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Eight hand scoop-fashion, back of hand ontward at the front of body, 

 iieight of abdomen, is carried to tlie mouth as though conveying food, 

 and repeated several times. {Daloia 1.) -'From the movements of 

 the hands in eating." 



I have eaten. 



After making tlie above sign the extended thumb and forefinger of 

 tlie right liand (other fingers closed) is passed, back of hand outward, 

 horizontal, &c., from the stomach upward in front of body and mouth 

 and above the latter. [Dakota I.) "I am full." 



Close the hand, allowing the forefinger extended, then move it up 

 and down before the face sevei'al times toward atul from the mouth, as 

 if ramming food into the mouth with the finger. {Dakota V.) 



Bring the thumb, index, and second finger to a point, and make re- 

 peated motions downward before the face toward the mouth. [Dakota 



vai.) 



The hands, with arms Hexed at elbow, and tingers, as in type (E 1), 

 modified by liand being held horizontal, palm up, are brought alter- 

 nately to the mouth and back, as it were, to the table or dish, as motion 

 of Chinese eating rice. (Oto I.) " To fill up in ])arts." 



Collect the tliumb, index and second fingers to a point, hold them 

 above and in front of the mouth, and make a repeated dotting motion 

 toward the mouth. {Kaioa-al; Coiiudiclie III; Apache II; Wichita II.) 



I'lace the thumb across the palmar surfiice of the partly extended 

 fingers of the right hand, then bring the tips of the fingers to the mouth 

 quickly several times. [Pai-Utel.) 



Extend the index (or index and second finger) of the right hand, hold 

 it in front of and a little liigher than the mouth, palm towards the neck, 

 then make re])eated thrusts toward the mouth with the finger. [Ute I.) 

 "Indicates the direction in which food goes." 



Close the right hand, leaving the index extended but slightly curved; 

 place the hand in front of and a little above the month, making a quick 

 motion of pointing to and back from the mouth several times, as if ram- 

 ming down anything. {Ai)aelie I.) 



Italian xif/ii. — Is imitated with the open hand [Butler.)- 



Something to ea:. 



Join the ends of the fingers and thumb of the right hand, i)lace them 

 upright six or eight inches in front of the mouth, backs forward; bend 

 the hand at the wrist and turn the ends of the tingers and move them 



