CHAPTER IV

THE RIDGES AND THEIR USES 54

General character of the ridges 54

Systems on the palm--principal ones; small interpolated systems 54-55

Cheiromantic creases--their directions; do not strictly correspond with those of ridges 56-57

Ridges on the soles of the feet 57

Pores 57

Development:--embryology; subsequent growth; disintegration by age, by injuries 58-59

Evolution 60

Apparent use as regards pressure--theoretic; experiment with compass points 60-61

Apparent use as regards rubbing--thrill thereby occasioned 62-63