Laurie Taylor.

The author comments on developments in the department of Palmistry at the University of Poppleton in Yorkshire, England. He states that the first-class research papers submitted to the department failed to identify the distinction between general science of palmistry or cheirosophy, the specific practices of the study of hand lines or cheirognomy and dermatoglophics or the study of skin patterns. He cites the lack of further discussion on research breakthroughs in index finger analysis.