that the subject did not
inherit any strong mental bent from either parent, but has cultivated and
developed his own mentality.

In such a case the subject has been a hard mental student, and has become
mentally superior to his or her parents. This is often found in the case
of "self-made" men or women, who have had little or no education in their
early life or in their home, but who from an innate love of education
developed themselves mentally. Such a sign would speak volumes for the
will power and ambition of the subject under examination.

If the Line of Head is lighter and poorer on the right hand than on the
left, the student can state that the subject has not made the most of his
opportunities mentally, and that he has not, and never will, equal the
brain power and education of his or her parents.

In such a case one may also be sure that the subject has not a very
strong will power--at least mentally--although he might be very obstinate
by nature, which will be seen from the quality exhibited by the nail
phalange of the thumb (page 129).

A poor or non-developed Line of Head in the right hand of any man or
woman is also the indication of a lack of purpose or ambition--there
being no ambition where a want of mental desire and development is so
distinctly shown.

A clean cut deep Line of Head is a more powerful sign of mentality than
when the line is very broad, or lying, as it were, merely on the surface
of the palm.

A wide broad line shows less concentration and a more vacillating
changeable nature. This rule applies with equal truth to all the lines on
the palm.

Broad, coarse-looking lines are more a constitutional sign than a mental
indication. They are often found in cases where the subject leads a
robust outdoor life, and those who have developed the physical side of
their nature more than the mental.

Great brain workers usually have thin, fine, clean-looking lines, and
especially that of the Line of Head.

It will thus be seen that by observation the student will be enabled to
class the sort of life led by the person under examination. No matter how
intellectual a man or woman may look, the lines on the hand will indicate
whether or not they have developed their intellectuality. In this way it
will be seen that a study of the hand becomes a far more accurate guide
than the study of the face. Many men and women may have handsome,
intellectual faces and yet prefer sport or outdoor life to any m