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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



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October 9th, 1883. 



The Fii'st Ordinary Meeting of this Session was held at the 

 Town Hall, on October 9th, at 8.15 p.m. The President (Dr. Fitz 

 Gerald), was in the chair. The Secretary, who had only lately 

 recovered from a long and dangerous illness, was absent through 

 tem^jorary indisposition. There was a large attendance, and the 

 President read the following paper on 



THE HAND CONSIDEEED AS AN ORGAN OF EXPRES 



SION, OR SCIENTIFIC CHIROGNOMY, AS 



OPPOSED TO CHIROMANCY. 



It is a curious and interesting question, to what extent, and by 

 what means, certain physical attributes become associated with certain 

 mental characteristics. Everj^ one would be disposed, broadly, to 

 admit the connection between, for example, the development of 

 the brain, and the mental capacity of the man ; and few probably 

 would deny a certain significance to the expression of the 

 countenance ; but when we fly to the more minute details, we seem 

 at once to enter the domain of unscientific speculation, or un- 

 disguised charlatanism. Yet there are deep and undeniable truths 



