412 SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 
if sprinkling water. (Wyandot L.) “To throw away contemptously ; 
not worth keeping.” 
Raise hand in front of breast, fingers hooked, thumb resting against 
second finger, palm downward (G), then with a nervous movement 
throw the hand downward to the right and a little behind the body, with 
an expression of disgust on the face. During motion of hand the fin- 
gers are suddenly extended as though throwing something out of the 
hand, and in final position the fingers and thumb are straight and sepa- 
rated, palm backward (R 1). (Sahaptin I.) ‘Away with it!” 
Another: Same motion of arm and hand as in good. But in the 
first position fingers are closed, and as the hand moves to the right they 
are thrown open, until in final position all are extended as in final for 
good. (Sahaptin I.) 
Extend the right hand, palm downward, and move it in a horizontal 
line from the body, then suddenly turn the hand over as if throwing 
water from the back of it or the index. (Comanche I.) ‘‘Good, no.” 
Pass the flat right hand, interruptedly, downward and backward past 
the right side. (Pima and Papago I.) ‘Putting aside.” 
Deaf-mute natural signs : 
Hold forward the closed hand with the little finger up, at the same 
time nodding the head. (Ballard.) 
Draw the tongue out a little and then shake the head with a dis- 
pleased look. (Larson.) 
Use the sign for handsome (see first part of the sign for Goon), at the 
same time shake the head as if to say “‘no.” (Ziegler.) 
Deaf-mute signs : 
The hand closed (except the little finger which is extended and raised), 
and held forward with the fingers to the front is the sign for bad illus- 
trated in the Report for 1879 of the Ohio Institution for the Deaf and 
Dumb. This sign is used among the deaf-mutes in England. 
BEAR, animal. 
Pass the hand before the faceto mean ugliness, at the same time grin- 
ning and extending the fingers like claws. (Burton.) 
Hands in front of and about eight inches above the elbows, fingers 
slightly bent and open, thumbs and palms to the front to represent 
claws,—or bear in standing position. Sometimes accompanied by claw- 
ing motion. (Oreel.) 
(1) Middle and third finger of right hand clasped down by the thumb, 
. *t forefinger and little finger extended, crooked downward ; (2) 
Oy: 
4 Oy the motion of scratching made in the air. (Cheyenne II.) 
e 4 Fig. 237. 
Fingers of both hands closed, except the thumb and little 
= finger, which are extended, and point straight toward the - 
Fic. 237. front, hands horizontal, backs upward, are held in front of 
their respective sides near the body, and then moved directly forward 
