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76 Nice, Clean, Pure. — Place the right open hand upon the open left, crosswise and palm to palm, and letting the right hand rest near the ball of the thumb; pass the right hand along the length of the left. When made in connection with "ghost" or sacred subjects this sign means "Holy." XIII, 259. Dirty, Nasty. — Place the back of the "4" hand under the chin and wig^e or wave the fingers. XIII, 260. Pretty, Beautiful. — Place the right "5" hand before the face, while the hand describes a small circle, close the fingers and thumb till the hand has assumed the "&" position, when finishing the circle. The fingers move in a larger circle than the wrist, which is kept nearly stationary. XIII, 261. Ugly, Homely. — Crook the forefingers of the " G " hands and bring them up in front of the face so that the fingers are directly at the end of the nose and the fingers barely crossed (but not locked) ; draw the hands apart toward the sides. XIII, 262. Or, (2) Place the "A" hands, or the closed "0" hands, one at either cheek, but not touching them, as in pinching or grasp- ing something between the forefinger and thumb; push one hand up and the other down, repeating the motion several times, the hands going up and down alternately as if distorting the face. Medium, Midway. — Hold the left open hand out in front with the palm toward self; place the right "B" hand pointing out so the lower edge of the right is directly across the top edge of the left, between the thumb and fingers. Expensive, Dear. — Lay the back of the right "&" hand in palm of left, for "money;" draw it away to the right and then drop it with a kind of jerk. Cheap. — Begin sign same as above ; lift the right hand away and while doing so turn it so its palm faces down toward that of the left, and then push the right hand toward the left as in "small," thus indicating a small amount of money. Wet. — Sign for "water," i. e., place forefinger of "W" hand against the lips; then bring both hands in front, and with both in position of slightly bent "5" hands close the fingers to a point with the thumb, as in the "&" hand, and repeat the opening and closing of the hand alternately several times, as if handling something wet.