heir Indications of Disease 139

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

ILLUSTRATIONS

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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 of Influences from
the Mounts 37

IX. The Line of Life and its Variations 40

X. The Line of Life and Line of Mars 45

XI. The Line of Destiny and its Modifications 51

XII. The Line of Destiny and its Variations 53

XIII. The Line of Destiny and its Modifications 56

XIV. The Line of Destiny, Islands, and other Signs 59

XV. The Line of Sun and its Modifications