Handwriting and expression / translated and edited by John Holt Schooling from the 3rd French ed. ... by J. Crpīeux-Jamin.

  • Jules Crépieux-Jamin
Date:
1892
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Credit: Handwriting and expression / translated and edited by John Holt Schooling from the 3rd French ed. ... by J. Crpīeux-Jamin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    démonstration to sceptics ; he said, “ Give me the hand- writing of a man whom you know intimately but of whom I know nothing, and I will tell you his aptitudes, passions, and tastes.” This is more a process of popu- larizing graphology than a scientific démonstration of its truth. Morcover, in some cases this course is impru- dent, for we must remernber that in order not to com- promise graphology in such a test, it is necessary that he to whom it is offered has a correct judgment, and that he really knows in detail the nature and character of the man whose handwriting may be submitted for analysis. Now, those who study character know that it is often very difficult to obtain these two conditions, especially the latter. People suppose that they know a man because they hâve observed two or three traits of his character, and it may happen that these are merely inten- tional manifestations on his part, a sort of conventional bearing assumed in order to concealhis true personality. Graphologie study is in three sections ; that of general signs, that of particular signs, and that of résultants. General signs are gathered from the handwriting as a whole by considering the height, the width, the inclina- tion or slope, the regularity, &c. They require less observation than particular signs ; habit teaches us without much difificulty to assign regular handwriting to calm and reflective minds, eccentric handwriting to eccentric persons, and confused handwriting to those who lack clearness in thought and expression. Inves- tigation of particular signs requires more detailed work ; these signs are given by the words, the letters, the finals, by the punctuation, &c. It must be évident that only patient analyses and frequent comparisons hâve enabled