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Tlie thumb aud front fingers of the right band are collected and, as 

 in type-position (G), are made to grasp sometbing ; or botb bands in like 

 position are beld parallel, facing eacb other. {Oto and Missouri I.) 

 " That contained between the finger-ends." 



With the forefinger only extended, place the inner edge of the extended 

 index about half an inch from the tip of the forefinger. { Ute I.) 



Extend the thumb and index, bringing their palmar surfaces to within 

 half an inch of one another, the remaining fingers closed or nearly 

 closed. {Apache I.) " The positions of the fingers are the same as if 

 holding a very small body." 



Hold imaginary object between left thumb and index ; point (carry- 

 ing right index close to tips) to the last. [Apache III.) 



In size and also in quantity. 



Right-hand in front of the body, mark off on the index-finger, with 

 the thumb, a small portion of it, other fingers closed. [Dakota I.) "A 

 portion of anything, a small amount." 



Deaf-mute natural sifins. — Put one forefinger upon the other a little 

 way from the tii>. [Ballard.) 



Place the tip of one forefinger on the first joint of the other, and then 

 half open the eyes, aud move the lips from each other, while the upper 

 and lower teeth are kept toward each other. [Hasenstah.) 



Put the open hands together. [Larson.) 



Use the teeth as if to press the end of the tongue between. [Zeigler.) 



Smell. 



Touch the nose tip. A bad smell is expressed by the same sign, 

 ejaculating at the same time "Pooh!" and making the sign of Bad. 

 [Burton.) 



Fore and middle fingers of right hand placed at or near the nostrils, 

 drawn downward and forward with slightly curved motion. [Chey- 

 enne I.) 



Fore and second fingers of right hand extended (others closed) (I¥), 

 carried directly to the nose and then forward for a few inches in front 

 of the nose, fingers pointing obliquely downward. [Dakota I.) "From 

 the act of smelling." 



Deaf-mute natural signs. — Hold the nose with thumb and forefinger; 

 or imitate the act of sniffing. [Ballard.) 



