s. He reasons out that he must bend or adapt himself to the
conditions or circumstances of the life in which he is placed.

The Clubbed Thumb (Fig. 1, Plate III.), is so called from its being thick
like a club. People possessing this class of Thumb belong to the
Elementary type as far as Will is concerned. They are brutal and like
animals in their unreasonable obstinacy. If they are opposed they fly
into ungovernable passions and blind rages. They have no control over
themselves, and are liable to go to any extreme of violence or crime
during one of their tempers. In fact the clubbed-shaped Thumb has also
been designated "the murderer's thumb" on account of so many murderers
having been found with this formation.

The possessor of a Clubbed Thumb could not, however, plan out or
premeditate a crime, for he would not have the determined Will or power
of reason to think it out.

The shorter the Thumb, the nearer the possessor is to the brute in
passion and lack of self-control.

The "waist-like" Thumb (Fig. 4, Plate III.), and the "straight" formation
(Fig. 5), must also be considered as the opposite of one another in their
characteristics, but in this case the difference is in the quality of
Logic or Reason. The former will not use or depend much on such things,
he will rely, on the contrary, on tact and diplomacy to gain his point or
win his way. The second class have little or no tact, but in all matters
depend on argument and reason.

The third phalange of the Thumb, which is placed under the designation of
Love (Plate VI., Part II.), when found long, denotes more control over
the quality of Love or Sensuality; when short and thick-set, the passion
or sensual nature is more brutal and animal.

The space at my disposal in this work will not allow me to go deeper
into all the shades of character that can be made out by a study of the
Thumb alone, but I think I have said enough to show my readers the great
truth in D'Arpentigny's words that "the Thumb individualises the man."

CHAPTER III

THE FINGERS--LENGTH TO ONE ANOTHER

THE SMOOTH AND THE KNOTTY

The First Finger is called the Finger of Jupiter.

The Second is called the Finger of Saturn.

The Third is called the Finger of The Sun.

The Fourth is called the Finger of Mercury.

The Finger of Jupiter, when long, gives love of power and command over
others. When short it denotes dislike of responsibility and lack of
ambition.

The Finger of