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Tendoy. — Fifty-six. 



Close and extend the fingers and thumbs of both hands, with the 

 palms forward, five t\me>^— fifty ; then extend the fingers and thumb of 

 the left hand, close the right, and place the extended thumb alongside 

 of and near the left thumb — si.v. 



HuERuo.— Very well. Are there any biifTnlo in your 

 eoiintry I 



Place the flat right hand, poiuting to the left, with the p dui down? 

 against the breast-boue; then move it forward and slightly to the right 

 and in a cur\ e upward ; make the gesture rather slowl.y and nearly to 

 arm's length (otherwise, i. e., if made hastily and but a short distance, 

 it would only mean {/nofJ) — rery (jood ; place both closed hands to their 

 respective sides of the head, palms toward the hair, leaving the forefin- 

 gers curved — huffalo; then reach out the fist to arm's length toward the 

 west, and throw it forcibly toward the ground for a distance of about 

 six inches, edge downward — country, away to the west ; then point the 

 curved index rather quickly and carelessly toward the person ad- 

 dressed — your. 



Tendoy.— Yes ; many black buffalo. 



Pass the closed right hand, with the index partly flexed, to a posi- 

 tion about eight inches before the right collar-bone, and, as tiie hand 

 reaches that elevation, quickly close the index — yes; then make the 

 same sign as in the preceding question for buffalo ; touch tlie hair on 

 the right side of the head with the palms of the extended fingers of 

 the right hand — blade; spread the curved fingers and thumb- of both 

 hands, place them before either thigh, pointing downward; then draw 

 them toward one another and u[>ward ae high as the stomach, so that 

 the fingers will point toward one another, or may be interlaced — many. 



Tendoy. — Did you hear nnythin^i' from the Secretary I 

 If* so, tell me. 



Close the right hand, leaving the index and thumb widely separated ; 

 pass it by the ear from the back of the ear downward and toward the 

 chin, palm toward the head — hear ; point to the individual addressed — 

 you ; close the, hand again, leaving the index and thumb separated 

 as in the sign for Hear and i)lacing the palmar surface of the finger 

 horizontally across the forehead, jjointing to the left, allow the thumb 

 to rest against the right temple ; then draw the index across the fore- 

 head from left to right, leaving the thumb touching the head — white 

 man; then place the closed hand, with elevated index, before the right 

 siile of the neck or iu front of the top of the shoulder ; pass the in- 

 dex, pointing upward, as high as the top of the head ; turn it forward 

 and downward as far as the breast — chief; pass the extended index, 

 pointing upward and forward, forward from the mouth twice — talk ; 

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