The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-27

rri1f fU ta' NltuVtA
free ..sslua5 Nacaulay nor cep-
vas gibb1u TO preserve Tot Iu-
el.-s+fon the story OF carry
Iule deeds of proves, his wan
red Aa his traditions. As q con-
Conn -erv or his pUOudest eN-
altogether lost, OF but taint-
pI'-ls -e5 I'M absurd fable and le-
IS r-r-l7re. An EFFORT VIII DE
s5l- ,~niTp rs much Of Indian MS
m- troVn. and. with this enc IN
@.s -. government authorities nave
s-a5 C0l0ne. a.. l. Stoi,,
.-.-sI NJ cuba. GO prepare @ lae o~
~ afhn0i0Ey OF ihe S~inlthsoHidH
5-.--,uta q history Of the sign language
Tho plains Indians. ~
% i-rar Scott spent twenty OF ms
-+--faur years Of army service
49, -be Indians. and is probably the
t f5,i,g authority ON the sign IAN
re- has made a profound JUd
-rbisrt having talked with rep
-srfsfives of nearly all the JiotS
5rs+ish Columbia to the Rio
rsr5a The urImevaI savage ieII Ut
-f5area of his habits and raves
r language Of gesture signs has
raced hack TO the beginning or
,hs last century by the "hlle HiaL ?
-.,r5s and 90 more remote perl' py
,s -~srarfs Of others. 20 rs a Fel.latie
rsrgr7ra of sign. and not az an like
5ssr and dumb alphabet. as the
7s- might suppose. Coion6! Scott
soaking on the subject said
~, -rrversati0u To the sign language
b.aD Hkered 20 a series or moving
--ras Most of the signs are made
r5-b graceful and flowing gestures, out
m5+b none of the sWif-ness observed IN
~. Intercourse of deaf mCtes. The In
ian i seldom in g hurry. having, as he
synragseg H. ,aII the time there is. He
prefers grace OF motion 20 rapidity OF
sva.ufio0-the more expert takers
making their signs rather slowly, no
sHaVinr a halt. but causing eacn sign
rfib0ur hesitation To- flow into anothtr,
ms. AS the words Of the softer Ian
--srss Of Europe glide into each other
br the cTisi0n of harsh SOunds-otten
fe- the sake of elegance they cause the
hand al the end of most signs 70 make
slight rebound. Few gestures or
--.aI evrressi0us are used.
The divisions of time as regards Gay
md night are governed by the position
4 the sun. The end of the month Is
en~asentad hv The death OF Wiping out
q the moon. the wears are counted by
ts number of winters, the spring is
Known by the heat of the sun, the au-
mnln by the redueSs of the leaves en-
liz trees. and winter begins when II rs
little cold. Water Is Synbulized by
fs act OF drinking out of the hand,
md a round motion added TO the water
=za shows it is a lake or pond. while
he straight sign would make IL a
grFalI.
There are out two specific signs for
uI0rs-red and black. Animals are
rssraUy described by their most
rominept characteristics as the elk
Dr. ftg large and bracing antlers, the
mountain sheep by its horns CurViug Co
t5e rear. the antelope by its prongs,
and the buffalo 10y it's ]incurving horns.
The mule is portrayed by its large ears
and the wolf by the manner in which
g carries it's ears erect. The beaver is
represented by MS habit. when dis
JUTbcd OF frightened of striking its
brad tan 7u5hp Us1er IN order TO ia
aIate diving the spider by its many
legs crawling rapidly away tho fsh
by ius course under wafer and lhe CaC-
tus by IT'S mauy spines.
-Iha rabbit is shown Fastening away
o. safe distance and then sitting up
win It's ears erect To observe the enc
uv. The turtle moves I'm a slow and
tartuaUs course. while The rattiesnake
IS recognized az once by tine vibration
90 Its tail when accompanied by its Pc
COLLAR railing noise
The rain is typ-6ed by the spriuk-
Ing of GrOps from abave. the lightning
fy ITS downward Zigzag course and The
ul1ler hy ltS noise. To tell the truth
Is tell a straight story. u DE Is to
speak with q f0-ksd tongue-this sign
IS often used without the offensive
meaning. rather in tho sense of q mis-
lake Abuse IS derived from the idea
Of tlre Ing lies at one. To temember
is tl2ld fast to "a thing. To forget is
% have So slip away and be lost. TIE De
hlasry IS 10 nave a gnawinE in the
aolomi Ial region.
To be- thirsty is TO be water hungry
While Co have enough of anything is To
le full o. ones eyes. TO try anything
Is 60 push or strive at &C.. To die q nat
u al death is to leave the natural. uu-
lsH position and lie underground. To
ht. is made by a motion with both
Aaal2 The sign having its origin in the
H'.o1 of striking but Indicates no
'l.th Alnd of stroke. ass with a club
AI'e 1r fist. To- can Dc accounted
- however. Don a satisfactory man
.. ay referring 20 the idea of the
e..'n of The foreIeES rf d deer or bur-
iatl .l The death struggle.
i3e Indian considers tho heart AS
oi most o.. his emotions. When
s'TraHtr he says that his heart
W. ioe ground or else that his heart
pins. When he is glad his hear.
= 'tea. WaeE bold il is stunc: when
sta Il is wiped out: when
lai Dc has two OF more hearts
are alternately up and down
disturbed the heart furters ND To-
-.oal. when breeding over IN i'm
' -ef|s as Il it is being stabbed
DO Is nuwasirE 80 goes ouf i'm
- tome When ne is angry he
MS alGa 1s twisted. and when
@ ast'nls1meut he puts his hands
mouth tC SHOW that he has ma
e--tdate rf expressing himself
Scott then explained thar
W lHa signs have become pura1y
rss- .' Inc Indian from long
10y when asked the reasons
r,., tA- origin cf any but ,ba
sam, me reply s. always the