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tion of sign at right side of face the hand is thrust from right to left 

 across the mouth. It is tiien repeated witli other hand identically the 

 same//'o/H opposite side of mouth. Sometimes both index-fingers are used 

 from corners of mouth, palm outward, and made to thus diverge as they 

 recede. (Oto I.) "Duplicity or double-tongued." 



^lakc the sign for Talk, then throw the right fist outward and 

 downward toward the right side, and snap the fingers from the thumb, 

 as in Ba«l. {Wi/andot I.) "Talk, bad." 



After pointing at person addressed, the hand is placed in front of 

 mouth, baek toward mouth and fingers projecting forward (P 1, with 

 knuckles upward). Then with quick motions move hand two or three 

 tinjes to a point six or eight inches from mouth, as though casting some- 

 thing from the mouth. Then move hand to side of mouth, the two 

 first fingers only extended and slightly separated (^ 1, changed to hori- 

 zontal position and thumb obli(juely extended), and i)ast the mouth to a 

 ])oint on the left. {Sahapfin I.) " Words double-tongued." 



Pass the right baud to the left close by and across the mouth, with 

 the first two fingers of the hand opened, thumb and other fingers closed. 

 {Pai-rtel.) 



With the third and fourth fingers of the right hand closed, resting 

 the lips of the first two fingers against the ball of the thumb, place the 

 hand in front of the chin or mouth, and while moving it diagonally 

 forward and to the left let the fingers snap forward from the thumb; 

 rei)eat this two or three times. ( Ute I.) " Double-tongued." 



Another: Hold the index, pointing u[)ward, in front of the mouth, 

 and move it repeatedly and alternately obli(piely forward toward the 

 right and left. The index and second finger extended and separated, 

 are sometimes used to represent extraordinary lying. {Ute I.) "Talk 

 two ways." 



Sign as for Truth, but make the motion obliquely and alternately 

 toward the left and right. {Apache I.) 



Kun the index from eacli corner of the inouth. {Zuili I.) 



Deaf mutes gesture Truth by moving one finger straight from the 

 lips, " straight-forward speaking," but distinguish Lie by moving the 

 finger to one side, "sideways speaking." 



Lie down. 



Point to the ground, and make a motion as if lying down. {Burton.) 



The sign for Sleep, the eyes remaining open. {Arapaho I.) 



