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Place the left liaiul at ami's length in front of the breast, the rijrlitat 

 the same elevatiou but in front of the right shoulder, then snap the 

 fing'ers from the thaml) simultaneously. When the sign is used in eon- 

 nection with other gestures in a sentence it is thus abbreviated ; when 

 used alone, the Ijacks of the fingers of the right hand are struck liat 

 against the jialm of the left. {Pni-Ufc I.) 



Extend the left hand, closed, nearly at arm's length. Place the closed 

 right hand before the right shoulder, first two fingers resting on the 

 ball of the thumb; then simultaneously snap forward the index and 

 second fingers of the right hand and the forefinger of the left; finally, 

 throw the oj)en right hand over and downward toward the right. 

 {Utel; Ahsarokal; Shoshoni and BanaJcl.) "To hit and kill." 



To hit the target. 



^Yith the hands in the position stated at the completion of the sign 

 for Ciiiiii, (IiKcliai'$;'e of a, draw the right hand back from the left, 

 that is, iu toward the body ; close all the fingers except the index, 

 which is extended, horizontal, back toward the right, pointing straight 

 outward, is itiished forward against the center of the stationary left 

 hand with a quick motion. Should the target not be hit it can be 

 indicated by pushing the index above, below, or to the side of the left 

 liand, as the case may require. {Dakota I.) "From the striking of the 

 target. Bullet comes to a stop." 



Hail. 



Begin with the sign of %l^atei', then the sign of Cold, next the 

 sign of a 8toiie, then that for bailie or Similar, then the sign of 

 White, and lastly conclude with the sign of an Egg'; all of which 

 combined gives the idea of hail. {Dunbar.) 



With the forefinger of right hand resting against the ball of the 

 thumb, with the second and third phalanges crooked in such a manner 

 as to form a suuUl round oi)ening resembling a hailstone, other fingers 

 extended, make in front of face and above and around it the upward 

 and downward movements, describing the falling of hail-stones. {Da- 

 kota I.) " From the falling of hailstones." 



Deaf-mute natural siynn. — Represented by showing the ball of the 

 thumb to indicate the size, pointing to the shirt-bosom to signify the 

 color, and moving the extended fingers down rei)eatedly to denote the 

 fall. {Ballard.) 



Move the hands outstretched upward and downward, and then strike 

 the fist on the head. {Larson.) 



Hair. 



The movement of combing. {Dunbar.) 



