MALLERY.] IN] ERROGATION—SOLDIER. 449 
Deaf-mute natural sign : 
A quick motion of the lips with an inquiring look. (Ballard.) 
Deaf-mute sign : 
The French deaf-mutes for inquiry, ‘“quwest-ce que eest?” bring the 
hands to the lower part of the chest, with open palms about a foot 
separate and diverging outward. 
Australian sign : 
One is a sort of note of interrogation. For instance, if I were to 
meet a native and make the sign: Hand flat, fingers and thumb ex- 
tended, the two middle fingers touching, the two 
outer slightly separated from the middle by turning 
the hand palm upward as I met him, it would 
mean: ‘Where are you going?” In other words 
I should say ‘‘MWinna?” (what name?). (Smyth.) 
Fig. 275. 
Some comparisons and illustrations connected with the signs for 
question appear on pages 291, 297, and 303, supra, and under PHRASES, 
infra. Quintilian remarks upon this subject as follows: “In question- 
ing, we do not compose our gesture after any single manner; the posi- 
tion of the hand, for the most part is to be changed, however disposed 
before.” 
SOLDIER. 
, American. 
The upright nearly closed hands, thumbs against the middle of the 
forefingers, being in front of the body, with their thumbs near together, 
palms forward, separate them about two feet horizontally on the same 
line. Allin a line in front. (Cheyenne II1; Dakota IV.) 
Pass each hand down the outer seam of the pants. (Sac, Foi, and 
Kickapoo 1.) “Stripes.” 
Sign for WHITE MAN as follows: The extended index (M turned in- 
ward) is drawn from the left side of the head around in front to the 
right side, about on a line with the brim of the hat, with the back of 
the hand outward; and then for Fort, viz, on level of the breasts in 
front of body, both hands with fingers turned inward, straight, backs 
joined, backs of hands outward, horizontal, turn outward the hands 
until the fingers are free, curve them, and bring the wrists together so 
as to describe a circle with a space left between the ends of the curved 
fingers. (Dakota I.) ‘From his fortified place of abode.” 
Another: Both hands in front of body, fists, backs outward, hands in 
contact, draw them apart on a straight line right to right, left to left 
about two feet, then draw the index, other fingers closed, across the 
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