Dactylography, or, the study of finger-prints / by Henry Faulds.
- Faulds, Henry, 1843-1930.
- Date:
- [1912?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Dactylography, or, the study of finger-prints / by Henry Faulds. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![or vacant. Dealing here only with the simpler condi- tions in which combinations of vowels and consonants are found, such a figure will be indexed as Ra, La, Ta, Da, as the dominant consonant may require. Such com- binations as ar, al, at, ad, etc., may occur, but this would lead us into too many intricate ramifications for a work like the present. If a pattern is very simple—consisting, for example, of almost parallel lines—it may be denoted by the letter A alone. There are such patterns, and they seem to be somewhat commoner among certain of the negro tribes. I have mentioned in a previous chapter such a pattern on the toe of a lady, and they are typical almost in some monkeys. ^ When we find in the interior of some loop, bow, or other pattern, a group of not less than three short de- tached lines, or dots, this is to be indicated by the use of E with the ruling consonant, as te, re, me, and so on. I stands for a simple detached line, or not more than two parallel lines, in the heart of an encircling pattern. O stands for a little oval or circle, or for a round or oval- shaped dot in a core. If the circle, oval, etc. is large, extending over a width occupied by two lineations, then it is treated as a consonantal form. [See also Q.] U indicates a fork with two or more prongs within a core, forking towards the bend of bow, loop, mountain, etc. A single prong or spur standing out like a twig is to be istinguished from a fork.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20444096_0108.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
