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Title: The science of eugenics and sex life, the regeneration of the human race ..
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Hadden, Walter J Robinson, Charles H Melendy, Mary Ries, 1842- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Eugenics Marriage Beauty, Personal Women
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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impress as they go. The less active 159 160 CARE OF THE HANDS AND FEET. the mind, the fewer the lines in the palm, which is found to be in apeculiar degree susceptible to this impress. DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAND. The hand has four types: the spatula, the square, the conic, orrounded, and the pointed. By observing these, the varying tempera-ments may often be readwith considerable clear-ness. The first, or spatulatype, so called becauseof its resemblance inshape to the instrumentused in compoundingdrugs, belongs to peoplewho like an outdoor life,and who are almost in-variably piano players.The square type, to thoseorderly, orthodox, usefulpeople who love modera-tion; they are always re-liable, good business peo-ple, and the women makeexcellent nurses. Theconic type belongs tothose of artistic, enthus-iastic nature, loving nov<elty and ease; whoseimaginations are aswarm as their hearts arecold. Such people areusually 6 wedded to theirthe hand and peincipal lines. art. They always sing,
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CAEE OF THE HANDS AND FEET. 161 and sometimes play stringed instruments, but not the piano. Thepointed type belongs to idealists; people who are extremely inspira-tional, and cannot endure any kind of music but the higher classical.But it is with the care of this wonderful part of the humanmechanism that we are chiefly concerned; with the methods of keepingit useful and beautiful. For nothing is in the highest degree beau-tiful unless it is useful as well. WHEN DOING YOUR OWN WORK. Housework is, of course, trying to the hands, owing to the extremesof heat and cold, the frequent moisture and hasty drying to whichthey are exposed. Yet, in spite of this undeniable fact, housework isbecoming more popular with beauty seekers since it has been learnedthat many details of the household routine can be made positivelyhelpful from a beauty standpoint, instead of the reverse. Sweeping,bed-making, etc., develop muscle. Washing especially is a good exer-cise if one would have beautifully rounded a

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