Entitled: "The lines of Apollo and Mercury on the hand of a clairvoyant." Palmistry is the claim of characterization and foretelling the future through the study of the palm. The practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations. Those who practice chiromancy are called palmists, palm readers, hand readers, hand analysts, or chirologists. There are many, often conflicting, interpretations of various lines and palmar features across various schools of palmistry. These contradictions between different interpretations, as well as the lack of empirical support for palmistry's predictions, contribute to palmistry's perception as a pseudoscience. The line of Mercury has been variously called the line of Health, the line of Liver, and the Hepatica. is valuable as an indicator of the state of the digestive apparatus, the operation of the liver, and it also shows the presence of various maladies and conditions which may arise from the impairment of these most important functions. The line of Apollo has been called the line of the Sun and the line of Brilliancy, and to it has been ascribed the gift of great artistic talents, wealth, and fame. No photographer credited, undated.