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Make a cresent with thuinb and index, project it toward the western 

 horizon, and by snccessive jerks carrj' the same to zenith. {Apache III.) 

 " New moon first seen above western horizon, seen each night sncces- 

 sively higher toward zenith." 



Deaf-mute natural sign. — Move the liand in a curved line from the 

 setting- to tlie rising of the sun, and turn the foretinger, outstretched, 

 around and around like a wlieel. (TArr.son.) 



New. 



Close the right liand, (extend and curve the index and thumb so that 

 they form a half circle ; tlicu hold the hand toward the eastern horizon. 



(Utel.) 



Full. 



Reach out both arms as if hugging a tree, then make the sign for 

 nioon. (Utel.) 



Make a crescent with thumb and index, project same to western hori- 

 horizon, and by several successive jerks from west to east change crescent 

 to circle ; hold at eastern horizon ; retrograde toward the west with a 

 few less distinct jerks. [Apache HI.) "Apparent lunar course." 



Month. 



Sign for {flooii, and passed across the heavens from east to west. 

 (Apache I.) 



Deaf-mute natural sli/u.s. — Make a zigzag motion in the air with the 

 forefinger. (Ballard.) 



Move the finger in a zigzag way. (Lamon.) 



]?Iore. See Afld. 



ITIoi'iiiiig-. See Ea<^t. 



inothei*. See Relationship. 



iTIoiiiitain. (Compare Hill.) 



Outline its projection against the sky with the hand, to which may be 

 added sign for Hig-h — as a hill. (Arapaho I.) 



Right hand (A 1) to the left side on level of the face is drawn in front 

 of the face to the right side on the same level, where it is held for a 

 moment. (Dalota I.) "A height or mountain directly in fi-ont." 



Strike the palm of the left hand with the back of the right fist, palm 

 of left hand backward; close the left hand, turning its hack outward, 

 and raise the right fist two feet above it, and then make the sign for 

 l-arffe. (7>rtA-otoIV.) 



