"Haxps Ur"—By Capini Vequin, London, Messrs, Werner, Laurie. a Tetenty, tinke own that is interesting to most people. Probably because it is. 30 very egoistical, but there is undoubtedly a joy in it; not so much as a deep study; as' an occasional dabble, through easily understood means, whenever the means happen to catch the eye. But for the most part the means, in the shape of various tomes and volumes on the subject, chanced upon by the person who makes no sort of study of the matter, after a very short perusal are found to be full of so many involved explanations, involved that is to say to those who know nothing of the subject in which there is undoubtedly a great deal, that they very quickly) Rose their fascination and their power to amuse.
But now, for those who like, every now and then, to delve into their characters and their futures by means of what their palms may tell them, Messrs. Werner, Laurie have brought out "Hands Up," by Capini Vequin, which is claimed to be one of the' best "stunt" books of the No. great concentrate needed here idence to distinguish between Tine and Tine, what is to be found and What is not, and a certain amount of honesty." "For, instead of the usually closely printed chapters which it is nearly impossible to find any particular explanation, this book is arranged in several' sections, dealing with the different parts of the hand, the palm, fingers, greater and, lesser Tines, "cle, and then subdivided to a number of questions fon each. One has only to select a question which one believes answer fable in. the affirmative, and. then ook up the answer in' the corresponding section at the back of the book. One is apt, of course, if honesty is used, to' strike a "shag" every now and then, but in that cease there is always the comforting thought that the book is undoubtedly wrong, or one may have made a mistake ourself!
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.