THE FINGERS

THE FINGERS

Almost equal to the third finger—Versatility. Power of influencing others. In a bad hand— A cheat.
I give herein an illustration of a finger, with a carefully prepared scale that will allow the readers to judge by actual measurement whether a phalanx is normal or in excess. He may measure the length of any finger from the lower (outward) knuckle— where the Hand Proper ceases and the Finger begins—and divide this length into ten equal parts.
A normal Third Phalanx will be 4 Tenths in length.
A Normal Second Phalanx will be 3% Tenths in length.
A Normal First Phalanx will be2 Tenths in length, not counting, of course, the portion of the nail that is allowed to grow over and above the tip of the finger.
Any marked (not insignificant) deviation from these proportions of 41/2 3 and 2 ought to be considered as an Excess or Deficiency.
As a Deficiency in the length of a phalanx almost invariably determines an Excess in another phalanx of the same finger, it is quite sufficient for the student to know how to read the Excess as it becomes the ruling element in that particular finger.