III. THE USEFUL HAND

III. THE USEFUL HAND

“The Useful Hand,” says d’Arpentigny, “is of medium size, but large rather than small, often with knotty fingers, the nailed Phalanges of which are square, that is to say, their four sides extend parallel up to and including the Tips (you must not take any notice of the curve, which nearly always finishes of-the points of the fingers); a large Thumb, with the base thereof (me Mount of Venus) well developed, the palm of medium dimension, and rather firm.