Chestertown, Md.

HAND.

138. A straight line in the palm of the hand is an omen of early death.

Massachusetts.

139. The letter formed by the veins on the inside of the wrist is the initial of the name of the future husband or wife.

St. John, N. B.

140. A person with an initial in his hand will be very fortunate in selecting a companion for life.

Alabama.

141. In clasping your own hand, you put uppermost either your right or your left thumb. If the former, you are to rule; vice versa, you yield.

Brookline, Mass.