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extended to its full ciipacity in front of the eye, so that the extended 

 foi'etinj;er of that hand is on a line witli the extended forefinger of the 

 right, back of left hand toward the left, hand horizontal, linger pointing 

 forward. Edge of the fingers of both hands downward. (Dakota I.) 

 " From the act of aiming with the gnn." 



Semi flex the lingers and thnmb of the left hand, and place the hand 

 in front of the chest, with its palm inclining downward, backward, and 

 toward the right at an angle (»f 45°; pass the right fist upward along 

 the ])alm of the left until the right wrist lies between the left thumb 

 and index, then suddenly oi)en all the fingers. {Dakota IV.) 



The right hand brought to the right side of the chest's top in posi- 

 tion (E 1), horizontal ; the fingers suddenly opened, as in grasping a 

 trigger; tlie left arm and index-finger extended, and the right hand in 

 above position brought to the middle of the left arm ; the right hand 

 suddenly expanded upward, as the smoke from the explosion of the cap 

 when tlie gun is discharged. [Oto and Mianouri I.) " That which is dis- 

 charged by a trigger from the shoulder." 



^'jiP) Jiercussiou. 



Left hand held in front of the breast, half closed, fingers of the right 

 hand clasped as tliough grasjjing a small object and brought down to 

 left hand ; motion nmde with the right hand as though cocking a gun; 

 right hand slapped into the palm of the left hand, making a sharp claj). 

 (i'lie/icnne I.) 



Discharge of a. 



Place both hands as in Arro^v, to §hoot an ; extend the left arm, 

 contract the right before the face, then snap tlie ends of the fingers 

 forward. ( Wied.) The description is so ambiguous that I can not 

 satisfy myself as to his meaning. Perhaps he is trying to de.scribe a 

 form of the sign for Volley, which I gave you. {Matthews ) There is 

 indisputable similarity in the {Oto and Misnouri I) sign and Wied's as to 

 conception and execution, the slight diflerence being in execntiug it. 

 {Bofeler.) 



Left hand with all the fingers extended, horizontal, back outward, edge 

 of fingers downward, is held about 18 inches in front of the breast, and 

 the back of the right with fingers extended, upright, joined, back out- 

 ward (S), is carried out from the breast, struck quickly against the 

 palm of the left, i. e., clapping the hands. This is for a single dis- 

 charge. For a continuous discharge of musketry, clap the hands many 

 times in rajiid succession. (Dakota I.) " From the noise of the discharge 

 of fire-arms." 



