Sign talk

by Ernest Thompson Seton

Porcupine (Prickly hair). Sign Hair; then with tips of right 5 hand strike or prick the left palm, held facing the right.

Fr. le porc-épic; Ger. das Stachelschwein.

Portrait. Hold up the flat left hand, back forward, as though it were a Mirror, then sketch on the same with an imaginary pencil, add Face and indicate the person. See Photograph and Picture.

Fr. le portrait; Ger. das Bild(nis).

Positive of adjectives. See Comparative.

Possesses, Possession, Yours, His own, Belonging to, etc. (Held in the hand.) Hold right A hand, back to right, in front of the neck, or even the forehead, and a few inches from it. Swing it forward and down so the thumb is pointing straight forward.

Fr. posséder; Ger. besitzen.

Potato. Curved 5 right hand held as low as possible, back down.

Fr. la pomme de terre; Ger. die Kartoffel.