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Tl^ell, Good Health. 



Have a smiliug coauteaaiice, raise both hauds quickly to lower part 

 of face and mouth as if ia the act of eatiug, shake and gently touch the 

 breast aud body, as hands descend in front, separate over the abdomen 

 with quivering motion, then move both hands outward, raise hands 

 quickly, back of hands above, stand erect and throw chest forward. 

 (OjibwalY.) 



Palms of both hands, fingers extended, touch the body over the 

 breast, stomach, abdomen, &c., <iud then make the sign for Crood. 

 (Dakota I.) " Body is all good; I am well." 



The arms are passed tremblingly up the sides of the body, then the 

 extended indices are made to press the temples, the countenance as- 

 suming all the while a visage of distress ; the sign for ^Sick being 

 thus completed the hand is thrown open negatively from the body to 

 indicate euiphatically — no sickness. {Oto and Missouri I.) " Xot sick 

 or in distress.'' 



Weep, To; To Cry. 



The forefinger of each hand extended, carried to its respective eye, back 

 of hand outward, all fingers but the index closed, carry the fingers down 

 the face as though following the course of the tear-drops. [Dakota I.) 

 " From the dropping of the tears." 



Make the sign for Rain, but in so doing hold the backs of the pend- 

 ent fingers toward the face, and drop the hand repeatedly from the eyes 

 downward. [Ute I.) "Literally, 'eye-rain;' drops of water from the 

 eyes." 



Sign for Water made from eyes. [Ghei/enne I.) 



Deaf-mute natural sign. — Rub the eye with the back of the hand as 

 children do when crying. (Ballard.) 



What f ^Vhat do yon say I See Qiieivtion. 



\¥heat. (Compare Grass.) 



Same sign as for Grass, begun near the ground, aud gradually and 

 interruptedly elevated to the height of about three feet. ( Ute I.) 



When ? See Qnestion. 



Whence come you i 



First the sign for ¥on, then the hand extended open and drawn to 

 the breast, and lastly the sign for Bringing'. (Dunbar.) 



l¥here I 



With its back upward and index pointing forward, carry the right 



