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as far as the arm can be extended, and at the same make with the 

 mouth a sound in resemblance to the whistling of the wind. (Dakota I.) 

 " From the whistling- of air in motion swiftly by a person." 



Make short, rapid, vertical vibrations of the hand, spread and palm 

 down (W), sweeping it from behind forward, about height of waist ; 

 accompanied by a whizzing sound from the mouth. {ApacJie III.) 



Deaf mute natural .signs.— Blow thrimgh the lips and move the uplifted 

 hand horizontally. [Ballard.) 



Blow the air from the mouth, and then move the stretched hand in 

 a line before the breast. [Larson.) 



Winter. (Compare CoBd.) 



Ashrinking, shivering condition; mo\e as if drawing a blaidiet around 

 the head and shoulders, then move both hands above the head, shaking 

 the hand as in the case of Falliiii^ leaves ; bring the hands (fingers 

 down) toward the ground and undulate them near the ground; then 

 with the right hand indicate the depth and level of the snow ; pro- 

 nounce the name of snow, OccoHe. [Ojibwa IV.) 



Make the sign for Cold, and then for Snow. [Dakota I.) "Cold 

 weather — the season of snow." 



Shake the upright nearly closed liands back and forth several times 

 in front of the shoulders as if shivering, palms inward ; then suspend 

 the hands about a foot in front of the shoulders, backs forward, lingers 

 separated and bent a little, and pointing downward, and move all the 

 fingers as if shaking something from them, or approximate and separate 

 the ends once or several times, and while doing so, each time throw the 

 hands downward about eight inches. [Dakota IV.) "Cold and snow." 



Make the signs for Rain, Deep, and Cold. [Dakota VI.) 



Make the sign for Rain with both hands, then pass the hands with 

 palms down horizontally to the right and left before the lower part of the 

 body. [Dakota VI ; Hulatsa I ; Arikara 1.) " Precipitation and depth." 



Both hands in position (A) tremble before the breast. This being 

 enacted, the hands of the subject are extended, the arms likewise on a 

 level with shoulders pointing to the horizon, both hands now describe 

 the arc subtending the cpiadrant of the horizon until they meet over the 

 head. [Oto and Missouri I.) " When cold days spread over us." 



Same sign as for Cold. [Kaioani I; Comanche III; Apache II; 

 Wichita II.) 



Bring both fists together in front of the breast as if drawing together 

 the edges of a blanket. [Apache I.) 



