How to Analyze People on Sight

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proportionately larger than the hand of any other type. It has more
muscle, that one element without which good hand work is impossible.

So it has followed inevitably that the manual work of the world is done
largely by Musculars. Their hands are also so much more powerful that
they do not tire easily.


The Hand of the Creative Artist

"The artist's hand" and "the artistic hand" are phrases long used but
misused. Delicate tapering fingers were supposed in ancient times to
denote artistic ability. The frail curving hand was also supposed to be
a sign of artistic talent.

From the stage of old down to the movies of today the typical artist is
pictured with a slight, slender hand.