The Fingers

The Fingers

As stated several times already, in the appellation of Fingers. Palmistry does not include the Thumb, which is honored with a separate and distinct treatment as playing a considerable part in the economy of the hand.

There are, therefore, only Four Fingers to Palmistic hands; they are designated as follow, the first name being the one I use exclusively through this work:

The First Finger, or Index, or Finger of Jupiter.
The Second Finger, or Middle Finger (Medius), or Finger of Saturn.
The Third Finger, or Ring Finger (Annularius), or Finger of Apollo.
The Fourth Finger, or Little Finger (Auricularius) or Finger of Mercury.

In examining Fingers we are naturally called upon to observe,
I. Their Position.
II. Their Length.
III. Their Shape.

And this will therefore be divided into these three heads, with proper subdivisions, separating such indications as refer to All the Fingers and those that pertain to Each Finger by Itself.