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There has never been conceived or made by man any instrument,
machine, or contrivance, capable of such a diversity of usefulness as the human
hand. Nothing has ever existed with such infinite adaptability to various
needs, or capable of being trained to such degrees of dexterity and
versatility. Nor is it likely that as perfect a machine will ever be produced
by human skill, for the only thing the human hand cannot do is to create an
instrument as perfect as itself. There is no possible question but that the
fineness or coarseness of a human hand indicates whether it can better do fine
or coarse work, nor is there a doubt but those other markings on it show for
what lines of work it is best adapted. The delicate hand of a lady cannot
perform the same hard labour as the large, strong hand of a blacksmith, nor can
the blacksmith do the fine embroidery so deftly wrought by the lady's hand.
Neither has the blacksmith's brain the little embroideries of the mind. His
brain is of heavier construction, hers more delicately built. His hand, like
his brain, is heavy: her hand is fine like her brain. Never was there a hand
that did not exactly reflect the brain that directs it, and this is the basis
from which a scientific study of the hand must begin. To get at the secrets of
the mind embodies the effort toward which scientific hand-reading aspires, for
the mind is the guiding force in life. That hypothesis is based on the
teachings of this book.
- Stock: In Stock
- Author: William G. Benham
- SKU: DCI-00152
- ISBN: 978-93817940
