LONG NAILS
When the Nails are found very long, the general constitution never appears to be so strong as when they are medium in size.
Persons with long Nails are more liable to all diseases of the Lungs and Chest ([Plate V]., Part II.), and still more so when these long Nails are seen ribbed or fluted, with the ribs running upward from the base to the edge of the nail.
The same type of Nail, but shorter in appearance, indicates that the delicacy lies higher up towards the throat, and denotes tendencies for laryngitis, inflammation of the throat, and all bronchial troubles.
When especially long Nails are bluish in colour, they denote a still more delicate constitution, coupled with poor circulation of the blood.
