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Take some soft body in the hand, and touch and handle it lightly, 

 alternately with each hand, held as though molding it into a round ball- 

 (DaLota I.) " Handling the substance gently, so as not to injure it." 



With the hands three or four inches apart, pointing forward, palms 

 downward, fingers relaxed, lower them about four inches slowly and 

 raise them rather rapidly several times. (Dakota IV.) " Yields and 

 springs back ; therefore is soft." 



With the tinger and thumb of the right hand approximated to a point, 

 pretend to pick some pulverulent substance from the palm of the left, 

 keep working the tips of the right as if allowing the contents to fall 

 slowly back again into the left. [Kaioica I; Comanche 111; A^iache 11; 

 Wichita II.) 



Made only by rubbing folds of cloth (flexibility), or imitating the 

 crumbling of bread. [Apache 111.) 



Deaf-mute natural sijjn. — Squeeze softly the clinched hand. (Cross.) 



$»oil. See Earth. 



Soldier (American). 



Pass each hand down the outer seam of the pants. (Sac, Fox, and 

 Kickapoo I.) "Stripes." 



Sign for \l^hite .TIaii and then for Fort. (Dakota I.) "From 

 his fortified place of abode." 



Extend the fingers of the right hand ; place the thumb on the same 

 plane close beside them, and then bring the thumb side of the hand 

 horizontally against the middle of the forehead, palm downward and 

 little finger to the front. (Dakota II.) " Visor of forage cap." 



The nearly closed hands, thumbs against the middle of the forefingers, 

 being placed with their thumbs near together in front of the body, palms 

 forward, separate them about two feet. (Dakota IV.) "All in a line 

 in front." 



Another: First make the sign for soldier, then that for "White 

 man. (Dakota IV.) 



Place the radial sides of the clinched hands together before the chest, 

 then draw them horizontally apart. (Dakota VI.) "All in a line." 



Place the flat and extended right hand, palm downward, horizontally 

 against the forehead. ( Ute I.) " Visor of the cap." 



Arikara. 



Make the sign for Arii^ara, and that for Brave. (Arikara I.) 



