It is cold.—Wrap up, shudder, and look disagreeable.
Rain.—Scatter the fingers downward. The same sign denotes snow.
Wind.—Stretch the fingers of both hands outward, puffing violently the while.
A Storm.—Make the rain sign; then, if thunder and lightning are to be expressed, move, as if in anger, the body to and fro, to show the wrath of the elements.
A Stone.—If light, act as if picking it up; if heavy, as if dropping it.
A Hill.—Close the finger-tips over the head: if a mountain is to be expressed, raise them high. To denote an ascent on rising ground, pass the right palm over the left hand, half doubling up the latter, so that it looks like a ridge.
A Plain.—Wave both the palms outward and low down.
A River.—Make the sign of drinking, and then wave both the palms outward. A rivulet, creek, or stream is shown by the drinking sign, and by holding the index tip between the thumb and medius; an arroyo (dry water-course), by covering up the tip with the thumb and middle finger.
A Lake.—Make the sign of drinking, and form a basin with both hands. If a large body of water is in question, wave both palms outward as in denoting a plain. The Prairie savages have never seen the sea, so it would be vain to attempt explanation.
A Book.—Place the right palm on the left palm, and then open both before the face.