514 sIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 
relaxed, back outward, a few inches in front of body and at a right an- 
gle with opposite hand, which is placed on a higher level, slightly arched, 
edge downward, fingers joined and extended forward. Pass the right 
quickly and with a cutting motion downward and toward its side, at 
the same time withdraw the left a few inches toward the opposite direc- 
tion—finished our work. 
(80) Quickly threw up his arm, ejaculating “haw!”—let us start. 
(81) Passed both hands approximated in front of body, naturally re- 
laxed, backs outward, forward and toward their respective sides, ex- 
tending and widely separating the fingers during the movement, and 
again approximating them with quickly accelerated speed and arresting 
them, closed to fists, in front of body and with a jerk upward—with 
united efforts. 
(82) Placing the fists, thumbs upward, pointing forward and placed 
upon side of forefingers, with their wrists against the breast, he pushed 
them forward and downward a few inches, head slightly participating 
in the movement—pushing off. 
(83) Repeated No. 38 (snow-shoe)—with snow-shoes. 
(84) Immediately reassumed the position of “ pushing off” as in No. 
82, slowly passing forward the fists further and further —pushing and 
gradually moving off. 
(85) Quickly passed and turned the closed left forward, upward, and 
backward, opening and again closing the fingers in so doing, and exe- 
cuting at almost the same instant a similar, but smaller, revolution with 
the right—turning over the snow-shoe, tail up. 
(86) With both hands closed to fists, left obliquely over the right and 
on the right side of the body, made motion as if paddling—paddling. 
(87) Moved and pointed finger of left towards its side, 7. e., northward 
—toward the shore. 
(88) Moved both hands, flat and extended, backs upward, toward the 
left side, by an even and very slow movement—moving along very slowly 
toward that direction. 
(89) Repeated No. 23—southwest wind. 
(90) Repeated No. 30—pushing northeastward. 
(91) Turned the thumb of left over to the left—Sabadis. 
(92) Repeated No. 32 (2inding up), reversing the motion—winding off 
the hook-line. 
(93) Approximated both hands with their tips horizontally in front of 
body, first two fingers with thumb collected to a point, and moving the 
fingers as in the act of twisting a cord, gradually receded the hands— 
twisting. 
(94) Thrust forward three fingers of the right—three, i. ¢., hook-lines. 
(95) Repeated No. 93, then rubbed palm of flat and extended right 
forward over the thigh repeatedly and with a slight pressure—twisting 
them tightly. 
(96) Approximated both hands closed to fists, thumbs upward, in 
