Sign talk

by Ernest Thompson Seton

Fr. imbécile; Ger. närrisch.

Football signs. See [page 233].

Footprints (Visible walk). Sign for Walk and for See with the fingers pointed down. This is Human tracks; for Horse tracks, sign Walk with the index and thumb of each hand in a three-quarter circle, other fingers closed, and then add See as here.

Fr. les empreintes des pieds; Ger. die Fusztapfen.

Footrace. Sign Walk quickly, and Race.

Fr. la course à pied; Ger. der Wettlauf.

For (Giving to). Throw the flat right hand forward and palm down, slowly toward the object. Compare Stop, Give, and Wait.

For. Sometimes use Belongs. Hold out the two G hands nearly back up, a foot apart; swing them together till the G tips are about two inches apart. (Sheeaka.)