Signaling and Indian Signs 231 



Poverty (both hands turned flat forward near trouser 

 pockets) ; 



Bribe (hand held hollow up behind the back) ; 



Knife (first and second fingers of right hand used as to 

 whittle first finger of left); 



I am thinking it over (forefinger on right brow and eyes 

 raised) ; 



/ forgot (touch forehead with all right finger tips, then 

 draw flat hand past eyes once and shake head) ; 



/ send you a kiss (kiss finger tips and move hand in 

 graceful sweep toward person); 



The meal was good (pat stomach) ; 



/ beg of you (flat hands tight together and upright) ; 



Upon my honor (with forefingers make a cross over heart) ; 



Bar up, fins, or / claim exemption (cross second finger of 

 right hand on first finger and hold hand up) ; 



Give me (hold out open flat hand pulling it back a Httle 

 to finish) ; 



/ give you (the same, but push forward to finish) ; 



Give me my bill (same, then make motion of writing) ; 



Get up (raise flat hand sharply, palm upward) ; 



Sit down (drop flat hand sharply, palm down); 



Rub it out (quickly shake flat hand from side to side, 

 palm forward); 



Thank you ( a slight bow, smile and hand-salute, made 

 by drawing flat hand a few inches forward and downward 

 palm up); 



Do you think me simple? (forefinger laid on side of nose) ; 



Will you? or, is it so? (eyebrows raised and slight bow 

 made); 



Will you come swimming? (first and second fingers raised 

 and spread, others closed) ; 



Also of course, the points of the compass, and the numer- 

 als up to twenty or thirty. 



