The Nails

The Nails

1. Short, quite broad and square at the bottom - Passionate anger. If wider than long - Insufferable stubbornness.
2. Short and triangular shaped; the point of the triangle nearest to the phalanx -Threatened paralysis.
3. Short, narrow and curved - Danger of spinal troubles.
4. Large (both broad and long) and rounded at the base - Clear, sound judgment.
5. Long nails, especially if thin and brittle - Weak physical nature, often lack of intelligence.6. Long, thin and curved - Sore (throat and weak respiratory organs. If ridged or fluted - A sure sign of consumption.
7. Long, thick and curved, somewhat like a claw - Violent disposition in love and other intercourse with one’s fellow beings.
8. Long, thin, narrow - Timidity and cowardice; often found in convalescing persons.
9. Moderately thin and narrow - Excellent general disposition.
10. Perfect nails, white, almond-shaped and naturally polished, moderately long and thick - Happy nature, satisfactory state of health; strange to say, it has been observed that perfect almond-shaped nails.