mises me a service
with the thumb drawn inward, he deceives. If with the thumb in the
normal state, he is a submissive but not a devoted friend. He cannot be
very much counted upon. If the thumb stands outward, we may rely upon
his promise.

We still find life, soul and mind in each division of the body.

There are also a buccal, an occipital and an abdominal life.

The body of man, with all its active and attractive foci, with all its
manifestations, may be considered an ellipse.

These well-indicated divisions may be stated in an analytic formula:

+-- LIFE: Occipital. -+
|-- MIND: Temporal. |-
|-- SOUL: Parietal. -+
|-- MIND: Frontal. -+ --+
|-- SOUL: Buccal. |- |
|-- LIFE: Genal. -+ |
/ -- MIND: Thoracic. -+ |
Attractive centres.- -- SOUL: Epigastric. |- |
\ -- LIFE: Abdominal. -+ \
|-- LIFE: Shoulders. -+ - Expressive centres.
|-- SOUL: Elbows. |- /
|-- MIND: Wrists. -+ |
|-- LIFE: Thigh. -+ |
|-- SOUL: Knee. |- |
+-- MIND: Foot. -+ --+

This is the proper place to fix the definition of each division by some
familiar illustration.

Let us take an individual in a somewhat embarrassed situation. He is a
gentleman who has been overcome by wine. We see him touching the
temporal bone, or the ear, as if to seek some expedient: the strategic
mind is there.

Let us begin with the descending gamut, and let the hand pass over all
the divisions of the attractive centres.

At the occiput: Here is an adventure! I have really had too strong a
dose of them!

At the parietal bone: What a shame!

At the temporal bone: What will the people say of me?

At the forehead: Reason however tells me to pause.

At the buccal zone: How shall I dare reappear before those who have seen
me in this state!

At the genal zone: But they did serve such good wine!

At the breast: Reason long ago advised temperance to me.

At the epigastrium: I have so many regrets every time I transgress!

At the abdomen: The devil! Gourmandism! I am a wretched creature!

The same illustrations may be reproduced in the rising scale.

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