(J6 LIST OF SIGNS DESIRED. 



mutes and of foreign tribes of men, and not intended to be translated into a 

 mere vocabulary, the nature of the elementary principles governing the 

 combinations in the two modes of expression being diverse. Many syno- 

 nyms have been omitted which will readily fall into place when a sign for 

 them may be noticed, and it is probable that many of them, depending upon 

 the context and upon facial expression will be separately distinguished only 

 with great difficulty. Even when the specific practice of the sign-language 

 has been discontinued, the gesture formerly used for a sign as substitute 

 for words may survive as a customary accompaniment to oratory or impas- 

 sioned conversation, therefore should be noted. The asterisk prefixed to 

 some of the words indicates those for which the signs or gestures made are 

 specially desired — in some cases for their sixpposed intrinsic value, and in 

 others on account of the incompleteness of their description as yet obtained, 

 but it is not intended that signs corresponding with the words without an 

 asterisk will not be welcomed. Observers should only regard this list as 

 suggestive, and it is hoped, will add all signs that may be considered by 

 them to be of interest. Those for many animals and utensils, weapons, 

 articles of clothing, and similar common objects, have been omitted from 

 the list because the number of them of a merely configurative or pan- 

 tomimic character in the present collection was sufficient in comparison 

 with their value, but when any distinct conception for them in signs is 

 remarked it should be contributed. 



Printed forms and outlines similar to those shown at the end of this 

 pamphlet, prepared to diminish the labor of description and illustration, 

 will be furnished on request mailed to 



COL. GrARRlCK MALLERY, U. S. A., 



Bureau of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, 



P. 0. Box 585, Washington, D. C. 



*Above. Arrow, To hit with an. * Before. 



Add, To; more. Autumn, fall. * Beginning; commence- 



Admiration. Battle. ment. 



Anger. Bear. * Behind. 



Arrow. Beaver. * Below; under. 



