Female Thumbs

Tlie fcmale thumb is said to be an important index of the fomale eharacter. Wonien with large thumbs, are held by phreno'ogists, physiogomista, eet., to bé more thau ordinarily intelligent- what areealled sensible woiuen ; while wouien with small thunibs are regarded as romantic. A: cording to certain authors, who DrofeM tj have Leen observer?, a wonjan's hand s more indicativo of' a wonmu's character than her face, as the latter is, to a certain extent, under the control of' tetnporary emotions, or of the will, whereas the former is a fact which exista for any one who underatands it to protit by. Wotnen with squure hands and small thumbs are said to niake good housewives and gentle wivcs. Fhis sort of' woiuen will uiakc any man happy who is fortúnate enough to win tlifiu. They are not all romantic, but they are what is better, thorou({hly dom-siii;. Wooien wiili long thuuibs have tetnpersof thi ir uwn, and generally a ltng toujiue. There is a hint in tliis to a lover. Let him, the first time heseizes holdof his mistress' hand, examine, under soiue pretext or another, her thumb, and if it be large let him n.ake up his mind that as soon as he become a married man he will have to be very, very careful. Again, if a young ïuan finds that his lady love has a large palm, with cone shaped finiera and a small thumb, let him tlmnk hu stars - for, in that case, she is suceptible to tendernes, easily rUttered, very easily talked into or out of anything and readily managed. Uut if ehe is a woman with a pquare hand, well proporti.ined, and only a tolcrably de velopi'd thuujl), ihen ghe is eitber one of two disanct classes of wonien- a practical teníale who will stand no nonsense, or she is a deigning fetuale - a wotnan who can¦o( be duped, or a wouiau who will dupe him.