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elbows, rotate the bands over eacb otber to the front, like a revolving 

 wlieel. {Dakota III.) 



Place both hands, palms backward, at the height of the shoulders and 

 a little in front of them, or place them near the sides of the body, flex 

 both toreflngers and thumbs until their ends are about an inch apart, 

 the other fingers nearly closed, then throw the hands forward several 

 times, each time bringing the ends of the thumbs and forefingers togeth- 

 er, to imitate the rotation of wheels. {Daliota IV.) 



Both arms are flexed at a right angle before the chest ; the hands 

 then assume type-positiou (Ij), modified by the index-flnger being hooked 

 and middle finger partly opened and hooked similarly ; the hands are 

 held horizontally and rotated forward side by side to imitate two 

 wheels, palms upward. [Ofo and Missouri I.) "The erect wagon- 

 .standard and curved rolling wheel." 



Both hands closed in front of the body, about four inches apart, with 

 forefingers and thumbs approximating half circles, ijalms toward the 

 ground, move forward slowly in short circles. [Kaiowal; Comanche 

 III; Apache \\; Wichita \\.) " Wheels and revolving motion forward.'' 



Swing the forefingers of each hand around each other, representing 

 the wheel running. (Sahaptin I.) 



(1) Circle both thumbs and indices, and hold them parallel ; (2) place 

 these circles with slight emphasis in two places; (3) seize left circle 

 with right thumb and index and move right hand as if removing it; 

 (4) dip right index downward; (5) sweep it around extended left index; 

 (6) remake left circle. [Apache III.) "(l)Two wheels; (2) capable of 

 progression: (3) took oil' one wheel ; (4) dipped up grease; (5) greased 

 axle; (0) put on wheel again." This probably means more than the 

 simple idea of " wagon." 



Deaf-mute natural siijn. — An up and-down motion of the bent arms in 

 imitation of a man riding on horseback, and moving the fingers in cir- 

 cles to denote the motion of the wheels. (Ballard.) 



T%aif. 



Australian sign. — " Minnie-rainnie." (Wait a little) — Hand with fin- 

 gers half clinched, between type-positions (A) and (D), thumb straight, 

 shaken downwai'd rapidly two or three times. Done more slowly, to- 

 ward the ground, it means Sit down. (Smyth.) 



Tl'ant, To. 



Curve the index, and bring it in a curve downward toward the mouth, 

 past it, and forward from the breast a short distance. (Kaioica II ; 

 Comanche III ; Apache II ; Wichita II.) 



