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time with the thumbs press down the near little-finger string 

 sharply and as far as possible, and the figure representing zig- 



Figure v. Lightning. 



zag lightning flashes out : the final movement should be made 

 as rapidly as possible, it is less easy than most of the moves 

 here described. As is the case in many of these figures the 

 resulting pattern is shown stretched or hung on parallel hori- 

 zontal strings, and to present it effectively, it is desirable to 

 keep these strings widely separated. 



A Salmon Net. This figure was obtained from the once 

 German Caroline Isles, in the Pacific. The result is a design of 

 three diamond-shaped lozenges strung in line between two 

 horizontal strings : this is taken to be a net in which an object 

 representing a salmon gets entangled. 



This figure may be made thus : (1) Opening A. (2) Take 

 the right hand out of the string, and put the tips of the right 

 thumb and little-finger together from the right side into the 

 left index loop, extend, and release the left index. (3) With the 

 back of the right index-finger pick up the string on the palm 

 of the left hand. (4) Bend each thumb from you over one string, 

 and with its back pick up the next string, keeping it on the tip 

 of the thumb. (5) Bend each index-finger towards you, and 

 with the extreme tip of its back pick up the next string. (6) 

 Navaho the thumb loops. (7) Lastly, release the little-fingers, 

 rotating the hands so as to face away from you, and extend. 



