remely obstinate, dogmatic,
and hard to manage.

Heavy responsibility for others suits them best of all, especially if
such responsibility lies in the form of government work, or in some
position of management.

HEALTH

These people usually worry themselves into bad health. They overwork
themselves and bring on nervous breakdowns, palpitation and weakness of
the heart, and often paralysis. They suffer with the nerves of the
stomach, acidity of the blood, rheumatism, liver complaints, and gout.
They are particularly liable to meet with accidents to the feet, ankles,
and limbs.

They should be very guarded when travelling by water, for they seldom get
through life without sooner or later experiencing grave danger of
drowning.

CHAPTER XII

THE MOUNT OF VENUS AND ITS MEANING

The portion of the palm under the base of the Thumb and inside the Line
of Life is called the Mount of Venus (Plate VI., Part II.).

When well-formed and not too large, it denotes a desire for love and
companionship, the desire to please, worship of beauty in every form, the
artistic and emotional temperament, and it is usually very prominent in
the hands of all artists, singers, and musicians.

This Mount, the science of Physiology teaches, covers one of the most
important blood vessels in the palm, viz., the "Great Palmer Arch." If
this loop or arch is large, it indicates a plentiful supply of blood and
strong active circulation; consequently, the health is more robust. It is
found that persons possessing this Mount well developed, being in active
strong health, are naturally more full of passion than those individuals
in poor health, and who, in consequence, have this portion of the hand
either flat or poorly developed. Hence, when this Mount is large it has
been considered to show passion and larger sensuality than when flat,
flabby, or non-developed.

This Mount is therefore called Positive when high or large, and Negative
when small or flat.

With the rest of the hand normal, this Mount well shaped is an excellent
sign to have, as it denotes magnetism and attraction of one sex to the
other, but if found together with vicious or abnormal signs in the hand,
it increases those tendencies.

When considered with the birth date, as alluded to in the former
chapters, it helps to throw considerable light on characteristics that
might otherwise be overlooked.

The student may consider it Positive when the subject is born betwe