Games of skill, and conjuring: including draughts, dominoes, chess, morrice (1865)
London, New York, G. Routledge and sons · leaf 79
ntury,by a Benedictine monk, named Peter Ponce ; and without doubt, bemust have formed his idea from observing the natural propensity ofthe dumb to supply the want of the organs of speech by makingsigns. After the essay of Peter Ponce, many successful trials weremade, and in 1692, John Conrad… … qHy/) -^ is expressed by touching the top of the thumbfijT °^ ^^® ^^^^ ^^^<^ ^^^ *^® forefinger of the right. B. Join the forefinger and thumb of each hand,^and place the backs of the forefinger nails together. THE DEAF AND DUMB ALPHABET. C. Bend the fingers and thumb of the left hand, soI to…
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