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Old. (Compare Old.) 



Hold the rij?lit baud, Vieut at elbow, ttiigers and thumb closed side- 

 wise. {Cheyenne l.) " Old age depeudeut on a statt'." It is made more 

 emphatic by a tottering step. 



Place the right extended index, pointing forward, back upward, hori- 

 zontally in front of the privates, and suddenly lower the hand about an 

 inch, as for ITIan; tlieu move the right first, its back outward, from 

 twelve inches in front of the right breast, forward and backward two 

 or three times about a foot, describing an ellipsis perpendicular to the 

 ground. {Dnkoia IV.) "Progression of a nuin with a staft'." 



Place the closed right hand in front of and as high as the elbow, leav- 

 ing the index curved and i)(>inting toward the ground. If the man is 

 very aged, cause the hand to tremble at the same time the gesture is 

 made. (Baloin VII.) 



Eight hand closed, forefinger slightly curved, hand held before the 

 body or right hip, palm down, allawing the forefinger to droop toward 

 the ground. {Comanche II.) " Form a jiosition of the flaccid glans pe- 

 nis of an old man." 



Close the right hand, pointing forward from the body, palm down, 

 then partly extend the index, the tip pointing toward the ground; 

 the lower the hand is held and the more the index is crooked, the greater 

 the age of the individual. ( Ute I.) " Curved and flaccid glans penis of 

 an aged individual." 



Touch teeth; make the sign tor ]¥e$;'ation; touch hair; touch white 

 tent. [sic]. {Apache ILL) "Toothless, and white haired." 



Young. 



With the right hand, index ouly extended, place the hand a short dis- 

 tance in front of the hip at the height of the elbow, pointing upward at 

 an angle of about 20°, palm to the left. {Comanche II.) " Tendency of 

 erection in a young man." 



Marching. See Going. 



]flarriaj?e. 



There is no marriage ceremony with the Sioux Indians, and conse- 

 quently no sign designating "marriage," and it can only be expressed 

 by Coiiipaiiioii. {Dakota I.) 



inarried, to marry. (Compare Same, Similar.) 



The hands are placed in tront, the arms pronated, and the extended 

 forefingers (the others being flexed) are placed in contact side by side. 

 (Mandan and Hidatfia I.) 



