Mail People's Thumbs

A p-Sysiciau iu charge of a wellknon asyluni for the care of the tesane recently saul: There is one ïnIfnllible test either for the approach or the presence of lunaey. If the person rhoge case ia being examined is see:: to niake no use of his thumb, if he Iets it stand out at right angles from the Uand, and employs it neither in salutation, writing. nor any manual exercise, you may set it down as a fact that ■ that person"s mental balance is gone. ! He or she may converse intelligibly, :nay in every respect be guarding the secret of a mind diseased with the utmost care and cunning, but the tell-tale thumb will infallibly betray the lurking madneBS which is concealed behind B plausible demeanor.