. Brown's standard elocution and speaker; a thoroughly practical treatise on the science and art of human expression. ARGUING. SPARINGPOSITIONS OF THE HANDS AND SPEAKER 33 3. The hand is said to be supine when open, fingers re-laxed and palm upward, indicating entreaty, appeal, light joy-ous emotions and general description. 4. It is prone when open, fingers extended and palm down-ward; used in denial, degradation, and concealment. 5. It is vertical when open, fingers extended the palm out-ward; used in repelling, disgust, abhorrence, warding off anddefining a limit. 6. It is clenched when tig
. Brown's standard elocution and speaker; a thoroughly practical treatise on the science and art of human expression. ARGUING. SPARINGPOSITIONS OF THE HANDS AND SPEAKER 33 3. The hand is said to be supine when open, fingers re-laxed and palm upward, indicating entreaty, appeal, light joy-ous emotions and general description. 4. It is prone when open, fingers extended and palm down-ward; used in denial, degradation, and concealment. 5. It is vertical when open, fingers extended the palm out-ward; used in repelling, disgust, abhorrence, warding off anddefining a limit. 6. It is clenched when tightly closed; used in anger, defi-ance and threatening. 7. It is pointing when loosely closed, forefinger and thumbuppermost and extended; used in pointing and designating. 8. It is clasped, applied, folded, crossed, enumerating,touching, when used in description and designation. DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT. Before attempting any of the following exercises in gesturewith the hands, the pupil should become familiar with the vari-ous terms used in indicating direction and the significance ofsuch direction. 1. Front.—Indicating
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