palmistry

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Palmistry Palmistry does very well for a beginning if a man is inclined to be shy.

From The Spinster Book by Reed, Myrtle

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.

From Palmistry for All by Cheiro

When luncheon was over, she gave a short lecture on "the Science of Palmistry" and "the Cultivation of Clairvoyant Powers."

From The Second Latchkey by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

Palmistry in China and Japan," says: "The thumb, called in Japanese, oya-ubi, 'parent-finger,' is for parents.

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.

Palmistry seems too absurd to be discussed, but it is another half-way house.

From Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge by Culpin, Millais