A study of character and personality. The reading of the hand has been put on a firm and scientific basis. Laffan has accomplished this task in this original contribution to the subject which has been too long the victim of charlatans. careful examination of the shape and lines of the palm discloses the mental characteristics of a person and his life plan. Changes in these lines closely correspond with changes in the person's life. A skilled analysis can often reveal to an individual the true nature of his personality and help him to make the essential effort to the fulfillment of his life plan.