How to Talk the Real American Indian Sign Language as it was Used in Daniel Boone's Time.
[Note: Be sure to check out William Tomkins' Indian Sign Language Dictionary]
Every American boy knows that holding up two front fingers means "let's go swimming," or, as the case may be, "I am going swimming"; but this is about as far as boy sign language goes, but every Son of Daniel Boone should be acquainted with the American Indian sign language, or at least enough of it to make himself understood by his companions. There are, however, but few white men left in this country who could teach them this language, and they are all elderly men, so it is "up to the boys" to learn now, so that the art may not be forgotten and entirely lost.
I know the boys will learn this language as soon as they have an opportunity, if for no other reason than the fun they can have with it. With the sign language they can exchange confidences right before the grown folks, and the latter will not have the least idea what the boys are talking about.
To begin with, then, we will take that object which attracts the most attention in the daytime.
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[Note: Be sure to check out William Tomkins' Indian Sign Language Dictionary]
Every American boy knows that holding up two front fingers means "let's go swimming," or, as the case may be, "I am going swimming"; but this is about as far as boy sign language goes, but every Son of Daniel Boone should be acquainted with the American Indian sign language, or at least enough of it to make himself understood by his companions. There are, however, but few white men left in this country who could teach them this language, and they are all elderly men, so it is "up to the boys" to learn now, so that the art may not be forgotten and entirely lost.
I know the boys will learn this language as soon as they have an opportunity, if for no other reason than the fun they can have with it. With the sign language they can exchange confidences right before the grown folks, and the latter will not have the least idea what the boys are talking about.
To begin with, then, we will take that object which attracts the most attention in the daytime.
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