MALLERY. } SIGNS, SYMBOLS, AND EMBLEMS. 607 
bearing different weapons, ax and club, and differently uniformed. 
The highest figure with one large ear was the chief of the garrison. 
It will be noticed that the scouts have enormous feet which do not 
rest on the ground. This in connection with their exaggerated ears 
implies that their duty is to listen and when they hear the enemy not 
to engage him, as they have no arms or weapons, but to fly to the head- 
quarters and make the report. The duty of the warriors is not to listen, 
so their ears are not abnormal, but to fight, and therefore they have 
arms, one of which is exposed and the other holds a weapon. Their 
feet are attached to their several stations. The chief must both listen 
and direct, wherefore he is drawn with one exaggerated ear and one 
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arm. His feet do not touch the platform, which signifies that he has 
no special station, but must move wherever he is most needed. 
SECTION 2. 
SIGNS, SYMBOLS, AND EMBLEMS. 
The terms sign, symbol, and emblem are often used interchangeably 
and therefore incorrectly. Many persons ascribe an occult and mystic 
signification to symbols, probably from their general religious and 
esoteric employment. All characters in Indian picture-writing have 
