Fig. 147-150. Ready, First Movement, Second Movement, Third Movement.
There were only three different movements that could be made with flags, but in the book different combinations of these movements were given to represent each letter of the alphabet and the numbers from 1 to 0. All these movements were begun and ended by holding the flagstaff upright, directly in front of the body, as shown in Fig. 147. The first movement was to swing the flag down to the right and back (Fig. 148), the second to the left and back (Fig. 149), and the third forward and back (Fig. 150). The following table gives the different combinations used for various letters:
The Wigwag Alphabet.
| A | 22 | J | 1122 | S | 212 |
| B | 2112 | K | 2121 | T | 2 |
| C | 121 | L | 221 | U | 112 |
| D | 222 | M | 1221 | V | 1222 |
| E | 12 | N | 11 | W | 1121 |
| F | 2221 | O | 21 | X | 2122 |
| G | 2211 | P | 1212 | Y | 111 |
| H | 122 | Q | 1211 | Z | 2222 |
| I | 1 | R | 211 | tion | 1112 |
Numerals.
| 1 | 1111 | 4 | 2221 | 8 | 2111 |
| 2 | 2222 | 5 | 1122 | 7 | 1221 |
| 3 | 1112 | 6 | 2211 | 0 | 2112 |
| 7 | 1222 |
The numbers 1, 2 and 3 indicate respectively the first, second and third movements. For instance, A was represented by the combination 22,
