their length, were also knotty or jointed
(joints much pronounced), he could be depended on to a still greater
extent for all work requiring great thoughtfulness, detail, and
concentration of mind.

If, on the other hand, these long fingers were smooth jointed, he would,
while having the same desire for ideality and for everything
intellectual, be impulsive and inspirational, would lack a sense of
detail and a love for detail in his own work, would be visionary,
artistic, emotional. Such a person would be suited to artistic work,
such as painting, making designs, models, etc., but could not be trusted
to perform anything requiring detail, research or science, and would be
utterly useless in any position where discipline or control of others
were required.

THE FINGERS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY

Let us now observe the fingers separately from the rest of the hand.

The first finger is considered as the Dictator, the Lawgiver, the finger
of Ambition, the Indicator, the Pointer, etc.

If this finger is unusually long and nearly equals the second, all these
tendencies are extremely pronounced.

Therefore, if your employee has this finger long, you can safely entrust
him with control over, and charge of others. You will be amazed how well
he or she will make rules and regulations and see that they are obeyed;
but beware, Mr. Employer, lest your first finger is short in proportion
as that of your employee is long, for, if such be the case, you too will
have "to toe the line" and you may find yourself in a very disagreeable
position.

But let me give you a further warning: Should this man or woman have a
first finger that is long and crooked, you will assuredly find out to
your cost that the personal ambitions of such an individual are
"crooked." Such an employee would be perfectly unscrupulous in finding
out your secrets and getting you into his power.

If the second finger is straight and well shaped, its owner will be very
serious, a little inclined to melancholy, but will pay due regard to
whatever responsibilities with which he may be entrusted, but again
beware if this finger is crooked. In this case the owner would be,
however, more subject to what may be called "a crooked fate" than
wilfully "wrong." Such people are, as a rule, the children of strange
circumstances over which they seem to have no control. They are
continually getting themselves into trouble and into false positions,
but, I must admit, more by a