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The clinched hand strnck gently, and with a qnick motion, two or 

 three times upon the breast. Or, the tingers brought together are 

 placed perpendicularly upon the breast. {Long.) 



Touch the nose-tip, or otherwise indicate self with the index. [Ihir- 

 ton.) 



Touch or otherwise indicate one's self. (Arapaho I.) 



Eight-hand] tingers drooping, forefinger separated from the others, 

 gently touched once or twice to the right breast. {Cheyenne I.) 



The Angers of the right hand are collected to a point, the thumb 

 lying against the palms of the fingers, then bring the hand, pointing 

 upward, slowly toward the breast. Also used to express to me. {Absa- 

 rolm I; Slwslioui and Banal- I.) 



Right hand (S 1) thumb and fingers extended horizontal, back out- 

 ward, tapi)ing the left breast. When the gcsturer desires to be very 

 emphatic, the clinched right hand is struck repeatedly against the right 

 breast. {Dalwla \.) (Compare Heart, i)«A-ofrt !.) 



Touch the end of the nose with the radial side of the right forefinger, 

 the forefinger i)ointing upward. {Dalota IV.) 



Place the extended index against the middle or ui)])er portion of the 

 breast. {DaJcota VII.) 



Touch the middle of the breast with the index. {Hidntsa I ; Arilara I.) 



Strike the left breast with index-finger of right hand, the otlier 

 fingers being closed. {Omaha I.) 



With the right hand arched, so that the thumb rests along the side of 

 tlie index, place the inner side of the hand against the breast, with the 

 fingers pointing downward. {Kaioiva I; Comanche III; Apache II; 

 Wichita II.) 



Another: Tlace the index or the ends of the extended fingers against 

 the breast. {Kaiou-al; Comanche III; Apache II; Wichita II.) 



Place the index upon the breast rather (piickly. If this gesture is 

 made slowly, and when in connection with other signs of a narrative, 

 or preceding the exjiression of want, or desire, it expresses to me. {Pai- 

 Utc I.) 



Sweep the hand up the body and raise the right forefinger up with 

 vigor just before face. {Apache III.) , 



Deaf-mute natural signs. — Indicated by pointing to one's self — to the 

 person speaking. {Ballard.) 



