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fingers are extended and placed together, with their backs 

 upward. 



50. Snow — The hand is held up about as high as the head, 

 with the fingers suffered to dangle downwards, it is then 

 bobbed a little up and down, as if to throw off drops from 

 the ends of the fingers. 



51. Rain — The sign for water (No. 14,) precedes that for 

 snow. 



52. Robe — The hands are placed near the shoulders, as if 

 holding the ends of the robe, and then crossed, as if drawing 

 the robe tight around the shoulders. 



53. The coming of a person from a distance — Place the fore 

 finger in a vertical position, with the arm extended towards 

 the point from which the person came, or is to come, then 

 bring it gradually near the body, but not in contact with it, 

 or if he continued on, carry it in the direction he passed. 



54. Snake — The fore finger is extended horizontally, and 

 passed along forward in a serpentine line. This is also used 

 to indicate the Snake nation of Indians. 



55. Crow nation of Indians — The hands held out each 

 side, and striking the air in the manner of flying. 



56. Light — Make the sign of the sun in the eastern horizon, 

 and then extend the hands together, with the palm upwards, 

 and carry them from each other outwards. 



57. Flat-head nation — One hand placed on the top of the 

 head, and the other on the back of the head. 



58. Pierced-nose nation — The finger extended, pass it ho- 

 rizontally by the nostrils. 



59. Trade — First make the sign of exchange, (No. 26), 

 then pat the left arm with the right finger, with a rapid mo- 

 tion irom the hand passing it towards the shoulder. 



60. Sioux nation — The edge of the hand passed across the 

 throat, as in the act of cutting that part. 



61. Black-foot nation — The finger and thumb encircle the 

 ancle. 



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