case let the fashion lead the breeder
to forget that the ultimate object in
breeding sheep Is to produce mutton
and wool at a minimum of cost.
Some rely little on pedigree, others
much on form and symmetry, but the
Excellent Type of Dorset Ram.
power of a carefully bred sheep to
stamp a flock must be insisted on.
The selection of sires during the
first few years is not a difficult mat
ter, but in after years it is very
troublesome.
Should a direct blood cross bo
sought or a slight lin® outcross, I am
inclined to tho latter view.
Breeders should be in no hurry to
dispose of rams in service, as some
times lambs of little develop
into good sheep.
When mating ewes, flushing—l. e.,
placing them on fresh pasture or
folding on rape, mustard, kale, etc. —
is considered a good partice.
It usually results in an early and
prolific crop of lambs.
After service breeders recommend
that the ewes should be removed to
poor pasture. In practice it has been
found to prevent turning, and in the
CONSTRUCTING A WAGON JACK
|, j"|
For oiling wagon wheels or taking
them off some kind of lifting arrange
ment is resorted to. For simplicity
of construction and effectiveness
jack herewith described is unique,
writes I. G. Bayley in Scientific Ameri
can. The whole, including the pegs
or pins A, is made of oak, the best
tough white oak being recommended.
The beam is made from 3x4 inch
timber, planed down to tho dimen
sions given. An eye or slot is cut
out at the wide end, 1 1-16 inches
wide by 4V6 inches deep. This end
13 rounded off to a radius of 2 inches.
Five pegs, one inch in diameter by
two inches in length, are driven into
the upper side. The holes are one
inch deep and should allow the pegs
to have a driving fit.
The upright is 27 inches high to the
center of the fulcrum, made from 3x3
inch stuff. The end is rounded off to
a radius of 1% inches and a slotted
hole is cut in, as indicated in the
detail view.
The lever is cut from one-inch
board, six inches wide by about 33
or 34 inches in length. It should be
laid out accurately to the dimensions
given in the larger scale view. When
correctly made and the slot in the
dp right cut likewise, the two ho!»s
case of large flocks can be carried out
without trouble.
Extra feeding at about tupping time
results in a larger crop of lambs at
the subsequent lambing.
As to the date of mating, It varies
considerably, Dorsets going to the
ram in June, while many of the
breeds are not mated until October or
November. For show purposes ewes
are generally mated three weeks ear
lier.
In the treatment of in-lamb ewes
in early autumn sound old pasture or
second year's seeds provide all that is
required, and as winter approaches a
few roots —preferably v white turnips
or cabbage—may be given daily, with
a little hay.
A full supply of roots is not recom
mended. Some months prior to lamb-
ing a little trough food Is sound econ
omy, as the lambs are healthier and
the ewes stronger for the treatment.
It is of importance that no crush
ing shall take place at tho trough.
The fold should be arranged to open
to the south. To be perfect the in
closure should have a sparred, raised
floor, in sections, made of creosoted
wood, so as to be easily removed and
cleaned.
Feeding Sheep.
The best feeds are clover hay, a
mixture of oats, wheat bran, linseed
meal and roots.
The sheep barn must be dry and
well ventilated. Foul o<Jors and too
much heat bring on pneumonia.
All straw, stalks, etc., used for lit
ter in the sheep barn should be run
through a cutter to increase the pow
er of absorption.
for the pegs A will be in a verti
cal line, when the lever is pressed
down, as shown In the upper gen
eral view. The pegs A should have
a loose lit and be furnished with
smftll wooden pegs or nails to keep
them in place, when the parts are
assembled.
To operate the jack the lever is
raised, us shown in dotted lines in
the lower general sketch, and the
beam slipped in place under the axle
of the wagon, which should rest be
tween one of the small pegs in the
upper face. Rearing on the lever, it
is pressed, down into its lowest posi
tion, as shown in the upper sketch,
raising the wagon wheal from the
ground and securing it in that posi
tion indefinitely, without the least
chance of its slipping bsuk.
Seeding Peas.
Peas should be seeded early for the
best results, although go.;>d crops are
often secured from seeding as late as
the tlrst week in June. The crop may
lie harvested economically by cutting
the peas with a mower equipped with
a pea lifting attachment. The crop
must be thoroughly cured Jn small cov
ered bunches before it is stored.
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Only about 20 per cent, of salmon
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cut up, white in the flesh; in fact, are
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"bull trout" are not a different kind
of fish, but are plainly salmon which
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