ll disappointments, or losses or attacks on their name.

HEALTH

These children of the Negative period of the Sun suffer mostly with the
stomach and internal organs, also with poor circulation of blood, loss of
natural heat, and with liver and kidney complaints.

They are also prone to have accidents to their bones, especially to
limbs, knees, and ankles.

Very dry climates and plenty of sunlight is their greatest safeguard
against all their maladies.

CHAPTER X

THE MOUNT OF MERCURY AND ITS MEANING

The Mount of Mercury is found under the base of the fourth finger (Plate
VI., Part II.). On a good hand it is a favourable Mount to have, but on a
hand shewing evil tendencies, especially mental, it increases the bad
indications.

It seems to relate more to the mind than anything else. It gives
quickness of brain, wit, thought, eloquence. It also relates to
adaptability in science and commerce, but if evilly afflicted, it denotes
mental excitability, nervousness, lack of concentration, trickiness in
business, and everything that is unreliable in character.

This Mount should always be considered with the kind of Line of Head
found on the hand.

With a Line of Head long and well marked, it increases all the promise of
mental aptitude and success, but with a weak, badly marked, or irregular
Head Line, it augments all its weak or bad indications.

THE MOUNT OF MERCURY (POSITIVE)

This Mount can be considered positive when the subject is found to be
born between the dates of May 21st and June 20th, and until the 27th of
that month, but during the last seven days its influence is considered
dying out and not so strong.

People born in this period are represented in the Zodiac by the symbolism
of the twins. It is a curious fact that all persons born in this part of
the year are singularly dual in character and temperament. One side of
their nature may, in fact, be described as perpetually pulling against
the other, and although nearly always possessed with unusual
intelligence, they often spoil their lives by lack of continuity in their
plans and in their purpose.

They seldom seem to have a fixed idea of what they really want. They
change their plans or their occupations at a moment's notice, and unless
they chance to be very happily married, they are just as uncertain in
marriage.

They are the most difficult of all classes to understand. In temperament
they are hot and cold in the same moment, t