ABSTRACT
The fascination of deciphering the plan of the future is attached to the secondary or upright lines in the palm. This is not fortune telling. Though otherwise inaccessible to observation, the purposeful pattern of the organism, or the dream of the mind for the fruition of its powers, seems to be unfolded in the upright lines of the hand. As it is improbable that all the chances of life which must be encountered can be foreseen, the future of the individual cannot be confidently predicted. Yet a strong personality is not easily frustrated by circumstance. A good thumb and clear, strong, upright lines betoken a firmness of purpose which, in spite of all obstacles, may fulfil the vision of the mind.
