Glad (pleased).—Wave the open hand outward from the breast, to express “good heart.”
A Cup.—Imitate its form with both hands, and make the sign of drinking from it. In this way any utensil can be intelligibly described—of course, provided that the interlocutor has seen it.
Paint.—Daub both the cheeks downward with the index.
Looking-glass.—Place both palms before the face, and admire your countenance in them.
Bead.—Point to a bead, or make the sign of a necklace.
Wire.—Show it, or where it ought to be, in the ear-lobe.
Whisky.—Make the sign of “bad” and “drink” for “bad water.”
Blanket or Clothes.—Put them on in pantomime.
A Lodge.—Place the fingers of both hands ridge-fashion before the breast.
Fire.—Blow it, and warm the hands before it. To express the boiling of a kettle, the sign of fire is made low down, and an imaginary pot is eaten from.